FLEETWOOD. Fleetwood Town had a surprising win over Northampton Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Omochere (5′) and a goal from B. Lawal (30′). Northampton Town was much superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the help of and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Kevin Mulraine. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.81 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 7 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 82 Attack 80
- 42 Dangerous attack 27
- 113 Ball safe 144
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Northampton Town had a superior ball possession 69% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fleetwood Town was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fleetwood Town won the match.
Fleetwood Town shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Northampton Town shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Fleetwood Town received 3 yellow cards (Danny Mayor, Bosun Lawal and Ryan Broom). On the other side, Northampton Town received 2 yellow cards (K. Bowie and Aaron McGowan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fleetwood Town has 37 points to sit in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Northampton Town will stays with 59 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will play away with Peterborough United on the 16th of April with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Peterborough United (2 draws).
Northampton Town will host Exeter City on the 20th of April with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Northampton Town (3 draws).
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Charlie Adam decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch
, Shaun Rooney , Ben Heneghan , Brendan Wiredu , Ryan Broom , Bosun Lawal , Gavin Kilkenny , C. Johnston , Danny Mayor , Tommy Lonergan and Promise Omochere .The home team had on the bench: Elijah Campbell, Jayden Stockley
, Xavier Simons , R. Graydon , Callum Dolan, S. McMullan and P. Patterson.Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: Tommy Lonergan for R. Graydon (63′), Gavin Kilkenny for Xavier Simons (78′) and Danny Mayor for Jayden Stockley (69′).
Player of the match: Bosun Lawal
The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Bosun Lawal.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 22 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.Northampton Town – Formation
Northampton Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge
, Sam Sherring , Jon Guthrie , Akin Odimayo , Aaron McGowan , Ben Fox , Marc Leonard , Mitch Pinnock , K. Bowie , Louis Appéré and Sam Hoskins .They had on the bench: Ali Koiki
, Jordan Willis , Tyreece Simpson , Shaun McWilliams , William Hondermarck, T. Springett and Louie Moulden.Substitutions
Northampton Town made 5 changes: Ben Fox for T. Springett (78′), Louis Appéré for Tyreece Simpson (68′), Akin Odimayo for Ali Koiki (46′), Mitch Pinnock for Jordan Willis (46′) and Sam Hoskins for Shaun McWilliams (46′).
Player of the match: Lee Burge
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Northampton Town was the goalkeeper: Lee Burge. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-2
- Port Vale – Exeter City – 2-4
- Oxford United – Peterborough United – 5-0
- Lincoln City – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Northampton Town – 2-0
- Derby County – Leyton Orient – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Blackpool – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Reading – 2-2