BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers topped Northampton Town to win 2-1. It was Bolton Wanderers to strike first with an early goal of Dion Charles at the 8′. Then Randell Williams scored again for Bolton Wanderers in the 16′ minute. Eventually, Sam Hoskins reduced the distance for Northampton Town (66′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Bolton Wanderers was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Martin Coy with the assistance of Mark Cunliffe and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 6 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 117 Attack 89
- 42 Dangerous attack 31
- 91 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 64% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bolton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (William Hondermarck).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bolton Wanderers will have 23 points like Barnsley to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town will stay with 13 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Northampton Town will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
16'
74'
Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: Nathan Baxter , Gethin Jones , Eoin Toal , Ricardo Santos , George Thomason , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Josh Sheehan , Aaron Morley , Randell Williams , Dion Charles and Victor Adeboyejo .
The home team had on the bench: Dan N’Lundulu , Edmond-Paris Maghoma , Jack Iredale, William Forrester, Jón Daði Böðvarsson , Cameron Jerome and Joel Coleman.
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: Victor Adeboyejo for Jón Daði Böðvarsson (79′), Dion Charles for Dan N’Lundulu (79′) and Aaron Morley for Edmond-Paris Maghoma (74′).
Best player: Randell Williams
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Randell Williams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
86'Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge , Akinwale Odimayo , Sam Sherring , Emmanuel Monthe , Patrick Brough , Shaun McWilliams , Marc Leonard , Kieron Bowie , Mitchell Pinnock , Sam Hoskins and Tyreece Simpson .
These were the players on the bench: Harvey Lintott , Jordan Willis , Ali Koiki , Aaron McGowan, William Hondermarck , Max Thompson and Ryan Haynes.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 4 changes: Kieron Bowie for Jordan Willis (46′), Patrick Brough for Ali Koiki (61′), Akinwale Odimayo for Harvey Lintott (74′) and Tyreece Simpson for William Hondermarck (74′).
Best player: Marc Leonard
The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Marc Leonard.
His rating is with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 0-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Oxford United – Blackpool – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Barnsley – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Reading – 4-0
- Burton Albion – Bristol Rovers – 4-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Northampton Town – 2-1
