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​

Fleetwood Town

2 - 0

Northampton Town

  • ! 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

Promise Omochere(goal)Bosun Lawal
5'
17'
Aaron McGowan- Yellow
Bosun Lawal(goal)Brendan Wiredu
30'
46'
Ali Koiki- sub ->Akin Odimayo
46'
Shaun McWilliams- sub ->Sam Hoskins
46'
Jordan Willis- sub ->Mitch Pinnock
63'
Danny Mayor- Yellow
65'
68'
Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Louis Appéré
Jayden Stockley- sub ->Danny Mayor
69'
Ryan Broom- Yellow
71'
Xavier Simons- sub ->Gavin Kilkenny
78'
78'
T. Springett- sub ->Ben Fox
80'
K. Bowie- Yellow
Bosun Lawal- Yellow
84'

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 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
G
Jay Lynch 13.England
6.7
D
Brendan Wiredu 4.England
8.1
D
Ben Heneghan 16.England
7.5
D
Shaun Rooney 26.Scotland
7.0
M
C. Johnston 2.Northern Ireland
7.1
M
Bosun Lawal 5.Northern Ireland
8.7
84' 30'
M
Gavin Kilkenny 8.Republic of Ireland
7.5
78'
M
Danny Mayor 10.England
6.8
69' 65'
M
Ryan Broom 11.Wales
7.0
71'
F
Tommy Lonergan 14.Republic of Ireland
6.3
63'
F
Promise Omochere 20.Republic of Ireland
6.8
5'
Substitutes
G
S. McMullan 30.Northern Ireland
D
Elijah Campbell 6.England
M
Xavier Simons 17.England
6.8
78'
M
Callum Dolan 22.England
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
6.4
69'
F
R. Graydon 19.Republic of Ireland
6.4
63'
F
P. Patterson 44.Scotland

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 (6.7), Shaun Rooney (7.0), Ben Heneghan (7.5), Brendan Wiredu (8.1), Ryan Broom (7.0), Bosun Lawal (8.7), Gavin Kilkenny (7.5), C. Johnston (7.1), Danny Mayor (6.8), Tommy Lonergan (6.3) and Promise Omochere (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Elijah Campbell, Jayden Stockley (6.4), Xavier Simons (6.8), R. Graydon (6.4), 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 8.7 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
G
Lee Burge 1.England
7.5
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
7.3
D
Sam Sherring 6.England
7.0
D
Akin Odimayo 22.England
6.3
46'
M
Aaron McGowan 3.England
6.4
17'
M
Ben Fox 8.England
6.4
78'
M
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
6.8
46'
M
Marc Leonard 21.Scotland
7.3
F
Sam Hoskins 7.England
6.8
46'
F
Louis Appéré 9.Scotland
6.4
68'
F
K. Bowie 19.Scotland
7.3
80'
Substitutes
G
Louie Moulden 31.England
D
Ali Koiki 14.England
7.0
46'
D
Jordan Willis 15.England
7.0
46'
M
Shaun McWilliams 17.England
7.0
46'
M
William Hondermarck 23.France
F
Tyreece Simpson 16.England
6.8
68'
F
T. Springett 28.England
6.8
78'

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

Jon Brady played with: Lee Burge (7.5), Sam Sherring (7.0), Jon Guthrie (7.3), Akin Odimayo (6.3), Aaron McGowan (6.4), Ben Fox (6.4), Marc Leonard (7.3), Mitch Pinnock (6.8), K. Bowie (7.3), Louis Appéré (6.4) and Sam Hoskins (6.8).

They had on the bench: Ali Koiki (7.0), Jordan Willis (7.0), Tyreece Simpson (6.8), Shaun McWilliams (7.0), William Hondermarck, T. Springett (6.8) 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.​