Northampton Town tops Blackpool 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Northampton Town conquered Blackpool to win 2-1.

November 29, 2023

BLACKPOOL. Northampton Town bested Blackpool to win 2-1. It was Northampton Town to strike first with a goal of Kieron Bowie at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Hoskins gave the win to Northampton Town in the 75′ minute with a goal. Blackpool was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham assisted by Rob Merchant and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Michael Barlow. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.32 degrees Celsius or 43.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Blackpool

1 - 2

Northampton Town

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

16 Total 10
5 On Target 4
8 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 2

140 Attack 105
62 Dangerous attack 40
132 Ball safe 102

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Blackpool was in firm control of the ball 62% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Northampton Town was able to find the solution to win this match.

Blackpool shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Northampton Town received 5 yellow cards (Kieron Bowie, Jack Sowerby, Sam Hoskins, Akinwale Odimayo and J. Brady).

Match Timeline

31'

K. Bowie(goal)Sam Hoskins

31'

K. Bowie- Yellow

34'

Akin Odimayo- Yellow

64'

Sam Hoskins- Yellow

Jordan Rhodes(goal)Kenny Dougall

65'

Kyle Joseph- sub ->Jake Beesley

64'

66'

Louis Appéré- sub ->Kieron Bowie

75'

Sam Hoskins(goal)

Andy Lyons- sub ->Karamoko Dembélé

81'

Albie Morgan- sub ->Kenny Dougall

82'

86'

Jack Sowerby- Yellow

87'

Manny Monthe- sub ->Marc Leonard

90'

Ryan Haynes- sub ->Jordan Willis

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Blackpool will stay with 30 points like Lincoln City to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Northampton Town will have 23 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away with Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

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).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

7.0

James Husband 3.England

6.6

Matthew Pennington 5.England

6.7

Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England

7.0

Owen Dale 7.England

7.3

Sonny Carey 10.England

7.3

Karamoko Dembélé 11.England

6.8

81'

Kenny Dougall 12.Australia

7.1

82'

CJ Hamilton 22.England

6.8

Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland

8.1

65'

Jake Beesley 18.England

7.1

64'

Substitutes

Richard O'Donnell 1.England

Callum Connolly 2.England

Oliver Casey 20.England

Andy Lyons 24.Republic of Ireland

6.8

81'

Albie Morgan 8.England

7.0

82'

Jensen Weir 15.England

Kyle Joseph 9.Scotland

7.0

64'

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

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (7.0), Matthew Pennington (6.7), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.0), James Husband (6.6), CJ Hamilton (6.8), Karamoko Dembélé (6.8), Kenny Dougall (7.1), Sonny Carey (7.3), Owen Dale (7.3), Jordan Rhodes (8.1) and Jake Beesley (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, Albie Morgan (7.0), Kyle Joseph (7.0), Jensen Weir, Oliver Casey and Andy Lyons (6.8).

Blackpool could not rely on the presence of Andy Lyons (injured).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: Karamoko Dembélé for Andy Lyons (81′), Kenny Dougall for Albie Morgan (82′) and Jake Beesley for Kyle Joseph (64′).

Player of the match: Jordan Rhodes

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Jordan Rhodes.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 30 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 14.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Max Thompson 26.England

7.0

Aaron McGowan 3.England

6.4

Sam Sherring 6.England

7.0

Jordan Willis 15.England

6.8

90'

Akin Odimayo 22.England

7.0

34'

Patrick Brough 33.England

Jack Sowerby 4.England

6.8

86'

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.0

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

6.8

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.3

87'

Sam Hoskins 7.England

8.4

64'

75'

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

7.0

66'

31'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

87'

Ryan Haynes 24.England

90'

William Hondermarck 23.France

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

6.3

66'

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

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

Jon Brady played with: Max Thompson (7.0), Aaron McGowan (6.4), Jordan Willis (6.8), Sam Sherring (7.0), Akinwale Odimayo (7.0), Patrick Brough, Mitchell Pinnock (7.0), Jack Sowerby (6.8), Shaun McWilliams (6.8), Marc Leonard (7.3) and Kieron Bowie (7.0), Sam Hoskins (8.4).