Northampton Town vs Rotherham United, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Northampton Town

FT
0 - 3

Rotherham United

17': Michael Smith
62': David Ball
81': Richard Towell

Northampton return to drop zone as Rotherham get back on track

Match Timeline

14': Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Northampton Town 0, Rotherham United 1. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks following a set piece situation.
37': Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Northampton Town. Gboly Ariyibi replaces Sam Hoskins.
60': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Goal! Northampton Town 0, Rotherham United 2. David Ball (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
66': Substitution, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde replaces Jon Taylor.
67': Substitution, Rotherham United. Michael Ihiekwe replaces Joe Mattock.
70': Substitution, Northampton Town. Kevin van Veen replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
72': Kevin van Veen (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Northampton Town. Boris Mathis replaces Kevin Luckassen.
81': Goal! Northampton Town 0, Rotherham United 3. Richard Towell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Forde.
84': Substitution, Rotherham United. Joe Newell replaces David Ball.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 5,882

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	7	+10	17
2	Bradford City	8	+4	17
3	Barnsley	7	+5	16
4	Stevenage	7	+5	16

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Richard O'Donnell (GK)
37	Jordan Turnbull
6	Ash Taylor
39	Joe Bunney
2	Brendan Moloney
28	Hildeberto Pereira
29	Matt Grimes
21	John-Joe O'Toole
42	Kevin Luckassen
11	Daniel Powell
14	Sam Hoskins

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Leon Barnett, Boris Mathis, Shaun McWilliams, David Cornell, Shay Facey, Gboly Ariyibi, Kevin Van Veen.

Rotherham United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Marek Rodák (GK)
5	Semi Ajayi
4	Will Vaulks
3	Joe Mattock
2	Joshua Emmanuel
17	Richard Towell
8	Matthew Palmer
23	Ryan Williams
11	Jon Taylor
24	Michael Smith
10	David Ball

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Caolan Lavery, Jerry Yates, Michael Ihiekwe, Anthony Forde, Lewis Price, Joe Newell, Richard Wood.

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