STEVENAGE. Stevenage was finally too much to handle for Northampton Town with the goal of Jamie Reid (2′), Jordan Roberts (42′) and Elliott List (67′).

The match was played at the The Lamex Stadium stadium in Stevenage on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,164 spectators.​ The referee was Will Finnie assisted by Abbas Khan and Andrew Bennett. The 4th official was Paul Kelly. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.43 degrees Celsius or 45.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Stevenage

3 - 0

Northampton Town

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 11 Total 2
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 4 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 148 Attack 97
  • 47 Dangerous attack 23
  • 116 Ball safe 118
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Stevenage was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stevenage had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stevenage won the match​.

Stevenage shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Stevenage didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (Jack Sowerby).

Match Timeline

Jamie Reid(goal)Elliott List
2'
23'
Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Sam Sherring
Jordan Roberts(goal)
42'
52'
Jack Sowerby- Yellow
57'
William Hondermarck- sub ->Jack Sowerby
57'
Akin Odimayo- sub ->Jordan Willis
Elliott List(goal)Finley Burns
67'
79'
Danny Hylton- sub ->Kieron Bowie
79'
Manny Monthe- sub ->Jon Guthrie
Kane Hemmings- sub ->Elliott List
90'
Alex MacDonald- sub ->Jordan Roberts
90'
Aaron Pressley- sub ->Jamie Reid
90'
Ben Thompson- sub ->Louis Thompson
90'
Jake Forster-Caskey- sub ->Finley Burns
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After this encounter, Stevenage has 43 points like Derby County and Oxford United to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Northampton Town will stays with 30 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Stevenage will host Cambridge United on the 29th of December with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (5 draws).

Northampton Town will play away against Charlton Athletic on the 18th of November with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Charlton Athletic (1 draw).

Stevenage – Formation

Stevenage
G
Taye Ashby-Hammond 1.England
6.8
D
Luther James-Wildin 2.Antigua and Barbuda
7.0
D
Dan Butler 3.England
8.4
D
Carl Piergianni 5.England
7.5
D
Dan Sweeney 6.England
7.7
M
Elliott List 9.England
8.5
90' 67'
M
Nick Freeman 10.England
7.0
M
Jordan Roberts 11.England
7.3
90' 42'
M
Finley Burns 17.England
7.3
90'
M
Louis Thompson 23.Wales
7.1
90'
F
Jamie Reid 19.Northern Ireland
6.4
90' 2'
Substitutes
G
K. Hegyi 12.Hungary
D
Nathan Thompson 4.England
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
90'
M
Jake Forster-Caskey 8.England
90'
M
Ben Thompson 24.England
90'
F
Aaron Pressley 20.Scotland
90'
F
Kane Hemmings 29.England
90'

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

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Taye Ashby-Hammond (6.8), Luther James-Wildin (7.0), Dan Sweeney (7.7), Carl Piergianni (7.5), Dan Butler (8.4), Louis Thompson (7.1), Finley Burns (7.3), Elliott List (8.5), Nick Freeman (7.0), Jordan Roberts (7.3) and Jamie Reid (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Thompson, Alex MacDonald, Jake Forster-Caskey, Krisztián Hegyi, Aaron Pressley, Ben Thompson and Kane Hemmings.

Substitutions

Stevenage made 5 changes: Elliott List for Kane Hemmings (90′), Jordan Roberts for Alex MacDonald (90′), Jamie Reid for Aaron Pressley (90′), Louis Thompson for Ben Thompson (90′) and Finley Burns for Jake Forster-Caskey (90′).

Player of the match: Elliott List​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stevenage was Elliott List.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 13.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
Max Thompson 26.England
6.6
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
7.1
79'
D
Sam Sherring 6.England
6.3
23'
D
Jordan Willis 15.England
6.3
57'
M
Aaron McGowan 3.England
6.3
M
Jack Sowerby 4.England
6.1
57' 52'
M
Marc Leonard 21.Scotland
6.4
M
Patrick Brough 33.England
6.4
F
Sam Hoskins 7.England
6.8
F
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
6.0
F
K. Bowie 19.Scotland
6.4
79'
Substitutes
G
James Dadge 36.England
D
Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon
6.4
79'
D
Akin Odimayo 22.England
6.7
57'
M
Shaun McWilliams 17.England
M
William Hondermarck 23.France
6.3
57'
F
Danny Hylton 10.England
6.6
79'
F
Tyreece Simpson 16.England
6.8
23'

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

Jon Brady played with: Max Thompson (6.6), Jordan Willis (6.3), Jon Guthrie (7.1), Sam Sherring (6.3), Aaron McGowan (6.3), Marc Leonard (6.4), Jack Sowerby (6.1), Patrick Brough (6.4), Sam Hoskins (6.8), Kieron Bowie (6.4) and Mitchell Pinnock (6.0).

They had on the bench: Danny Hylton (6.6), Emmanuel Monthe (6.4), Tyreece Simpson (6.8), Shaun McWilliams, Akinwale Odimayo (6.7), William Hondermarck (6.3) and James Dadge.

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Tyreece Simpson (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 5 changes: Sam Sherring for Tyreece Simpson (23′), Jack Sowerby for William Hondermarck (57′), Jordan Willis for Akinwale Odimayo (57′), Kieron Bowie for Danny Hylton (79′) and Jon Guthrie for Emmanuel Monthe (79′).

Player of the match: Jon Guthrie​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie.

His rating is 7.1 with 31 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​