English League Two

FT Saturday, May 7, 2016
Northampton Town DDWDW 2
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Portsmouth LLWWW 1
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NHT112
POR011
Fratton Park · 18,746 att.

Match Report

Champions Northampton finish season on a high by beating 10-man Portsmouth

Champions Northampton finish season on a high by beating 10-man Portsmouth

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Head to Head

POR leads series 3-2

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Brian MurphyG
  2. 15Adam BartonCD-L
  3. 16Jack WhatmoughCD-R
  4. 38Brandon HaunstrupLB
  5. 2Ben DaviesRB
  6. 11Gary RobertsAM
  7. 17Kieran FreemanLM
  8. 33Ben CloseRM
  9. 7Adam McGurkF
  10. 14Kal NaismithAM-L
  11. 26Gareth EvansAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Ben TollittSUB
  2. 3Enda StevensSUB
  3. 30Adam MaySUB
  4. 32Christian Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  5. 8Michael DoyleSUB
  6. 25Conor WilkinsonSUB
  7. 1Paul JonesSUB

NHT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 22Luke ProsserCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 16David BuchananLB
  5. 12Josh LelanRB
  6. 10Nicky AdamsAM
  7. 23Danny RoseLM
  8. 21John-Joe O'TooleRM
  9. 27John MarquisF
  10. 11Ricky HolmesAM-L
  11. 7Lawson D'AthAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Jason TaylorSUB
  2. 26Ryan ClarkeSUB
  3. 6Ryan CresswellSUB
  4. 15Alfie PotterSUB
  5. 19James CollinsSUB
  6. 8Joel ByromSUB
  7. 14Sam HoskinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Own Goal by Jack Whatmough, Portsmouth. Portsmouth 0, Northampton Town 1.
  2. 38' Ben Davies (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  3. 45' Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Kieron Freeman (Portsmouth) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 48' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Northampton Town 1. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  6. 60' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adam May replaces Ben Close because of an injury.
  7. 62' Substitution, Northampton Town. Alfie Potter replaces Nicky Adams.
  8. 67' Substitution, Northampton Town. James Collins replaces John Marquis.
  9. 69' Adam McGurk (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Wilkinson replaces Jack Whatmough.
  11. 75' Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Portsmouth. Ben Tollitt replaces Brandon Haunstrup.
  13. 80' Substitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Lawson D'Ath.
  14. 81' Goal! Portsmouth 1, Northampton Town 2. James Collins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Buchanan.

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