Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Beckham | E. Beckham |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Samuel Song | S. Song | |||||||||
| Bradley Allsopp | B. Allsopp |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Roberto Vega | R. Vega |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Arturo Lopez | A. Lopez | |||||||||
| Eoin Greening | E. Greening | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Pedro Guardiola | P. Guardiola | |||||||||
| Antonio Caminero | A. Caminero | | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 48 | | Tim Cort | T. Cort | |||||||||
| Nigel Galli | N. Galli | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 |  | Samba Talfournier | S. Talfournier | |||||||||
| Darren Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 |  | Don Gallacher | D. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Gary Beckham | G. Beckham | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Cauê Alberto | C. Alberto | |||||||||
| Ger Luijpers | G. Luijpers |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Bill Lisbie | B. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Pablo Iglesias | P. Iglesias | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Billy Deane | B. Deane | |||||||||
| Dale Barmby | D. Barmby | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | James Beckham | J. Beckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 17,830 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Burnley and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Burnley and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Northampton Town kick off!
3.33
0-0Pedro Guardiola comes in with a late challenge on Ger Luijpers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ger Luijpers gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
4.28
0-0Pedro Guardiola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
6.59
0-0Tim Cort knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Deane. Billy Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Beckham!
8.24
Antonio Caminero knocks the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias powers a header at goal but somehow Samuel Song manages to keep it out.
9.54
0-1Don Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.29
0-1Roberto Vega kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Mcgreal. Darren Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
20.57
Pedro Guardiola knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.53
Antonio Caminero knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby knocks in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.59
Eoin Greening threads the ball through to Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
30.15
Samba Talfournier kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Deane. Billy Deane shoots from 25 yards but somehow Eddie Beckham manages to keep it out.
32.18
Carlton Ljungberg threads the ball through to Samba Talfournier. Samba Talfournier makes a probing pass to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane heads the ball goalwards. Eddie Beckham manages to gather it comfortably.
34.17
Carlton Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cauê Alberto. Cauê Alberto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bradley Allsopp.
38.03
Nigel Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias goes all the way! Pablo Iglesias takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
39.05
Arturo Lopez clumsily knocks into Nigel Galli. The referee calls over Arturo Lopez and warns him to calm down! Nigel Galli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.00
Gary Beckham passes the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlton Ljungberg.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Burnley kick off!
47.21
Nigel Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Song who gathers it comfortably.
48.42
Pedro Guardiola makes a simple pass to Tim Cort. Tim Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Eddie Beckham had no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
53.29
Eoin Greening makes a probing pass to Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
54.16
Don Gallacher threads the ball through to James Beckham. James Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
55.46
Samba Talfournier makes a simple pass to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Deane. Billy Deane flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.14
Bradley Allsopp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli surges forward with the ball. Nigel Galli tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.09
0-3Nigel Galli passes the ball forward to Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Iglesias but the referee indicates it's offside!
61.43
Bradley Allsopp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli makes a probing pass to Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.11
0-3Northampton Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Burnley's defence.
67.09
Darren Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby plays a perfect one-two with Ger Luijpers and rushes in on goal... Dale Barmby cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
69.18
0-3Don Gallacher barges into Darren Mcgreal. The referee calls over Don Gallacher and warns him to calm down! Darren Mcgreal runs off the knock.
78.30
Carlton Ljungberg advances with the ball. Carlton Ljungberg threads the ball through to James Beckham. James Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Deane. Billy Deane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.20
Roberto Vega kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Mcgreal. Darren Mcgreal decides to run forward with the ball. Darren Mcgreal goes all the way! Darren Mcgreal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
83.17
Gary Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby shoots from outside the area but Samuel Song is on top of it.
84.02
Nigel Galli knocks the ball forward to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Guardiola.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
25.6%
41.9%
32.6%
Scorers
| James Beckham 10 Bill Lisbie 48 Billy Deane 55, 78 |