English League One

FT Saturday, February 4, 2017
Northampton Town LLLLW 1
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Walsall LWWDD 2
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NHT101
WAL022
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Match Report

Richards pays the penalty as Walsall edge out Northampton

Richards pays the penalty as Walsall edge out Northampton

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Head to Head

WAL leads series 3-2

Lineups

WAL · 5-4-1

  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 16Matt PrestonCD
  3. 32Eoghan O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 4James O'ConnorCD-R
  5. 2Joe EdwardsLB
  6. 5Jason McCarthyRB
  7. 14Isaiah OsbourneCM-L
  8. 8Florent CuvelierCM-R
  9. 10Erhun OztumerLM
  10. 7Adam ChambersRM
  11. 20Amadou BakayokoF

Substitutes

  1. 9Simeon JacksonSUB
  2. 13Craig MacGillivraySUB
  3. 18Will RandallSUB
  4. 33Andreas MakrisSUB
  5. 3Scott LairdSUB
  6. 11Kieron MorrisSUB
  7. 6George DobsonSUB

NHT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Adam SmithG
  2. 5Alexander DiamondCD-L
  3. 22Lewin NyatangaCD-R
  4. 3David BuchananLB
  5. 32Neal EardleyRB
  6. 35Luke WilliamsAM
  7. 8Hiram BoatengLM
  8. 21John-Joe O'TooleRM
  9. 9Marc RichardsF
  10. 31Matthew TaylorAM-L
  11. 7Keshi AndersonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Jak MccourtSUB
  2. 24Michael SmithSUB
  3. 28Rod McDonaldSUB
  4. 16Harry BeautymanSUB
  5. 18Aaron PhillipsSUB
  6. 4Paul AndersonSUB
  7. 26David CornellSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Walsall 0, Northampton Town 1. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  2. 36' Marc Richards (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Substitution, Northampton Town. Rod McDonald replaces Zander Diamond because of an injury.
  4. 62' Substitution, Walsall. Simeon Jackson replaces Amadou Bakayoko.
  5. 64' Goal! Walsall 1, Northampton Town 1. Matt Preston (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florent Cuvelier with a cross.
  6. 65' Jason McCarthy (Walsall) Yellow Card at 65'
  7. 67' Substitution, Northampton Town. Michael Smith replaces Keshi Anderson.
  8. 69' Goal! Walsall 2, Northampton Town 1. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Osbourne.
  9. 76' Substitution, Northampton Town. Harry Beautyman replaces Hiram Boateng.
  10. 79' Substitution, Walsall. George Dobson replaces Isaiah Osbourne.
  11. 85' Substitution, Walsall. Scott Laird replaces Florent Cuvelier.
  12. 87' David Buchanan (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' George Dobson (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+5' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot is too high. Marc Richards should be disappointed.

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