Bristol Rovers prevails over Northampton Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers beat Northampton Town to win 2-1.

October 29, 2023

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers conquered Northampton Town to win 2-1. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with a goal of Chris Martin at the 10′. Then Antony Evans scored again for Bristol Rovers in the 30′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Emmanuel Monthe reduced the distance for Northampton Town (57′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Northampton Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the assistance of Kevin Howick and Alan Cresswell. The 4th official was Mark Derrien. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.78 degrees Celsius or 53.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Bristol Rovers

2 - 1

Northampton Town

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

12 Total 12
6 On Target 6
4 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 5

83 Attack 107
35 Dangerous attack 61
71 Ball safe 68

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Northampton Town was in firm control of the ball 58% while Bristol Rovers was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Bristol Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Bristol Rovers shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Chris Martin, Antony Evans and Josh Grant). Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (Mitchell Pinnock).

Match Timeline

C. Martin(goal)Aaron Collins

10'

J. Grant- Yellow

12'

A. Evans- Yellow

18'

A. Evans(penalty)

30'

C. Martin- Yellow

41'

46'

William Hondermarck- sub ->Jordan Willis

54'

Mitch Pinnock- Yellow

57'

Manny Monthe(goal)Mitchell Pinnock

60'

J. Marquis- sub ->Chris Martin

60'

69'

Ali Koiki- sub ->Patrick Brough

L. Thomas- sub ->George Friend

76'

83'

Aaron McGowan- sub ->Emmanuel Monthe

86'

Ryan Haynes- sub ->Tyreece Simpson

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Bristol Rovers will have 19 points like Cambridge United to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Northampton Town will stay with 14 points like Wigan Athletic and Carlisle United to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

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

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers

M. Cox 33.England

8.1

J. Grant 4.England

7.0

12'

C. Taylor 17.England

7.1

T. Crama 25.France

7.1

G. Friend 32.England

6.7

76'

S. Finley 6.England

7.3

60'

H. Vale 19.England

7.0

J. Brown 20.Jamaica

7.0

90'

A. Evans 21.England

7.3

18'

30'

A. Collins 10.Wales

7.8

C. Martin 18.Scotland

7.3

60'

41'

10'

Substitutes

M. Hall 35.England

L. Gordon 3.Scotland

L. Bogarde 22.Netherlands

6.7

60'

James Gibbons 28.England

90'

S. Sinclair 7.England

L. Thomas 11.England

6.8

76'

J. Marquis 9.England

7.0

60'

Bristol Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Joey Barton decided to play with the following team: Matthew Cox (8.1), Josh Grant (7.0), Connor Taylor (7.1), Tristan Crama (7.1), George Friend (6.7), Jevani Brown (7.0), Sam Finley (7.3), Antony Evans (7.3), Harvey Vale (7.0), Chris Martin (7.3) and Aaron Collins (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Gordon, Scott Sinclair, John Marquis (7.0), Luke Thomas (6.8), Lamare Bogarde (6.7), James Gibbons and Matthew Hall.

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: George Friend for Luke Thomas (76′), Sam Finley for Lamare Bogarde (60′), Chris Martin for John Marquis (60′) and Jevani Brown for James Gibbons (90′).

Best player: Matthew Cox

The most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was the goalkeeper: Matthew Cox. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Lee Burge 1.England

7.3

Sam Sherring 6.England

7.0

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

7.5

83'

57'

Jordan Willis 15.England

6.3

46'

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

7.5

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.5

Akin Odimayo 22.England

6.7

Patrick Brough 33.England

7.0

69'

Sam Hoskins 7.England

7.0

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.3

54'

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

6.3

86'

Substitutes

Max Thompson 26.England

Aaron McGowan 3.England

6.6

83'

Ali Koiki 14.England

6.8

69'

Harvey Lintott 20.England

Ryan Haynes 24.England

6.4

86'

William Hondermarck 23.France

7.0

46'

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

Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge (7.3), Jordan Willis (6.3), Sam Sherring (7.0), Emmanuel Monthe (7.5), Akinwale Odimayo (6.7), Marc Leonard (7.5), Shaun McWilliams (7.5), Patrick Brough (7.0), Sam Hoskins (7.0), Tyreece Simpson (6.3) and Mitchell Pinnock (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Aaron McGowan (6.6), Ali Koiki (6.8), Harvey Lintott, William Hondermarck (7.0), Ryan Haynes (6.4), Max Thompson and Neo Dobson.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: Patrick Brough for Ali Koiki (69′), Jordan Willis for William Hondermarck (46′), Tyreece Simpson for Ryan Haynes (86′) and Emmanuel Monthe for Aaron McGowan (83′).