Luton Town vs Northampton Town, 2015-16 English League Two, 2015/2016 English League Two
· English League Two3 - 4
Cobblers edge out Hatters after seven-goal thriller
Cobblers edge out Hatters after seven-goal thriller
Match Timeline
- 9': Goal! Luton Town 1, Northampton Town 0. Paul Benson (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Wilkinson following a set piece situation.
- 18': Goal! Luton Town 1, Northampton Town 1. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfie Potter following a set piece situation.
- 30': Goal! Luton Town 1, Northampton Town 2. Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Potter.
- 42': Goal! Luton Town 1, Northampton Town 3. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alfie Potter following a corner.
- 52': Goal! Luton Town 2, Northampton Town 3. Paul Benson (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Lawless with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Luton Town 3, Northampton Town 3. Danny Green (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Goal! Luton Town 3, Northampton Town 4. Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zander Diamond.
- 69': Magnus Okuonghae (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Northampton Town. Ricky Holmes replaces Nicky Adams.
- 75': Substitution, Luton Town. Jack Marriott replaces Alex Lawless.
- 87': Substitution, Northampton Town. Jason Taylor replaces Alfie Potter.
- 88': Danny Green (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Ryan Hall replaces Sean Long.
- 90'+1': Scott Griffiths (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Northampton Town. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
Game Information
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Location: Luton, England
Attendance: 8,792
Line-Ups
Luton Town (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Tyler (GK) |
| 18 | Magnus Okuonghae  |
| 30 | Luke Wilkinson |
| 12 | Scott Griffiths |
| 20 | Sean Long |
| 4 | Jonathan Smith |
| 7 | Alex Lawless |
| 19 | Oliver Lee |
| 11 | Danny Green |
| 22 | Craig Mackail-Smith |
| 9 | Paul Benson |
Northampton Town (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Smith (GK) |
| 6 | Ryan Cresswell |
| 5 | Alexander Diamond |
| 16 | David Buchanan |
| 2 | Brendan Moloney |
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole |
| 8 | Joel Byrom |
| 15 | Alfie Potter |
| 10 | Nicky Adams |
| 7 | Lawson D'Ath |
| 9 | Marc Richards |
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