Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | Paul Gillman | Paul Gillman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Song | S. Song |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Alexander Schmid | A. Schmid | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Ian Nocera | I. Nocera | |||||||||
| Arturo Lopez | A. Lopez |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Alex Gyan | A. Gyan | |||||||||
| Andy Lofthouse | A. Lofthouse | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 | | Rigobert Job | R. Job | |||||||||
| Tim Cort | T. Cort | | 48 | M | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Fabio Alves Dunga | F. Dunga | |||||||||
| Samba Talfournier | S. Talfournier |  | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 29 |  | Harald Taks | H. Taks | |||||||||
| Don Gallacher | D. Gallacher |  | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk | |||||||||
| Cauê Alberto | C. Alberto | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Felipe Serrano | F. Serrano | |||||||||
| Bill Lisbie | B. Lisbie | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Saliou Bakayoko | S. Bakayoko | |||||||||
| Billy Deane | B. Deane | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 |  | Vladimir Seric | V. Seric | |||||||||
| James Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 |  | Garba Omolade | G. Omolade | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 20,452 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Northampton Town and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Northampton Town and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off!
3.45
0-0Andriy Demyanchuk makes a probing pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.31
0-0Andriy Demyanchuk catches Don Gallacher on the ankles. Andriy Demyanchuk is given a warning by the referee! Don Gallacher stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.12
0-0Don Gallacher advances with the ball. Don Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Alexander Schmid is on top of it.
14.49
Samba Talfournier kicks a strong pass forward to James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.53
0-0Fabio Alves Dunga threads the ball through to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade kicks a strong pass forward to Vladimir Seric but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.21
Arturo Lopez knocks the ball forward to Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher passes the ball forward to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alexander Schmid easily smothers it!
24.57
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.36
Harald Taks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.52
Samba Talfournier barges into Andriy Demyanchuk. Samba Talfournier is given a warning by the referee! Andriy Demyanchuk stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.04
Alex Gyan chips the ball to his team mate, Harald Taks. Harald Taks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Samuel Song easily smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
47.15
0-0Ian Nocera hacks Billy Deane from behind! The referee calls over Ian Nocera and shows him a yellow card! Billy Deane gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.56
0-1Ian Nocera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harald Taks. Harald Taks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks the ball forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.54
0-1Don Gallacher knocks the ball forward to James Beckham. James Beckham shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.15
0-1Tim Cort hacks Andriy Demyanchuk from behind! The referee calls over Tim Cort and shows him a yellow card! Andriy Demyanchuk stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.15
Samba Talfournier flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Deane. Billy Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.02
Garba Omolade clumsily knocks into Arturo Lopez. The referee calls over Garba Omolade and warns him to calm down! Arturo Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.20
Samba Talfournier makes a probing pass to Billy Deane. Billy Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.15
Ian Nocera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Lofthouse.
72.24
Carlton Ljungberg powers a long ball forward. Bill Lisbie shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.49
Harald Taks makes a simple pass to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko goes all the way! Saliou Bakayoko takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Samuel Song has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.12
Don Gallacher makes a probing pass to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane powers a header at goal. It's there!! Alexander Schmid has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Don Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Billy Deane. Billy Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
24.6%
44.6%
30.8%
Scorers
| Bill Lisbie 66, 72 Billy Deane 85 | Saliou Bakayoko 50, 77 |