Northampton Town vs Reading, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Northampton Town

10': Sam Hoskins
37': Louis Appere
90'+6': Mitchell Pinnock

FT
3 - 1

Reading

66': Dominic Ballard
90'+1': Andy Yiadom

About

Northampton Town are hosting Reading 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 Charlie Savage (Reading).
1': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
5': Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams.
5': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Lewis Wing.
10': Goal! Northampton Town 1, Reading 0. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
11': Foul by Charlie Savage (Reading).
11': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Charlie Savage (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt missed. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Leonard with a cross following a set piece situation.
13': Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
14': Attempt missed. Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
15': Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
15': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Reading).
17': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Caylon Vickers (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
25': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Sam Sherring (Northampton Town).
33': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
36': Attempt saved. Caylon Vickers (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross.
37': Goal! Northampton Town 2, Reading 0. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieron Bowie following a fast break.
38': Foul by Patrick Brough (Northampton Town).
38': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a cross.
39': Attempt saved. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
41': Foul by Matthew Carson (Reading).
41': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Charlie Savage.
43': Attempt saved. Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Appéré with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
45'+2': First Half ends, Northampton Town 2, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Northampton Town 2, Reading 0.
45': Substitution, Reading. Harvey Knibbs replaces Paul Mukairu.
45': Substitution, Reading. Sam Hutchinson replaces Charlie Savage.
47': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Caylon Vickers.
49': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Reading).
49': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
50': Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Substitution, Northampton Town. Emmanuel Monthe replaces Jon Guthrie because of an injury.
53': Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
53': Harvey Knibbs (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
57': Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Reading. Dom Ballard replaces Caylon Vickers.
63': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marc Leonard.
63': Attempt saved. Matthew Carson (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
64': Foul by Matthew Carson (Reading).
64': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Goal! Northampton Town 2, Reading 1. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
67': Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
68': Attempt missed. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Akinwale Odimayo.
71': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
71': Patrick Brough (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Louis Appéré (Northampton Town).
72': Substitution, Reading. Clinton Mola replaces Matthew Carson.
72': Substitution, Northampton Town. Harvey Lintott replaces Louis Appéré because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Northampton Town. Aaron McGowan replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Offside, Reading. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan is caught offside.
78': Foul by Clinton Mola (Reading).
78': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Clinton Mola (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town).
80': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Reading. Ben Elliott replaces Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
82': Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyreece Simpson replaces Kieron Bowie.
83': Substitution, Northampton Town. Ben Fox replaces Shaun McWilliams.
84': Offside, Northampton Town. Ben Fox tries a through ball, but Mitchell Pinnock is caught offside.
89': Offside, Northampton Town. Aaron McGowan tries a through ball, but Tyreece Simpson is caught offside.
90'+1': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Fox.
90'+5': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
90'+5': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Goal! Northampton Town 3, Reading 1. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Hoskins.
90'+8': Foul by Clinton Mola (Reading).
90'+8': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Northampton Town 3, Reading 1.
0': Match ends, Northampton Town 3, Reading 1.
0': Match ends, Northampton Town 3, Reading 1.
0': Match ends, Northampton Town 3, Reading 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 6,550

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lincoln City	44	+45	97
2	Cardiff City	43	+36	85
3	Bolton Wanderers	44	+19	74
4	Bradford City	44	+6	73

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lee Burge (GK)
5	Jon Guthrie
6	Sam Sherring
33	Patrick Brough
22	Akinwale Odimayo
11	Mitchell Pinnock
21	Marc Leonard
17	Shaun McWilliams
9	Louis Appere
7	Sam Hoskins
19	Kieron Bowie

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Aaron McGowan, Max Thompson, Tyreece Simpson, Ben Fox, Emmanuel Monthe, Ryan Haynes, Harvey Lintott.

Reading (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Button (GK)
32	Nelson Abbey
6	Harlee Dean
47	Matthew Carson
24	Tyler Bindon
8	Charlie Savage
29	Lewis Wing
42	Caylon Vickers
12	Paul Omo Mukairu
15	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
11	Femi Azeez

Reading Substitutes:

Clinton Mola, Andy Yiadom, Harvey Knibbs, Benjamin Elliott, Sam Hutchinson, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Dominic Ballard.

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