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