Walsall vs Northampton Town, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Walsall
  • 37': Danny Johnson
FT
1 - 0
Northampton Town

    About

    Walsall are hosting Northampton Town at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Danny Hylton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Donervon Daniels (Walsall).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Taylor Allen (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson.
    • 7': Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
    • 7': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Liam Bennett (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas James-Taylor.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Brandon Comley (Walsall).
    • 15': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Northampton Town. Mitchell Pinnock tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
    • 19': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Taylor Allen.
    • 19': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Taylor Allen.
    • 21': Danny Hylton (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Douglas James-Taylor.
    • 33': Foul by Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town).
    • 33': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Walsall).
    • 34': Lee Burge (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Offside, Northampton Town. Harvey Lintott tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
    • 37': Goal! Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0. Danny Johnson (Walsall) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Johnson.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Liam Bennett (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Johnson.
    • 40': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Ryan Haynes.
    • 41': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
    • 44': Foul by Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall).
    • 44': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town).
    • 44': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Donervon Daniels (Walsall).
    • 45'+1': Lee Burge (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Danny Hylton (Northampton Town).
    • 45'+2': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Bennett with a cross.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Bennett with a headed pass.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Liam Kinsella (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden White.
    • 53': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
    • 54': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
    • 56': Foul by Liam Bennett (Walsall).
    • 56': Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Sowerby.
    • 57': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
    • 59': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jack Sowerby.
    • 62': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
    • 62': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Hayden White (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré replaces Kieron Bowie.
    • 63': Substitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Ryan Haynes.
    • 65': Foul by Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall).
    • 65': Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Brandon Comley.
    • 68': Substitution, Walsall. Andy Williams replaces Danny Johnson.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Danny Hylton (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Foul by Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall).
    • 71': Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Walsall. Tom Knowles replaces Douglas James-Taylor.
    • 76': Offside, Northampton Town. Marc Leonard tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Northampton Town. Josh Felix-Eppiah replaces Danny Hylton.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Tom Knowles (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson.
    • 79': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Taylor Allen.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Allen.
    • 81': Substitution, Northampton Town. Liam Cross replaces Ben Fox.
    • 85': Offside, Northampton Town. Marc Leonard tries a through ball, but Josh Felix-Eppiah is caught offside.
    • 86': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
    • 88': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Knowles.
    • 89': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
    • 89': Substitution, Walsall. Peter Clarke replaces Isaac Hutchinson.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Max Dyche (Northampton Town) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Leonard with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Owen Evans (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Walsall 1, Northampton Town 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
    Location: Walsall, England
    Attendance: 4,845

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bromley 24 +15 48
    2 Swindon Town 24 +13 46
    3 Walsall 24 +9 43
    4 Salford City 24 +4 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAL Walsall (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Owen Evans (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Donervon Daniels
    6 Emmanuel Monthe
    2 Hayden White Yellow Card
    14 Brandon Comley
    8 Liam Kinsella
    23 Isaac Hutchinson Yellow Card
    21 Taylor Allen
    30 Liam Bennett
    39 Danny Johnson
    15 Douglas James-Taylor Yellow Card
    Walsall Substitutes:
    Peter Clarke, Liam Gordon, Ronan Maher, Danny Cashman, Tom Knowles, Andy Williams, Jacob Maddox.

    NHT Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Burge (GK)
    5 Jon Guthrie Yellow Card
    6 Sam Sherring
    24 Ryan Haynes
    20 Harvey Lintott
    8 Ben Fox
    12 Marc Leonard
    4 Jack Sowerby
    10 Danny Hylton Yellow Card
    11 Mitchell Pinnock
    19 Kieron Bowie
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Max Dyche, Peter Abimbola, Joshua Tomlinson, Josh Felix-Eppiah, Louis Appere, Jon Maxted, Liam Cross.

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