EXETER. Northampton Town overcomes Exeter City with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Hoskins (20′) and a goal from P. Brough (90′). Exeter City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,541 spectators.​ The referee was Neil Hair with the collaboration of Carl Fitch and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.67 degrees Celsius or 63.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Exeter City

0 - 2

Northampton Town

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 139 Attack 79
  • 58 Dangerous attack 35
  • 90 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Exeter City had a superior ball possession 66% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Northampton Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Exeter City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Northampton Town shot 11 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Zak Jules). On the other side, Northampton Town received 6 yellow cards (Kieron Bowie, Emmanuel Monthe, Sam Sherring, Akinwale Odimayo, Patrick Brough and J. Brady).

Match Timeline

Zak Jules- Yellow
8'
20'
Sam Hoskins(goal)Shaun McWilliams
35'
K. Bowie- Yellow
41'
Patrick Brough- Yellow
44'
Sam Sherring- Yellow
56'
62'
Akin Odimayo- Yellow
Harry Kite- sub ->Vincent Harper
66'
Jack Aitchison- sub ->Sonny Cox
72'
Jack Fitzwater- sub ->Pierce Sweeney
72'
80'
Manny Monthe- sub ->Louis Appéré
80'
Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Sam Hoskins
84'
Manny Monthe- Yellow
90'
Ben Fox- sub ->Shaun McWilliams
90'
Patrick Brough(goal)Kieron Bowie
90'
Harvey Lintott- sub ->Akinwale Odimayo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Exeter City will stay with 16 points like Barnsley and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town will have 10 points like Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Carlisle United on the 6th of January with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Northampton Town will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland
7.3
D
Alex Hartridge 5.England
7.0
D
Zak Jules 3.Scotland
7.1
8'
D
Will Aimson 4.England
7.1
D
Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland
7.0
72'
D
Vincent Harper 31.Kenya
7.1
66'
M
Tom Carroll 6.England
7.0
M
Kyle Taylor 23.England
7.1
M
Reece Cole 12.England
6.7
F
Sonny Cox 19.England
6.7
72'
F
Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
Gary Woods 33.England
D
Jack Fitzwater 24.England
6.3
72'
M
J. Richards 47.England
M
Harry Kite 16.England
6.4
66'
M
Pedro Borges 41.Portugal
F
James Scott 11.Scotland
6.4
56'
F
Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland
6.6
72'

Exeter City started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo (7.3), Vincent Harper (7.1), Pierce Sweeney (7.0), Will Aimson (7.1), Alex Hartridge (7.0), Zak Jules (7.1), Reece Cole (6.7), Tom Carroll (7.0), Kyle Taylor (7.1), Yanic Wildschut (6.4) and Sonny Cox (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, James Scott (6.4), Jake Richards, Jack Aitchison (6.6), Jack Fitzwater (6.3), Harry Kite (6.4) and Pedro Borges.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Sonny Cox for Jack Aitchison (72′), Pierce Sweeney for Jack Fitzwater (72′), Yanic Wildschut for James Scott (56′) and Vincent Harper for Harry Kite (66′).

Best player: Viljami Sinisalo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was the goalkeeper: Viljami Sinisalo. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
Lee Burge 1.England
7.1
D
Akin Odimayo 22.England
7.0
90' 62'
D
Patrick Brough 33.England
8.1
41' 90'
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
7.3
D
Sam Sherring 6.England
7.3
44'
M
Shaun McWilliams 17.England
7.8
90'
M
Sam Hoskins 7.England
7.7
80' 20'
M
K. Bowie 19.Scotland
7.0
35'
M
Marc Leonard 21.Scotland
7.3
M
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
6.8
F
Louis Appéré 9.Scotland
6.7
80'
Substitutes
G
Max Thompson 26.England
D
Harvey Lintott 20.England
90'
D
Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon
6.6
80' 84'
D
Ryan Haynes 24.England
D
Aaron McGowan 3.England
M
Ben Fox 8.England
6.4
90'
F
Tyreece Simpson 16.England
7.0
80'

Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge (7.1), Akinwale Odimayo (7.0), Sam Sherring (7.3), Jon Guthrie (7.3), Patrick Brough (8.1), Shaun McWilliams (7.8), Marc Leonard (7.3), Kieron Bowie (7.0), Mitchell Pinnock (6.8), Sam Hoskins (7.7) and Louis Appéré (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Harvey Lintott, Emmanuel Monthe (6.6), Ben Fox (6.4), Ryan Haynes, Aaron McGowan, Tyreece Simpson (7.0) and Max Thompson.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: Louis Appéré for Emmanuel Monthe (80′), Sam Hoskins for Tyreece Simpson (80′), Akinwale Odimayo for Harvey Lintott (90′) and Shaun McWilliams for Ben Fox (90′).

Best player: Patrick Brough​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Patrick Brough.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​