Northampton Town vs Chelsea U21, 2023-24 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Chelsea U21 advance 4-3 on penalties

Northampton Town

22': Shaun McWilliams
24': Tyreece Simpson

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Chelsea U21 advance 4-3 on penalties

Chelsea U21

11': Ronnie Stutter
36': Michael Golding

About

Northampton Town are hosting Chelsea U21 at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 2,004

EFL Trophy Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Burton Albion	3	+4	6
2	Northampton Town	3	+2	6
3	Notts County	3	0	6
4	Leicester City U21	3	-6	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town

No.	Name
26	Max Thompson (GK)
12	Emmanuel Monthe
3	Aaron McGowan
25	Joshua Tomlinson
8	Ben Fox
20	Harvey Lintott
27	Peter Abimbola
24	Ryan Haynes
17	Shaun McWilliams
38	Jamari Hart
16	Tyreece Simpson

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Jacob Scott, Neo Dobson, Matthew Ireland, Leo Jenkins, Ruben Wyatt, James Dadge.

Chelsea U21

No.	Name
50	Eddie Beach (GK)
56	Billy Gee
51	Dylan Williams
73	Harrison Murray-Campbell
78	Kiano Dyer
54	Leo Castledine
57	Brodi Hughes
68	Michael Golding
74	Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
62	Ronnie Stutter
55	Jimmy Morgan

Chelsea U21 Substitutes:

Zain Silcott-Duberry, Tyrique George, Harrison Mcmahon, Samuel Rak-Sakyi, Max Merrick, Donnell Mcneilly, Travis Akomeah.

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