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

· English FA Cup

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 following a set piece situation.
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) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. 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) left footed shot from very close range 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: 3,693

Line-Ups

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.

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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