Northampton Town vs Wrexham, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Northampton Town

FT
0 - 2

Wrexham

19': Sam Smith
22': Oliver Rathbone

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Match Timeline

19': Sam Smith (Wrexham) Goal at 19'
22': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) Goal at 22'
37': Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) Substitution at 37'
45': Ben Perry (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 45'
50': James Wilson (Northampton Town) Substitution at 50'
71': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 71'
77': Jack Baldwin (Northampton Town) Substitution at 77'
77': Tyler Magliore (Northampton Town) Substitution at 77'
79': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) Substitution at 79'
79': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Substitution at 79'
86': Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 86'
86': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

WXM		NHT
5	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	1
58	Possession	42
14	SHOTS	6
3	ON GOAL	0
0.2	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 7,685

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stevenage	3	+4	9
2	Cardiff City	3	+4	7
3	Barnsley	3	+3	7
4	Stockport County	3	+3	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Nik Tzanev (GK)
6	Jordan Willis
35	Max Dyche
22	Akinwale Odimayo
16	Terry Taylor
8	Ben Perry
10	Mitchell Pinnock
7	Sam Hoskins
15	Dara Costelloe
24	Tarique Fosu-Henry
18	Cameron McGeehan

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Jack Baldwin, William Hondermarck, James Wilson, James Dadge, Samy Chouchane, Tyler Magliore, Aaron McGowan.

Wrexham (5-3-2)

No.	Name
21	Mark Howard (GK)
5	Eoghan O'Connell
3	Lewis Brunt
4	Max Cleworth
7	James McClean
29	Ryan Barnett
37	Matty James
20	Oliver Rathbone
15	George Dobson
16	Jay Rodríguez
28	Sam Smith

Wrexham Substitutes:

Sebastian Revan, Steven Fletcher, Ryan Longman, Jack Marriott, Arthur Okonkwo, Andrew Cannon, Dan Scarr.

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