English League Two

FT Saturday, December 19, 2015
Portsmouth DWDWW 2
–
Northampton Town WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
POR112
NHT101
Sixfields Stadium · 5,859 att.

Match Report

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NHT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 6Ryan CresswellCD-L
  3. 5Alexander DiamondCD-R
  4. 16David BuchananLB
  5. 2Brendan MoloneyRB
  6. 10Nicky AdamsAM
  7. 21John-Joe O'TooleLM
  8. 8Joel ByromRM
  9. 9Marc RichardsF
  10. 15Alfie PotterAM-L
  11. 7Lawson D'AthAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Josh LelanSUB
  2. 26Ryan ClarkeSUB
  3. 4Jason TaylorSUB
  4. 20Dominic Calvert-LewinSUB
  5. 18Rod McDonaldSUB
  6. 11Ricky HolmesSUB
  7. 14Sam HoskinsSUB

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Brian MurphyG
  2. 20Matthew ClarkeCD-L
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 3Enda StevensLB
  5. 2Ben DaviesRB
  6. 10Marc McNultyAM
  7. 8Michael DoyleLM
  8. 29Danny HollandsRM
  9. 13Caolan LaveryF
  10. 23Kyle BennettAM-L
  11. 26Gareth EvansAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Adam BartonSUB
  2. 35Alex BassSUB
  3. 18Ben TollittSUB
  4. 19Conor ChaplinSUB
  5. 33Ben CloseSUB
  6. 7Adam McGurkSUB
  7. 38Brandon HaunstrupSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Portsmouth 0. Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Byrom following a corner.
  2. 23' John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Portsmouth 1. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc McNulty.
  4. 37' Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Marc McNulty (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Northampton Town. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Nicky Adams.
  8. 64' Substitution, Northampton Town. Ricky Holmes replaces Alfie Potter.
  9. 76' Substitution, Portsmouth. Ben Tollitt replaces Kyle Bennett.
  10. 80' Substitution, Portsmouth. Adam McGurk replaces Marc McNulty.
  11. 85' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Caolan Lavery.
  12. 85' Goal! Northampton Town 1, Portsmouth 2. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Zander Diamond.
  14. 90'+1' Adam McGurk (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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