NORTHAMPTON. Barnsley defeated Northampton Town to win 2-1. A goal from L. Appéré was decisive in the 90min. It was Barnsley to strike first with an early goal of Callum Styles at the 4′. Then Devante Cole scored again for Barnsley in the 88′ minute. Eventually, Louis Appéré reduced the distance for Northampton Town (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie who had the assistance of Daniel Robinson and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.53 degrees Celsius or 59.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 81 Attack 93
- 53 Dangerous attack 36
- 126 Ball safe 124
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Barnsley found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Northampton Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Barnsley received 4 yellow cards (Jamie McCart, Corey O’Keeffe, Kacper Łopata and Adam Phillips).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Northampton Town will stay with 7 points like Carlisle United to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Barnsley will have 16 points like Exeter City to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Barnsley will play away agasint Oxford United on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
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90'Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Lee Burge , Akinwale Odimayo , Sam Sherring , Jon Guthrie , Patrick Brough , Shaun McWilliams , Marc Leonard , Kieron Bowie , Mitchell Pinnock , Sam Hoskins and Tyreece Simpson .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Fox , Louis Appéré , Emmanuel Monthe , Harvey Lintott, Ryan Haynes, Max Thompson and Peter Abimbola.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: Shaun McWilliams for Louis Appéré (76′), Akinwale Odimayo for Emmanuel Monthe (83′) and Tyreece Simpson for Ben Fox (68′).
Best player: Jon Guthrie
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie.
His rating is with 65 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Barnsley – Formation
Barnsley
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Barnsley started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Martin Devaney played with: Liam Roberts , Jordan Williams , Kacper Łopata , Jamie McCart , Herbie Kane , Corey O’Keeffe , Adam Phillips , Callum Styles , Owen Dodgson , Devante Cole and Sam Cosgrove .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jon Russell , Nicky Cadden , Barry Cotter , Ben Killip, Max Watters , Jack Shepherd and John McAtee .
Substitutions
Barnsley made 5 changes: Corey O’Keeffe for Barry Cotter (69′), Sam Cosgrove for Max Watters (63′), Adam Phillips for Jon Russell (64′), Devante Cole for John McAtee (89′) and Owen Dodgson for Nicky Cadden (90′).
Best player: Callum Styles
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Barnsley was Callum Styles.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Portsmouth – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Oxford United – Exeter City – 3-0
- Northampton Town – Barnsley – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Cheltenham Town – Stevenage – 0-3
- Charlton Athletic – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-1
- Carlisle United – Derby County – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1
