English League Two

FT Saturday, April 9, 2016
Bristol Rovers WWWLW 2
–
Northampton Town DWWDD 2
1st2ndT
BRI022
NHT112
Sixfields Stadium · 7,579 att.

Match Report

Northampton promoted after draw with Bristol Rovers

Northampton promoted after draw with Bristol Rovers

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NHT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 18Rod McDonaldCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 16David BuchananLB
  5. 2Brendan MoloneyRB
  6. 14Sam HoskinsAM
  7. 23Danny RoseLM
  8. 21John-Joe O'TooleRM
  9. 27John MarquisF
  10. 10Nicky AdamsAM-L
  11. 11Ricky HolmesAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Lawson D'AthSUB
  2. 8Joel ByromSUB
  3. 4Jason TaylorSUB
  4. 22Luke ProsserSUB
  5. 26Ryan ClarkeSUB
  6. 15Alfie PotterSUB
  7. 19James CollinsSUB

BRI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Steve MildenhallG
  2. 5Mark McChrystalCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterRB
  6. 16Liam LawrenceCM-L
  7. 14Chris LinesCM-R
  8. 8Ollie ClarkeLM
  9. 23Billy BodinRM
  10. 30Rory GaffneyCF-L
  11. 10Matt TaylorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  2. 15James ClarkeSUB
  3. 6Tom ParkesSUB
  4. 11Jake GoslingSUB
  5. 9Ellis HarrisonSUB
  6. 17Jermaine EasterSUB
  7. 25Will PuddySUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricky Holmes.
  2. 37' Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 49' Goal! Northampton Town 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Marquis.
  4. 56' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney.
  5. 56' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cristian Montaño replaces Liam Lawrence.
  6. 71' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Billy Bodin.
  7. 76' Goal! Northampton Town 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Leadbitter.
  8. 77' Substitution, Northampton Town. James Collins replaces Nicky Adams.
  9. 77' Substitution, Northampton Town. Lawson D'Ath replaces Sam Hoskins.
  10. 79' Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' John Marquis (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 82' Substitution, Northampton Town. Jason Taylor replaces John Marquis.
  13. 88' Goal! Northampton Town 2, Bristol Rovers 2. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Brown.

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