Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Daniel Alaba-ige | Daniel Alaba-ige | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Stamp | M. Stamp |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Kelvin Thirlwell | K. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Samuel Lopes | S. Lopes |  | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Dean Tolley | D. Tolley | |||||||||
| George Cooke | G. Cooke | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Des Kirkland | D. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Arnauld Zebre | A. Zebre |  | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | James Potts | J. Potts | |||||||||
| Habib Robin | H. Robin | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Miel Wevers | M. Wevers | |||||||||
| Kevin Riggott | K. Riggott | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 42 | | Brian Gallagher | B. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Del Marsden | D. Marsden | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Dean Lisbie | D. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Marcus Galli | M. Galli | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Warren Smithe | W. Smithe | |||||||||
| Des Newby | D. Newby | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Nicky Etherington | N. Etherington | |||||||||
| Trevor Grantt | T. Grantt | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Michael Bridges | M. Bridges | |||||||||
| Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Les Thirlwell | L. Thirlwell | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Burnley. A crowd of 4,325 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Northampton Town and Burnley are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Northampton Town and Burnley are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Burnley start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.26
0-0Des Newby catches Brian Gallagher on the ankles. Des Newby is shown the yellow card! Brian Gallagher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.45
0-0James Potts barges into Arnauld Zebre. James Potts is warned by the referee! Arnauld Zebre gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.16
0-0George Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Galli. Marcus Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Grantt. Trevor Grantt shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.58
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
15.44
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.19
0-0Warren Smithe knocks the ball forward to Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.16
Des Kirkland comes in with a late challenge on Trevor Grantt. Des Kirkland is shown the yellow card! Trevor Grantt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.13
0-0Marcus Galli catches Dean Lisbie on the ankles. Marcus Galli is given a warning by the referee! Dean Lisbie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Marcus Galli catches Brian Gallagher on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcus Galli again and warns him to calm down! Brian Gallagher stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
47.02
Miel Wevers makes a probing pass to Warren Smithe. Warren Smithe passes the ball forward to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.16
Miel Wevers chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Lisbie. Dean Lisbie decides to run forward with the ball. Dean Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
51.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
53.01
Warren Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.23
Marcus Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miel Wevers.
59.09
Nicky Etherington threads the ball through to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.02
0-0George Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Galli. Marcus Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Eustace. Gary Eustace plays a perfect one-two with Trevor Grantt and rushes in on goal... Gary Eustace shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Kelvin Thirlwell.
63.47
Warren Smithe knocks the ball forward to Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Stamp who gathers it comfortably.
65.10
0-1Warren Smithe chips the ball to his team mate, Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.51
Miel Wevers threads the ball through to Nicky Etherington. Nicky Etherington knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.02
Miel Wevers decides to run forward with the ball. Miel Wevers flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Thirlwell. Les Thirlwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Habib Robin.
73.39
Brian Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.01
Arnauld Zebre sweeps the ball long. Gary Eustace shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
85.02
Des Kirkland knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Etherington. Nicky Etherington sees a break and surges forward. Nicky Etherington shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
29.8%
44.7%
25.5%
Scorers