NORTHAMPTON. Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic draw 1-1. S. Hoskins scored the first goal (16′) for Northampton Town. J. Magennis settled the score (64′). Wigan Athletic was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,664 spectators. The referee was Anthony Backhouse who was helped by Ian Cooper and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.35 degrees Celsius or 41.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 7
- 82 Attack 102
- 26 Dangerous attack 38
- 111 Ball safe 112
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 9
Fouls
- 16 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic was in firm control of the ball 65% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wigan Athletic was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Wigan Athletic to win the match.
Northampton Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic shot 11 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards (Mitchell Pinnock, Shaun McWilliams and Patrick Brough). Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 6 yellow cards (Sam Tickle, Charlie Wyke, Matthew Smith, Charlie Hughes, Jordan Jones and Josh Magennis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Northampton Town has 37 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Wigan Athletic will has 28 points like Burton Albion to hold in the 18th 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 in favor of Charlton Athletic (1 draw).
Wigan Athletic will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 18th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (1 draw).
Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town
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66'
16'
Northampton Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Lee Burge , Aaron McGowan , Jordan Willis , Jon Guthrie , Patrick Brough , Shaun McWilliams , Marc Leonard , Kieron Bowie , Mitchell Pinnock , Sam Hoskins and Tyreece Simpson .
The home team had on the bench: Louis Appéré , Emmanuel Monthe , Harvey Lintott, William Hondermarck, Ryan Haynes, Max Dyche and James Dadge.
Substitutions
Northampton Town made 2 changes: Sam Hoskins for Emmanuel Monthe (66′) and Tyreece Simpson for Louis Appéré (72′).
Player of the match: Kieron Bowie
The most impressive player for Northampton Town was Kieron Bowie.
His rating is with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic
Also Wigan Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle , Liam Morrison , Charlie Hughes , Luke Chambers , Sean Clare , Steven Sessegnon , Babajide Adeeko , Jordan Jones , Martial Godo , Thelo Aasgaard and Josh Magennis .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matthew Smith , Charlie Wyke , Stephen Humphrys, Ben Amos, Jason Kerr, Jonny Smith and Callum McManaman .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Liam Morrison for Callum McManaman (61′), Babajide Adeeko for Matthew Smith (61′), Josh Magennis for Charlie Wyke (73′) and Martial Godo for Jonny Smith (73′).
Player of the match: Jordan Jones
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Jordan Jones.
His rating is with 29 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 15 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Stevenage – 0-1
- Reading – Port Vale – 0-0
- Portsmouth – Leyton Orient – 0-3
- Northampton Town – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Carlisle United – Oxford United – 1-3
- Cambridge United – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Blackpool – Exeter City – 2-0
- Barnsley – Bristol Rovers – 2-1
