English League One

Northampton Town vs Accrington Stanley, 2020-21 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Northampton Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Accrington Stanley
    • 2': Jonathan Russell

    About

    Northampton Town are hosting Accrington Stanley at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
    • 1': Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Goal! Northampton Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dion Charles with a through ball.
    • 4': Alan Sheehan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
    • 4': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
    • 5': Foul by Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley).
    • 5': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 6': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 10': Foul by Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley).
    • 10': Harry Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town).
    • 14': Foul by Ryan Watson (Northampton Town).
    • 14': Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Northampton Town. Alan Sheehan tries a through ball, but Harry Smith is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
    • 20': Cian Bolger (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
    • 25': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 27': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Rodgers.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
    • 30': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
    • 32': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Cameron Burgess tries a through ball, but Matt Butcher is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Colby Bishop with a headed pass.
    • 35': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
    • 39': Foul by Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley).
    • 39': Harry Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Smith with a headed pass.
    • 41': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Nicky Adams.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Butcher with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley).
    • 42': Ryan Watson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Michael Harriman (Northampton Town).
    • 45'+1': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1.
    • 51': Foul by Alan Sheehan (Northampton Town).
    • 51': Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
    • 53': Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Dangerous play by Harry Smith (Northampton Town).
    • 54': Danny Rose (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Michael Nottingham (Accrington Stanley).
    • 54': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Joe Pritchard.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Sheehan.
    • 57': Cian Bolger (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
    • 61': Alan Sheehan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
    • 62': Toby Savin (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Offside, Northampton Town. Danny Rose tries a through ball, but Nicky Adams is caught offside.
    • 65': Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town).
    • 67': Foul by Cian Bolger (Northampton Town).
    • 67': Matt Butcher (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 68': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
    • 68': Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 69': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mark Hughes.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Ryan Watson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Substitution, Northampton Town. Ricky Holmes replaces Michael Harriman.
    • 71': Foul by Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town).
    • 71': Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Northampton Town. Benny Ashley-Seal replaces Danny Rose.
    • 73': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
    • 76': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Alan Sheehan.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 80': Offside, Northampton Town. Ryan Watson tries a through ball, but Ricky Holmes is caught offside.
    • 81': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Fraser Horsfall.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
    • 82': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Foul by Ryan Watson (Northampton Town).
    • 84': Jonathan Russell (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Cian Bolger (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley).
    • 86': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Russell.
    • 89': Offside, Northampton Town. Harry Smith tries a through ball, but Ricky Holmes is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Charles.
    • 90': Cameron Burgess (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Benny Ashley-Seal (Northampton Town).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Alan Sheehan (Northampton Town).
    • 90'+3': Toby Savin (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Accrington Stanley 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: Sixfields Stadium
    Location: Northampton, England

    EFL League One Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0
    2 Barnsley 0 0 0
    3 Blackpool 0 0 0
    4 Bradford City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NHT Northampton Town (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    13 Jonathan Mitchell (GK)
    6 Fraser Horsfall
    44 Alan Sheehan
    5 Cian Bolger
    4 Jack Sowerby
    8 Ryan Watson
    10 Nicky Adams
    2 Michael Harriman
    9 Harry Smith
    29 Danny Rose
    7 Sam Hoskins
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Mark Marshall, Steven Arnold, Caleb Chukwuemeka, Morgan Roberts, Bernard Ashley-Seal, Christopher Missilou, Ricky Holmes.

    ACC Accrington Stanley (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    40 Toby Savin (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Mark Hughes
    4 Cameron Burgess
    2 Michael Nottingham
    28 Seamus Conneely
    8 Jonathan Russell
    6 Matt Butcher
    10 Joe Pritchard
    18 Harvey Rodgers
    19 Colby Bishop Yellow Card
    32 Dion Charles
    Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
    Lewis Mansell, Tariq Uwakwe, Nathan Baxter, Rhys-James Fenlon, Ben Barclay, Sean Mcconville, Stephen Sama.

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