NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town overcome Oldham Athletic to win 2-1. It was Northampton Town to strike first with a goal of J. Guthrie at the 14′. Then K. Etete scored again for Northampton Town in the 38′ minute with a goal. Eventually, C. Piergianni reduced the distance for Oldham Athletic with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Brett Huxtable who had the assistance of Mark Jones and Conor Farrell. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 116
- 39 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Oldham Athletic that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Northampton Town was has a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Northampton Town won the match.
Northampton Town shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Oldham Athletic shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (S. McWilliams). Talking about the opposition, Oldham Athletic received 2 yellow cards (H. McGahey and C. Piergianni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Northampton Town will have 31 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Oldham Athletic will stay with 15 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Northampton Town will host Leyton Orient on the 27th of November with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Northampton Town (5 draws).
Oldham Athletic will play away agasint Salford City on the 27th of November with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (1 draw).
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
14'
79'
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: Liam Roberts , Aaron McGowan , Fraser Horsfall , Jon Guthrie , Ali Koiki , Jack Sowerby , Shaun McWilliams , Sam Hoskins , Paul Lewis , Mitchell Pinnock and Kion Etete .
The home team had on the bench: Nicke Kabamba , J. Flores, S. Pollock, Danny Rose , M. Dyche, Dylan Connolly and J. Maxted.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: J. Sowerby for D. Rose (79′), K. Etete for N. Kabamba (83′) and S. Hoskins for D. Connolly (89′).
Best player: Mitchell Pinnock
The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Mitchell Pinnock even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (50% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Oldham Athletic – Formation
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Keith Curle played with: Jayson Leutwiler , Harrison McGahey , Carl Piergianni , Sam Hart , Dylan Fage , Jamie Bowden , Ousseynou Cissé , Callum Whelan , Benny Couto , Zachary Dearnley and Davis Keillor-Dunn .
The following players were sitting on the bench: F. Bettache, L. Southerington, Dylan Bahamboula , J. Stobbs, Hallam Hope , N. Adams and Jamie Hopcutt .
Substitutions
Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: O. Cisse for D. Bahamboula (46′), Z. Dearnley for J. Hopcutt (46′) and B. Couto for H. Hope (46′).
Best player: Carl Piergianni
The player that probably impressed the most for Oldham Athletic was Carl Piergianni.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (46% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Harrogate Town – 0-2
- Colchester United – Exeter City – 3-1
- Crawley Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Barrow – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
- Port Vale – Walsall – 0-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Salford City – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Scunthorpe United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Bradford City – 2-1
