Blackpool beats Northampton Town 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Pennington. HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHAMPTON. Blackpool tops Northampton Town 1-0 after M. Pennington scored just 1 goal (55').

March 13, 2024

NORTHAMPTON. Blackpool prevails over Northampton Town 1-0 after M. Pennington scored just 1 goal (55′).

The match was played at the Sixfields Stadium stadium in Northampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 5,472 spectators. The referee was James Bell with the support of Andrew Fox and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.26 degrees Celsius or 50.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.

Match Statistics

Northampton Town

0 - 1

Blackpool

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

8 Total 11
2 On Target 5
3 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 2

83 Attack 93
26 Dangerous attack 41
128 Ball safe 121

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2

Fouls

14 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Northampton Town was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackpool won the contest.

Northampton Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (Jack Sowerby). Regarding the opposition, Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jack Sowerby- Yellow

Mitch Pinnock- sub ->Patrick Brough

46'

55'

Matthew Pennington(goal)

Manny Monthe- sub ->Liam Moore

66'

Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Kieron Bowie

66'

Ben Fox- sub ->Jack Sowerby

73'

Matty Virtue- sub ->Oliver Norburn

Sam Hoskins- sub ->Louis Appéré

76'

83'

CJ Hamilton- sub ->Karamoko Dembélé

83'

Kyle Joseph- sub ->Jake Beesley

90'

Shayne Lavery- sub ->Jordan Rhodes

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Northampton Town stays with 50 points like Bristol Rovers to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Blackpool will has 60 points like Oxford United to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Northampton Town will play away with Wycombe Wanderers on the 16th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (9 draws).

Blackpool will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 16th of March with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (0 draws).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Louie Moulden 31.England

7.0

Jon Guthrie 5.England

7.0

Sam Sherring 6.England

6.4

Liam Moore 26.Jamaica

6.6

66'

Jack Sowerby 4.England

6.3

73'

Shaun McWilliams 17.England

7.0

Harvey Lintott 20.England

6.8

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

7.0

Patrick Brough 33.England

6.8

46'

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

7.0

76'

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

7.0

66'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

6.4

66'

Ben Fox 8.England

6.4

73'

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

6.7

46'

William Hondermarck 23.France

Sam Hoskins 7.England

6.7

76'

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

6.4

66'

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

The manager Jon Brady decided to play with the following team: Louie Moulden (7.0), Liam Moore (6.6), Jon Guthrie (7.0), Sam Sherring (6.4), Harvey Lintott (6.8), Marc Leonard (7.0), Jack Sowerby (6.3), Shaun McWilliams (7.0), Patrick Brough (6.8), Kieron Bowie (7.0) and Louis Appéré (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Hoskins (6.7), Ben Fox (6.4), Mitchell Pinnock (6.7), Emmanuel Monthe (6.4), Tyreece Simpson (6.4), William Hondermarck and James Dadge.

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of Emmanuel Monthe (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 5 changes: Patrick Brough for Mitchell Pinnock (46′), Kieron Bowie for Tyreece Simpson (66′), Liam Moore for Emmanuel Monthe (66′), Jack Sowerby for Ben Fox (73′) and Louis Appéré for Sam Hoskins (76′).

Player of the match: Jon Guthrie

The player that probably impressed the most for Northampton Town was Jon Guthrie.

His rating is 7.0 with 60 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

7.5

Matthew Pennington 5.England

8.7

55'

Oliver Casey 20.England

7.8

Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England

7.1

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England

7.0

Oliver Norburn 6.Grenada

7.1

73'

George Byers 7.Scotland

6.7

Karamoko Dembélé 11.England

7.3

83'

Hayden Coulson 15.England

7.1

Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland

7.0

90'

Jake Beesley 18.England

7.1

83'

Substitutes

Richard O'Donnell 1.England

Callum Connolly 2.England

Sonny Carey 10.England

Matty Virtue 17.England

7.0

73'

CJ Hamilton 22.England

6.6

83'

Kyle Joseph 9.Scotland

7.0

83'

Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland

90'

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

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (7.5), Matthew Pennington (8.7), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.1), Oliver Casey (7.8), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (7.0), Karamoko Dembélé (7.3), Oliver Norburn (7.1), George Byers (6.7), Hayden Coulson (7.1), Jordan Rhodes (7.0) and Jake Beesley (7.1).

They had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, Kyle Joseph (7.0), Sonny Carey, Matthew Virtue-Thick (7.0), Shayne Lavery and CJ Hamilton (6.6).

Blackpool could not rely on the presence of Matthew Virtue-Thick (injured) and CJ Hamilton (injured).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: Oliver Norburn for Matthew Virtue-Thick (73′), Jake Beesley for Kyle Joseph (83′), Karamoko Dembélé for CJ Hamilton (83′) and Jordan Rhodes for Shayne Lavery (90′).