Match Report
| Stoke City | Stoke City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andres Camacho | A. Camacho |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 58 |  | Raul Di Livio | R. Di Livio | ||||||||
| Brian Wallwork | B. Wallwork |  | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 48 | | Oscar Barkero | O. Barkero | |||||||||
| Steve Murphy | S. Murphy | | 47 | D | | | 3 | | D | 49 | | George Stewart | G. Stewart | ||||||||
| Mick Shilton | M. Shilton | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Niccolo Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Ivan Merson | I. Merson | | 50 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Anthony Woodgate | A. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Brian Hulme | B. Hulme | | 44 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Jose Kiko | J. Kiko | |||||||||
| Ben Plowright | B. Plowright | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Shaun Weaver | S. Weaver | |||||||||
| Ivan Galli | I. Galli | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Jody Palmer | J. Palmer | |||||||||
| Robbie Gilchrist | R. Gilchrist | | 42 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Stephen Watson | S. Watson | |||||||||
| Eusebio Gritti | E. Gritti | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 |  | Craig Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Seth Lampard | S. Lampard | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Nicolas Gutierrez | N. Gutierrez | |||||||||
| Sylvain Marr | S. Marr | | 40 | D | | 12 | | D | 49 | | Scott Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Jacob Banks | J. Banks | | 36 | M | | 13 | | M | 23 |  | Gísli Gunnlaugsson | G. Gunnlaugsson | |||||||||
| Seth Banks | S. Banks | | 36 | A | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Arturo Delgado | A. Delgado | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 10,157 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Laycock.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Laycock.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off the first half!
2.32
0-0Stephen Watson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
4.17
0-0Without breaking stride, Ivan Merson plays the ball forward to Brian Hulme. Brian Hulme knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Seth Lampard is offside!
9.09
1-0Ben Plowright hits a low pass to Robbie Gilchrist. Robbie Gilchrist shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.21
Ivan Merson flicks a high ball forward to Robbie Gilchrist who takes it down. Robbie Gilchrist hits a low pass to Eusebio Gritti. Eusebio Gritti shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.53
2-0Brian Wallwork picks a pass forward to Eusebio Gritti. Eusebio Gritti sees Robbie Gilchrist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robbie Gilchrist finds some space and shoots from distance. Raul Di Livio easily gets down and covers it.
30.24
Ivan Merson makes a probing pass to Ben Plowright. Ben Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Eusebio Gritti. Eusebio Gritti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
32.23
Shaun Weaver darts forward. Shaun Weaver plays a quick one-two with Nicolas Gutierrez and rushes in on goal... Shaun Weaver takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
40.22
Jody Palmer passes the ball forward to Jose Kiko. Jose Kiko shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
44.06
Mick Shilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Plowright. Ben Plowright flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Hulme. Brian Hulme gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Scott Booth replacing Anthony Woodgate. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City kick off!
48.55
3-0With vision, Ivan Galli plays the ball forward to Seth Lampard. Seth Lampard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.16
Brian Wallwork sees a break and surges forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Brian Wallwork laces a through ball forward to Robbie Gilchrist. Robbie Gilchrist plays a one-two with Eusebio Gritti and rushes in on goal... Robbie Gilchrist looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
54.52
Ben Plowright makes a simple pass to Brian Hulme. Brian Hulme controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.06
3-0Shaun Weaver clumsily knocks into Ivan Galli. The referee calls over Shaun Weaver and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Galli runs off the knock.
72.35
Niccolo Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Jose Kiko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Kiko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Andres Camacho reads it well. Great save!
78.38
Brian Wallwork threads the ball through to Ivan Galli. Ivan Galli makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Galli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
84.28
Shaun Weaver threads the ball through to Nicolas Gutierrez. Nicolas Gutierrez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mick Shilton.
87.13
Shaun Weaver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Palmer. Jody Palmer rushes past Brian Wallwork! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jody Palmer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
89.46
Jody Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Craig Thomson controls it well on his chest. Craig Thomson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Nicolas Gutierrez is offside!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Brian Wallwork plays the ball forward to Ivan Galli. Ivan Galli sees Ben Plowright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ben Plowright skips past George Stewart! Ben Plowright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Raul Di Livio had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ben Plowright of Stoke City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andres Camacho (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Brian Wallwork (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Steve Murphy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mick Shilton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ivan Merson (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Hulme (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Ben Plowright (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Ivan Galli (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Robbie Gilchrist (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Eusebio Gritti (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Seth Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Sylvain Marr (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jacob Banks (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Seth Banks (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Raul Di Livio (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Oscar Barkero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | George Stewart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Niccolo Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Anthony Woodgate (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jose Kiko (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Shaun Weaver (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Jody Palmer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Watson (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Craig Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicolas Gutierrez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gísli Gunnlaugsson (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Arturo Delgado (MID) | 0 | |