Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akinwale Odimayo.
- 6': Foul by Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town).
- 6': Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams.
- 11': Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
- 13': Foul by Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers).
- 13': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
- 14': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Lee Burge.
- 18': Offside, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams tries a through ball, but Aaron McGowan is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
- 20': Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Merrie with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. Neill Byrne (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 22': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Davies.
- 23': Ben Fox (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers).
- 25': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers).
- 25': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 30': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ethan Bristow.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ethan Bristow.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Josh Hawkes tries a through ball, but Paul Lewis is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Akinwale Odimayo.
- 41': Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 43': Foul by Chris Merrie (Tranmere Rovers).
- 43': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Davies.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieron Morris.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
- 46': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
- 46': Attempt missed. Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) with an attempt from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Ben Fox (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers).
- 51': Hand ball by Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town).
- 51': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 53': Attempt missed. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Elliott Nevitt replaces Paul Lewis.
- 54': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Tranmere Rovers).
- 54': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Davies.
- 60': Attempt missed. Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Akinwale Odimayo.
- 63': Substitution, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré replaces Ben Fox.
- 63': Substitution, Northampton Town. Danny Hylton replaces Kieron Bowie.
- 64': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliott Nevitt.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Josh Hawkes (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieron Morris.
- 65': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.
- 66': Substitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Sam Sherring because of an injury.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Hawkes with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Davies.
- 68': Attempt saved. Max Dyche (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron McGowan with a cross.
- 69': Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ethan Bristow (Tranmere Rovers).
- 70': Hand ball by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 70': Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lee O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
- 73': Foul by Louis Appéré (Northampton Town).
- 73': Tom Davies (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Danny Hylton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Neill Byrne (Tranmere Rovers).
- 78': Attempt saved. Kieron Morris (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee O'Connor.
- 79': Foul by Ross Doohan (Tranmere Rovers).
- 79': Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Ross Doohan (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron McGowan with a headed pass.
- 81': Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Leonard replaces Shaun McWilliams.
- 82': Substitution, Northampton Town. Josh Felix-Eppiah replaces Mitchell Pinnock.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 86': Attempt missed. Elliott Nevitt (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
- 88': Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Lee Burge.
- 89': Offside, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Sowerby.
- 90'+5': Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Tranmere Rovers).
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Game Information
Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 5,601
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 26 | +17 | 52 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 25 | +12 | 46 |
| 3 | Walsall | 25 | +11 | 46 |
| 4 | Salford City | 25 | +5 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Northampton Town (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Burge (GK) |
| 5 | Jon Guthrie |
| 6 | Sam Sherring |
| 22 | Akinwale Odimayo |
| 3 | Aaron McGowan |
| 4 | Jack Sowerby |
| 17 | Shaun McWilliams |
| 8 | Ben Fox |
| 19 | Kieron Bowie |
| 7 | Sam Hoskins |
| 11 | Mitchell Pinnock |
Tranmere Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Doohan (GK) |
| 19 | Neill Byrne |
| 5 | Tom Davies |
| 3 | Ethan Bristow |
| 2 | Joshua Dacres-Cogley |
| 6 | Christopher Merrie |
| 4 | Lee O'Connor |
| 11 | Josh Hawkes |
| 7 | Kieron Morris |
| 10 | Kane Hemmings |
| 22 | Paul Lewis |
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