English FA Cup

Oldham Athletic vs Northampton Town, 2025-26 English FA Cup, First Round

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Oldham Athletic
  • 3': Michael Mellon
  • 4': Michael Mellon
  • 47': Michael Mellon
FT
3 - 1
Northampton Town

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    Oldham Athletic are hosting Northampton Town at Boundary Park, Oldham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Goal! Oldham Athletic 1, Northampton Town 0. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 4': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town).
    • 4': Ryan Woods (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Goal! Oldham Athletic 2, Northampton Town 0. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Garner.
    • 6': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jack Perkins.
    • 6': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Michael Forbes.
    • 8': Foul by Ryan Woods (Oldham Athletic).
    • 8': Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tom Pett.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 10': Foul by Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic).
    • 10': Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Terry Taylor (Northampton Town).
    • 11': Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Luke Hannant (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Manny Monthé.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 33': Foul by Jack Perkins (Northampton Town).
    • 33': Luke Hannant (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Foul by Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic).
    • 38': Terry Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jordan Willis.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Northampton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Oldham Athletic 2, Northampton Town 0.
    • 47': Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Oli Hammond (Oldham Athletic).
    • 49': Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyrese Fornah replaces Jordan Willis.
    • 49': Substitution, Northampton Town. Kamarai Swyer replaces Michael Jacobs.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town).
    • 47': Goal! Oldham Athletic 3, Northampton Town 0. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic). Assisted by Oli Hammond.
    • 51': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town).
    • 51': Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) is saved.
    • 55': Donervon Daniels (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Kyle Edwards (Northampton Town) is saved.
    • 57': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
    • 58': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Kai Payne replaces Ryan Woods because of an injury.
    • 64': Substitution, Northampton Town. Tom Eaves replaces Kyle Edwards.
    • 68': Substitution, Northampton Town. Elliott List replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker because of an injury.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Michael Mellon (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
    • 71': Foul by Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic).
    • 71': Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Joe Garner (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Kane Drummond replaces Joe Garner.
    • 71': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Mike Fondop replaces Michael Mellon.
    • 75': Foul by Terry Taylor (Northampton Town).
    • 75': Kane Drummond (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town).
    • 80': Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Will Sutton replaces Donervon Daniels.
    • 83': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Joe Quigley replaces Oli Hammond.
    • 84': Handball by Tom Eaves (Northampton Town).
    • 87': Jamie Robson (Oldham Athletic) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
    • 87': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Will Sutton.
    • 87': Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).
    • 87': Kane Drummond (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Oldham Athletic 3, Northampton Town 1. Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Eaves.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Tyrese Fornah.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mike Fondop.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mike Fondop.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Joe Quigley (Oldham Athletic).
    • 90'+7': Michael Forbes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Terry Taylor (Northampton Town).
    • 90'+8': Joe Quigley (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mathew Hudson.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Tom Pett (Oldham Athletic).
    • 90'+9': Terry Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
    • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Elliott List (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+10': Elliott List (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Northampton Town 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Northampton Town 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Boundary Park
    Location: Oldham, England
    Attendance: 6,393

    Line-Ups

    OLD Oldham Athletic (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Matthew Hudson (GK)
    6 Emmanuel Monthe
    5 Donervon Daniels
    8 Ryan Woods
    24 Jamie Robson
    20 Jake Caprice
    27 Oliver Hammond
    19 Luke Hannant
    4 Thomas Pett
    28 Michael Mellon
    14 Joe Garner
    Oldham Athletic Substitutes:
    Jake Leake, Kane Drummond, Kian Harratt, Joe Quigley, Kai Payne, Tom Donaghy, Josh Hawkes, Will Sutton, Mike Fondop-Talom.

    NHT Northampton Town (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    34 Ross Fitzsimons (GK)
    15 Jordan Thorniley
    18 Michael Forbes
    6 Jordan Willis
    12 Nesta Guinness-Walker
    22 Kyle Edwards
    23 Terry Taylor
    21 Jack Perkins
    8 Cameron McGeehan
    17 Michael Jacobs
    19 Ethan Wheatley
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Tom Eaves, Elliott List, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Tyrese Fornah, Lee Burge, Theo Avery, Jon Guthrie, Joshua Tomlinson.

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