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

· English League Two

37': Danny Johnson

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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	38	+25	76
2	Milton Keynes Dons	37	+37	71
3	Cambridge United	37	+27	69
4	Notts County	37	+23	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

Walsall (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Owen Evans (GK)
5	Donervon Daniels
6	Emmanuel Monthe
2	Hayden White
14	Brandon Comley
8	Liam Kinsella
23	Isaac Hutchinson
21	Taylor Allen
30	Liam Bennett
39	Danny Johnson
15	Douglas James-Taylor

Walsall Substitutes:

Peter Clarke, Liam Gordon, Ronan Maher, Danny Cashman, Tom Knowles, Andy Williams, Jacob Maddox.

Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lee Burge (GK)
5	Jon Guthrie
6	Sam Sherring
24	Ryan Haynes
20	Harvey Lintott
8	Ben Fox
12	Marc Leonard
4	Jack Sowerby
10	Danny Hylton
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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