WALSALL. Northampton Town overcomes Walsall 1-0 after M. Pinnock scored just 1 goal (10′). Walsall lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge assisted by Mark Derrien and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Walsall was in firm control of the ball 56% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Northampton Town found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Walsall shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Northampton Town shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Walsall received 2 yellow cards (L. Kinsella and J. Labadie). Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (L. Appere and S. McWilliams).

Standings

After playing this match, Walsall will stay with 29 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Northampton Town will have 48 points like Sutton United to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Walsall will play away against Scunthorpe United on the 8th of February with a 8-8 head to head stats.

Northampton Town will host Newport County on the 8th of February with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Northampton Town (1 draw).

Walsall – Formation

Walsall adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth (7.3), Rollin Menayese (7.1), Tom Leak (6.8), Donervon Daniels (6.2), Hayden White (6.5), Liam Kinsella (7.3), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.3), Jack Earing (7.0), Reece Devine (7.0), George Miller (6.8) and Conor Wilkinson (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: S. Willock, Brendan Kiernan (6.9), Joss Labadie (6.9), Tyrese Shade (6.4), J. Rose, S. Perry and A. Bates.

Walsall could not rely on the presence of J. Labadie (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 3 changes: E. Osadebe for T. Shade (71′), R. Devine for B. Kiernan (71′) and J. Earing for J. Labadie (77′).

Best player: Liam Kinsella​

The player that probably impressed the most for Walsall was Liam Kinsella.

His rating is (7.3) with 67 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 22. He performed 2 crosses.

Northampton Town – Formation

Also Northampton Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Jon Brady played with: Liam Roberts (7.3), Tyler Magloire (6.7), Fraser Horsfall (7.0), Jon Guthrie (7.3), Aaron McGowan (6.5), Jack Sowerby (6.8), Mitchell Pinnock (8.1), Shaun McWilliams (6.5), Ali Koiki (6.6), Sam Hoskins (6.6) and Louis Appéré (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Paul Lewis (7.4), J. Eppiah, Beryly Lubala (6.1), D. Rose, Idris Kanu, J. Maxted and M. Harriman.

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 3 changes: A. McGowan for P. Lewis (46′), J. Sowerby for B. Lubala (67′) and A. Koiki for I. Kanu (89′).

Best player: Mitchell Pinnock​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was Mitchell Pinnock.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 23 passes (56% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Barrow – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
• Crawley Town – Stevenage – 2-2
• Forest Green Rovers – Newport County – 2-0
• Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 2-0
• Leyton Orient – Colchester United – 0-1
• Scunthorpe United – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
• Sutton United – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
• Swindon Town – Exeter City – 1-2
• Walsall – Northampton Town – 0-1