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​
- ! 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
Standings
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 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw
, Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , CJ Hamilton , Karamoko Dembélé , Kenny Dougall , Sonny Carey , Owen Dale , Jordan Rhodes and Jake Beesley .The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, Albie Morgan
, Kyle Joseph , Jensen Weir, Oliver Casey and Andy Lyons .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
with 1 goal, 30 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 14.Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jon Brady played with: Max Thompson
, Aaron McGowan , Jordan Willis , Sam Sherring , Akinwale Odimayo , Patrick Brough, Mitchell Pinnock , Jack Sowerby , Shaun McWilliams , Marc Leonard and Kieron Bowie , Sam Hoskins .They had on the bench: Louis Appéré
, Emmanuel Monthe, Tyreece Simpson, William Hondermarck, Ryan Haynes and James Dadge.Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Louis Appéré (injured).
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 3 changes: Kieron Bowie for Louis Appéré (66′), Marc Leonard for Emmanuel Monthe (87′) and Jordan Willis for Ryan Haynes (90′).
Player of the match: Sam Hoskins​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Sam Hoskins.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 28 passes (59% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.​
- Reading – Carlisle United – 5-1
- Wigan Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 3-0
- Stevenage – Peterborough United – 2-2
- Port Vale – Derby County – 0-1
- Oxford United – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Exeter City – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Cambridge United – Lincoln City – 0-3
- Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Blackpool – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0