Northampton Town defeats Cheltenham Town 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Bowie

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town beats Cheltenham Town 1-0 after K. Bowie scored a penalty (66').

January 2, 2024

NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town defeats Cheltenham Town 1-0 after K. Bowie scored a penalty (66′).

The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,467 spectators. The referee was Neil Hair with the help of Leigh Crowhurst and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was Marc Wilson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.77 degrees Celsius or 44.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Northampton Town

1 - 0

Cheltenham Town

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

9 Total 14
3 On Target 3
4 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 4

96 Attack 107
45 Dangerous attack 56
156 Ball safe 131

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

10 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
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. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Northampton Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Northampton Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (Tyreece Simpson and Jordan Willis). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards (Sean Long, Lewis Freestone and Liam Smith).

Match Timeline

26'

46'

Aidan Keena- sub ->Will Goodwin

Jordan Willis- Yellow

53'

Jack Sowerby- sub ->Shaun McWilliams

54'

66'

Lewis Freestone- Yellow

K. Bowie(penalty)

66'

70'

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji- sub ->Liam Smith

70'

Curtis Davies- sub ->Lewis Freestone

70'

Liam Sercombe- sub ->Curtis Thompson

70'

Ben Williams- sub ->Elliot Bonds

Manny Monthe- sub ->Jordan Willis

76'

Jon Guthrie- sub ->William Hondermarck

76'

Danny Hylton- sub ->Kieron Bowie

76'

Harvey Lintott- sub ->Akinwale Odimayo

89'

90'

Sean Long - Yellow

Tyreece Simpson- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Northampton Town has 36 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will stays with 20 points like Carlisle United to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Charlton Athletic on the 18th of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Charlton Athletic (1 draw).

Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Max Thompson 26.England

7.5

Aaron McGowan 3.England

7.5

Jordan Willis 15.England

7.0

76'

53'

Akin Odimayo 22.England

7.1

89'

Patrick Brough 33.England

7.0

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.1

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

7.0

54'

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

7.5

76'

66'

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.5

William Hondermarck 23.France

6.8

76'

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

7.0

90'

Substitutes

Lee Burge 1.England

Jon Guthrie 5.England

6.8

76'

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

6.6

76'

Harvey Lintott 20.England

7.0

89'

Jack Sowerby 4.England

7.0

54'

Peter Abimbola 27.England

Danny Hylton 10.England

6.4

76'

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: Max Thompson (7.5), Akinwale Odimayo (7.1), Aaron McGowan (7.5), Jordan Willis (7.0), Patrick Brough (7.0), Shaun McWilliams (7.0), William Hondermarck (6.8), Kieron Bowie (7.5), Marc Leonard (7.5), Mitchell Pinnock (7.1) and Tyreece Simpson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Burge, Jack Sowerby (7.0), Jon Guthrie (6.8), Danny Hylton (6.4), Emmanuel Monthe (6.6), Harvey Lintott (7.0) and Peter Abimbola.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 5 changes: Shaun McWilliams for Jack Sowerby (54′), Akinwale Odimayo for Harvey Lintott (89′), Jordan Willis for Emmanuel Monthe (76′), William Hondermarck for Jon Guthrie (76′) and Kieron Bowie for Danny Hylton (76′).

Player of the match: Aaron McGowan

The most impressive player for Northampton Town was Aaron McGowan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 43 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 18.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.5

Tom Bradbury 4.England

7.3

Lewis Freestone 6.England

6.0

70'

66'

Liam Smith 22.Scotland

6.3

70'

26'

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.1

90'

Curtis Thompson 14.England

6.8

70'

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.9

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

6.7

70'

Tom Pett 34.England

6.4

Will Goodwin 9.England

7.1

46'

George Lloyd 19.England

7.0

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Ben Williams 3.Wales

6.4

70'

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.0

70'

O. Hammond 7.Wales

Liam Sercombe 8.England

6.7

70'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

7.0

46'

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England

7.0

70'

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

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (7.5), Liam Smith (6.3), Tom Bradbury (7.3), Lewis Freestone (6.0), Sean Long (7.1), Tom Pett (6.4), Curtis Thompson (6.8), Will Ferry (7.9), Elliot Bonds (6.7), Will Goodwin (7.1) and George Lloyd (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Williams (6.4), Oliver Hammond, Liam Sercombe (6.7), Aidan Keena (7.0), Jamie Pardington, Curtis Davies (7.0) and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (7.0).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Will Goodwin for Aidan Keena (46′), Elliot Bonds for Ben Williams (70′), Curtis Thompson for Liam Sercombe (70′), Lewis Freestone for Curtis Davies (70′) and Liam Smith for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (70′).