Walsall vs Northampton Town, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OneGeorge Dobson's late goal moves Northampton closer to relegation
George Dobson's late goal moves Northampton closer to relegation
Match Timeline
- 45': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Leon Barnett (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Northampton Town. Chris Long replaces Shaun McWilliams.
- 78': Substitution, Northampton Town. Kevin van Veen replaces Matt Crooks.
- 80': John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Goal! Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0. George Dobson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Walsall. Florent Cuvelier replaces Erhun Oztumer because of an injury.
Statistics
 NHT |
WAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 53 | Possession | 47 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 8,919
Venue: Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 8,919
EFL League One Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 12 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 12 | +5 | 22 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | +2 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Walsall (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Liam Roberts (GK) |
| 24 | Kory Roberts |
| 5 | Jon Guthrie |
| 23 | Jack Fitzwater |
| 11 | Kieron Morris |
| 4 | George Dobson |
| 7 | Adam Chambers |
| 3 | Luke Leahy |
| 6 | Nicky Devlin |
| 20 | Amadou Bakayoko |
| 10 | Erhun Oztumer  |
Northampton Town (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Richard O'Donnell (GK) |
| 6 | Ash Taylor |
| 5 | Leon Barnett |
| 3 | David Buchanan |
| 24 | Shay Facey |
| 29 | Matt Grimes |
| 17 | Shaun McWilliams |
| 11 | Daniel Powell |
| 22 | Matt Crooks |
| 14 | Sam Hoskins |
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole |
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