Salford City vs Northampton Town, 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.
- 1': Foul by Ben Fox (Northampton Town).
- 1': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ryan Watson (Salford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elliot Watt with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 3': Offside, Salford City. Ibou Touray tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Ben Fox (Northampton Town).
- 4': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ryan Watson (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 8': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Lee Burge.
- 9': Goal! Salford City 1, Northampton Town 0. Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
- 12': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town).
- 14': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
- 14': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Conor McAleny (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 15': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
- 15': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Ryan Watson (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 16': Offside, Northampton Town. Mitchell Pinnock tries a through ball, but Sam Hoskins is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt missed. Odin Bailey (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor McAleny.
- 20': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
- 20': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Felix-Eppiah.
- 22': Goal! Salford City 1, Northampton Town 1. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 24': Attempt missed. Elliot Watt (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor McAleny.
- 27': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Ben Fox (Northampton Town).
- 30': Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibou Touray.
- 31': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
- 31': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Goal! Salford City 2, Northampton Town 1. Conor McAleny (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Watson following a fast break.
- 35': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
- 35': Ryan Watson (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 40': Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Felix-Eppiah.
- 41': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
- 42': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
- 42': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Josh Felix-Eppiah (Northampton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibou Touray with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Salford City 2, Northampton Town 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Salford City 2, Northampton Town 1.
- 45': Substitution, Northampton Town. Jon Maxted replaces Lee Burge because of an injury.
- 46': Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).
- 46': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Salford City).
- 49': Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Felix-Eppiah with a headed pass.
- 54': Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).
- 54': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Elliot Watt.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Salford City).
- 56': Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ibou Touray.
- 58': Foul by Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town).
- 58': Odin Bailey (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town).
- 60': Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 62': Offside, Northampton Town. Ben Fox tries a through ball, but Josh Felix-Eppiah is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
- 63': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Ryan Leak.
- 65': Attempt missed. Odin Bailey (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 66': Substitution, Salford City. Luke Bolton replaces Odin Bailey.
- 70': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Salford City).
- 70': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Offside, Salford City. Elliot Watt tries a through ball, but Luke Bolton is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Northampton Town. Danny Hylton replaces Josh Felix-Eppiah.
- 73': Offside, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins tries a through ball, but Danny Hylton is caught offside.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Conor McAleny (Salford City).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Salford City. Lorent Tolaj replaces Conor McAleny because of an injury.
- 79': Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).
- 79': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré replaces Kieron Bowie.
- 80': Offside, Northampton Town. Marc Leonard tries a through ball, but Jon Guthrie is caught offside.
- 80': Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
- 84': Ethan Galbraith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ben Fox (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron McGowan.
- 88': Substitution, Northampton Town. Jack Sowerby replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Vassell (Salford City).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Salford City 2, Northampton Town 1.
- 0': Match ends, Salford City 2, Northampton Town 1.
Game Information
Venue: Peninsula Stadium
Location: Salford, England
Attendance: 2,753
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 25 | +17 | 51 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 24 | +13 | 46 |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Salford City | 24 | +4 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Salford City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alex Cairns (GK) |
| 26 | Ryan Leak |
| 42 | Theo Vassell |
| 3 | Ibou Touray |
| 4 | Jason Lowe |
| 6 | Elliot Watt |
| 7 | Ryan Watson |
| 16 | Ethan Galbraith |
| 17 | Matt Smith |
| 18 | Conor McAleny |
| 10 | Odin Bailey |
Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Burge (GK) |
| 5 | Jon Guthrie |
| 6 | Sam Sherring |
| 22 | Akinwale Odimayo |
| 3 | Aaron McGowan |
| 11 | Mitchell Pinnock |
| 12 | Marc Leonard |
| 8 | Ben Fox |
| 19 | Kieron Bowie |
| 7 | Sam Hoskins |
| 21 | Josh Felix-Eppiah |
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