PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth annihilates Northampton Town 4-1 with goals of Connor Ogilvie (7′), Paddy Lane (16′), Paddy Lane (58′) and Callum Lang (71′). Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town scored with ​Marc Leonard (89′).

Portsmouth remained in players after Tom McIntyre received a red card in the 54′. Even so, Portsmouth still was able to win this match competing only in players​.

Colby Bishop squandered a penalty (43′) for Portsmouth.​

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the support of Adrian Tranter and Sean Rothwell. The 4th official was James Vallance. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was freezing at -2.05 degrees Celsius or 28.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Portsmouth

4 - 1

Northampton Town

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 102
  • 31 Dangerous attack 39
  • 15 Ball safe 18
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 3 Total 2
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Portsmouth was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Portsmouth shot 10 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Northampton Town shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 1 yellow card (Jack Sparkes). On the opposite side, Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (Jon Guthrie).

(Portsmouth) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (54′).

Match Timeline

Connor Ogilvie(goal)Marlon Pack
7'
Paddy Lane(goal)Marlon Pack
16'
40'
Louis Appéré- sub ->Sam Hoskins
Colby Bishop- missed penalty
43'
42'
Jon Guthrie- Yellow
Tom McIntyre- Red
54'
Sean Raggett- sub ->Myles Peart-Harris
57'
Paddy Lane(goal)Callum Lang
58'
69'
T. Springett- sub ->Jordan Willis
Callum Lang(goal)Connor Ogilvie
71'
Abu Kamara- sub ->Paddy Lane
75'
Jack Sparkes- sub ->Callum Lang
75'
79'
Ben Fox- sub ->Harvey Lintott
79'
Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Kieron Bowie
Owen Moxon- sub ->Tom Lowery
84'
89'
Marc Leonard(goal)
Jack Sparkes- Yellow
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 playing this match, Portsmouth has 63 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town will stays with 40 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away against Carlisle United on the 10th of February with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (4 draws).

Northampton Town will play away against Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth
G
Will Norris 1.England
7.7
D
Connor Ogilvie 6.England
8.4
7'
D
Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Tom McIntyre 46.Scotland
6.0
54'
M
Marlon Pack 7.England
8.4
M
Tom Lowery 26.England
7.1
84'
M
Paddy Lane 32.England
8.5
75' 16', 58'
M
Myles Peart-Harris 44.England
6.7
57'
M
Callum Lang 49.England
7.9
75' 71'
F
Colby Bishop 9.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Matt Macey 13.England
D
Sean Raggett 20.England
6.8
57'
D
Jack Sparkes 21.England
6.3
75' 90'
M
Owen Moxon 23.England
6.3
84'
F
Christian Saydee 15.England
F
Abu Kamara 25.England
6.8
75'
F
Josh Martin 29.England

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

The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris (7.7), Joe Rafferty (7.0), Conor Shaughnessy (7.1), Tom McIntyre (6.0), Connor Ogilvie (8.4), Tom Lowery (7.1), Marlon Pack (8.4), Paddy Lane (8.5), Callum Lang (7.9), Myles Peart-Harris (6.7) and Colby Bishop (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Macey, Christian Saydee, Sean Raggett (6.8), Jack Sparkes (6.3), Owen Moxon (6.3), Abu Kamara (6.8) and Josh Martin.

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 4 changes: Myles Peart-Harris for Sean Raggett (57′), Paddy Lane for Abu Kamara (75′), Callum Lang for Jack Sparkes (75′) and Tom Lowery for Owen Moxon (84′).

Player of the match: Paddy Lane​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Paddy Lane.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
Lee Burge 1.England
6.6
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
6.8
42'
D
Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon
6.0
D
Jordan Willis 15.England
6.3
69'
M
Harvey Lintott 20.England
6.3
79'
M
Marc Leonard 21.Scotland
7.5
89'
M
William Hondermarck 23.France
6.4
M
Patrick Brough 33.England
6.3
F
Sam Hoskins 7.England
6.6
40'
F
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
7.5
F
K. Bowie 19.Scotland
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Louie Moulden 31.England
D
Sam Sherring 6.England
M
Ben Fox 8.England
6.7
79'
M
Dominic Gape 29.England
F
Louis Appéré 9.Scotland
7.3
40'
F
Tyreece Simpson 16.England
6.7
79'
F
T. Springett 28.England
6.7
69'

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

Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge (6.6), Jordan Willis (6.3), Emmanuel Monthe (6.0), Jon Guthrie (6.8), Harvey Lintott (6.3), Marc Leonard (7.5), William Hondermarck (6.4), Patrick Brough (6.3), Kieron Bowie (6.7), Mitchell Pinnock (7.5) and Sam Hoskins (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Sam Sherring, Ben Fox (6.7), Louis Appéré (7.3), Tyreece Simpson (6.7), Tony Springett (6.7), Dominic Gape and Louie Moulden.

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Louis Appéré (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 4 changes: Sam Hoskins for Louis Appéré (40′), Jordan Willis for Tony Springett (69′), Harvey Lintott for Ben Fox (79′) and Kieron Bowie for Tyreece Simpson (79′).

Player of the match: Mitchell Pinnock​

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

His rating is 7.5 with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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