English League Two

FT Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Northampton Town WLWWW 1
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Oxford United WLLDW 0
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The Kassam Stadium · 9,559 att.

Match Report

Marc Richards nets winner as Northampton down Oxford to extend lead at summit

Marc Richards nets winner as Northampton down Oxford to extend lead at summit

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

OXF · 4-4-2

  1. 13Benjamin BüchelG
  2. 6Jake WrightCD-L
  3. 5Johnny MullinsCD-R
  4. 3Joe SkarzLB
  5. 16Jonjoe KennyRB
  6. 18John LundstramCM-L
  7. 8Liam SercombeCM-R
  8. 28Christopher MaguireLM
  9. 4Kemar RoofeRM
  10. 29Jordan BoweryCF-L
  11. 10Danny HyltonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Callum O'DowdaSUB
  2. 19Zeli IsmailSUB
  3. 1Sam SlocombeSUB
  4. 14Joshua RuffelsSUB
  5. 11Alexander MacDonaldSUB
  6. 22Sam LongSUB
  7. 33Cheyenne DunkleySUB

NHT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 16David BuchananCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 18Rod McDonaldLB
  5. 2Brendan MoloneyRB
  6. 21John-Joe O'TooleCM-L
  7. 7Lawson D'AthCM-R
  8. 23Danny RoseLM
  9. 11Ricky HolmesRM
  10. 19James CollinsCF-L
  11. 9Marc RichardsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Lee MartinSUB
  2. 26Ryan ClarkeSUB
  3. 10Nicky AdamsSUB
  4. 22Luke ProsserSUB
  5. 6Ryan CresswellSUB
  6. 14Sam HoskinsSUB
  7. 4Jason TaylorSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Chris Maguire (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Danny Hylton (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+3' Danny Rose (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' John Mullins (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+5' John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 59' Goal! Oxford United 0, Northampton Town 1. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  7. 67' Substitution, Northampton Town. Lee Martin replaces Marc Richards.
  8. 73' Substitution, Oxford United. Callum O'Dowda replaces Danny Hylton.
  9. 74' Rod McDonald (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Substitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Ricky Holmes.
  11. 76' Substitution, Oxford United. Cheyenne Dunkley replaces Jake Wright.
  12. 85' Substitution, Oxford United. Zeli Ismail replaces Chris Maguire.
  13. 90'+2' Lee Martin (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Northampton Town. Jason Taylor replaces James Collins.

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