English League One

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 Commentary

    • 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

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    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 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0
    2 Barnsley 0 0 0
    3 Blackpool 0 0 0
    4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NHT 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 Yellow Card
    10 Mitchell Pinnock
    7 Sam Hoskins
    15 Dara Costelloe
    24 Tarique Fosu-Henry
    18 Cameron McGeehan Yellow Card
    Northampton Town Substitutes:
    Jack Baldwin, William Hondermarck, James Wilson, James Dadge, Samy Chouchane, Tyler Magliore, Aaron McGowan.

    WXM Wrexham (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    21 Mark Howard (GK)
    5 Eoghan O'Connell
    3 Lewis Brunt
    4 Max Cleworth Yellow Card
    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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