Match Report


Northampton TownNorthampton Town     Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers
Jakob Falk-sørensenJakob Falk-sørensen Steve Little Steve Little
Raul Di LivioR. Di Livio58
G
captain1
G
43Malcolm SeamanM. Seaman
Oscar BarkeroO. Barkero48
D
2
D
46Dennis BrookingD. Brooking
George StewartG. Stewart49
D
3
D
50David LittbarskiD. Littbarski
Scott BoothS. Booth49
D
4captain
D
45Gilles KahnG. Kahn
Anthony WoodgateA. Woodgate48
D
5
D
40Ian Le TissierI. Le Tissier
Jose KikoJ. Kiko50
M
6
M
44Nicky JessN. Jess
Arturo DelgadoA. Delgado49
M
7
M
44Aaron CoppingA. Copping
Stephen WatsonS. Watson46
M
8
M
49John LockleyJ. Lockley
Marcel NeudeckerM. Neudecker46
A
9
M
51Gary LawrenceG. Lawrence
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson54
A
10
A
44Dave LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Nicolas GutierrezN. Gutierrez46
A
11
A
48Thierry SmithT. Smith
 
Niccolo GreavesN. Greaves44
D
12
A
60Jacob HendrieJ. Hendrie
Ledley SerrantL. Serrant38
D
13
M
42Tony WestwoodT. Westwood
Gísli GunnlaugssonG. Gunnlaugsson23
M
14
D
35Gareth EustaceG. Eustace

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 8,757 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Howells.


0.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
2.28
George Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Watson collects the pass. With vision, Stephen Watson laces a weighted ball forward to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson shoots from outside the area. Craig Thomson scores for Northampton Town!!
8.44
John Lockley hacks Jose Kiko from behind! The referee calls over John Lockley and shows him a yellow card! Jose Kiko grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.27
Arturo Delgado hits a low pass to Marcel Neudecker. Marcel Neudecker cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Marcel Neudecker provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.38
Nicky Jess flicks a high pass forward. Dave Lofthouse collects the pass. Dave Lofthouse sees Thierry Smith just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Smith comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
26.00
With great vision, Nicky Jess plays the ball forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Lofthouse. Dave Lofthouse gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
34.04
George Stewart advances with the ball. George Stewart makes an attacking run forward. George Stewart shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Northampton Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
36.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.43
John Lockley darts forward. John Lockley skips past Scott Booth! John Lockley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Niccolo Greaves replacing Anthony Woodgate. Queens Park Rangers appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Northampton Town kick off the second half!
47.44
With a delightful solo run, Aaron Copping stretches the opposition's defence. Aaron Copping tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.11
David Littbarski arcs the ball upfield. Thierry Smith shoots from long range but it is miles over!
53.59
Dennis Brooking threads a neat ball through to Nicky Jess. Nicky Jess flicks a high pass forward. Dave Lofthouse collects the pass. Dave Lofthouse shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
55.10
Ian Le Tissier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Lawrence. Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Lawrence plays the ball forward to Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.53
John Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.13
George Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Booth. Scott Booth passes the ball forward to Marcel Neudecker. Marcel Neudecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.12
Oscar Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Kiko. Jose Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Watson. Stephen Watson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
72.34
David Littbarski chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Lawrence. Gary Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raul Di Livio who gathers it comfortably.
83.03
With some swift thinking, Jose Kiko plays the ball forward to Marcel Neudecker. Marcel Neudecker plays a quick one-two with Nicolas Gutierrez and rushes in on goal... Marcel Neudecker takes a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Ian Le Tissier!
85.26
George Stewart clumsily knocks into Gilles Kahn. The referee calls over George Stewart and warns him to calm down! Gilles Kahn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.16
Arturo Delgado threads the ball through to Nicolas Gutierrez. Nicolas Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.33
Stephen Watson sees Jose Kiko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Kiko shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Northampton Town

Queens Park Rangers
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.1%
55.9%
Play Area
27.9%
47.1%
25%

Scorers
Craig Thomson 2
Thierry Smith 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thierry Smith of Queens Park Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Raul Di Livio (GK)
7
2.Oscar Barkero (DEF)
6
3.George Stewart (DEF)
7
4.Scott Booth (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Woodgate (DEF)
6
6.Jose Kiko (MID)
6
7.Arturo Delgado (MID)
6
8.Stephen Watson (MID)
8
9.Marcel Neudecker (ATT)
7
10.Craig Thomson (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Nicolas Gutierrez (ATT)
6
 
12.Niccolo Greaves (DEF)
6
13.Ledley Serrant (DEF)
0
14.Gísli Gunnlaugsson (MID)
0

1.Malcolm Seaman (GK)
6
2.Dennis Brooking (DEF)
6
3.David Littbarski (DEF)
7
4.Gilles Kahn (DEF)
7
5.Ian Le Tissier (DEF)
6
6.Nicky Jess (MID)
7
7.Aaron Copping (MID)
7
8.John Lockley (MID)yellow card
7
9.Gary Lawrence (MID)
6
10.Dave Lofthouse (ATT)
7
11.Thierry Smith (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jacob Hendrie (ATT)
0
13.Tony Westwood (MID)
0
14.Gareth Eustace (DEF)
0