Bolton Wanderers vs Northampton Town, 2016-17 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Bolton Wanderers

75': Adam Le Fondre (P)
82': Filipe Morais

FT
2 - 1

Northampton Town

57': Michael Smith

Bolton in top two after beating Northampton

Match Commentary

17': Marc Richards (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': David Buchanan (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Northampton Town 1. Michael Smith (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Taylor with a cross following a set piece situation.
75': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Northampton Town 1. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
76': Substitution, Northampton Town. Paul Anderson replaces Jak McCourt because of an injury.
79': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jay Spearing replaces Derik because of an injury.
82': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Northampton Town 1. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrew Taylor.
87': Substitution, Northampton Town. Brendon Moloney replaces Aaron Phillips.
88': Substitution, Northampton Town. Keshi Anderson replaces Michael Smith.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 14,255

Line-Ups

Bolton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Ben Alnwick (GK)
5	Mark Beevers
4	Dorian Dervite
31	David Wheater
21	Darren Pratley
15	Derik Osede
6	Joshua Vela
20	Andrew Taylor
22	Filipe Morais
45	Adam Le Fondre
14	Gary Madine

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Chris Long, Dean Moxey, Mark Howard, Max Clayton, Jay Spearing, James Henry, Jem Karacan.

Northampton Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Adam Smith (GK)
22	Lewin Nyatanga
5	Alexander Diamond
3	David Buchanan
18	Aaron Phillips
21	John-Joe O'Toole
31	Matthew Taylor
12	Jak Mccourt
35	Luke Williams
24	Michael Smith
9	Marc Richards

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Keshi Anderson, Rod McDonald, David Cornell, Brendan Moloney, Harry Beautyman, Paul Anderson, Gregg Wylde.

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