Exeter City vs Northampton Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Exeter City

FT
0 - 2

Northampton Town

20': Sam Hoskins
90'+2': Patrick Brough

About

Exeter City are hosting Northampton Town at St James Park, Exeter, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
4': Zak Jules (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Offside, Exeter City. Tom Carroll tries a through ball, but Will Aimson is caught offside.
6': Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
6': Vincent Harper (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt blocked. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Taylor with a cross.
7': Offside, Northampton Town. Mitchell Pinnock tries a through ball, but Kieron Bowie is caught offside.
8': Foul by Zak Jules (Exeter City).
8': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Zak Jules (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Attempt blocked. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
11': Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
11': Vincent Harper (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
12': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town).
13': Sonny Cox (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Akinwale Odimayo.
14': Attempt saved. Kyle Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
15': Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
16': Offside, Northampton Town. Lee Burge tries a through ball, but Sam Sherring is caught offside.
17': Foul by Patrick Brough (Northampton Town).
17': Vincent Harper (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Sam Sherring.
20': Goal! Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 1. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams with a through ball.
25': Offside, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins tries a through ball, but Mitchell Pinnock is caught offside.
27': Attempt blocked. Reece Cole (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Cox.
27': Attempt missed. Sonny Cox (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
31': Attempt saved. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Hartridge.
33': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
33': Viljami Sinisalo (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
33': Delay in match because of an injury Viljami Sinisalo (Exeter City).
34': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Attempt blocked. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney.
37': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Shaun McWilliams.
37': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
38': Attempt blocked. Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece Cole with a cross.
40': Foul by Patrick Brough (Northampton Town).
40': Vincent Harper (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Patrick Brough (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Zak Jules (Exeter City).
44': Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': Offside, Exeter City. Reece Cole tries a through ball, but Zak Jules is caught offside.
45'+5': First Half ends, Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 1.
46': Foul by Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City).
46': Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt blocked. Vincent Harper (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Taylor.
51': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Will Aimson.
52': Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
53': Foul by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
53': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
55': Reece Cole (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Patrick Brough.
56': Substitution, Exeter City. James Scott replaces Yanic-Sonny Wildschut.
56': Attempt missed. Will Aimson (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Reece Cole with a cross following a corner.
57': Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akinwale Odimayo with a cross.
57': Foul by Louis Appéré (Northampton Town).
57': Vincent Harper (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.
58': Foul by Sam Sherring (Northampton Town).
58': Sonny Cox (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Tom Carroll (Exeter City).
60': Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Alex Hartridge (Exeter City).
61': Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
63': Foul by Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town).
63': Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Attempt blocked. Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
65': Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
65': Attempt saved. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.
66': Substitution, Exeter City. Harry Kite replaces Vincent Harper.
69': Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by James Scott (Exeter City).
69': Foul by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
69': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Zak Jules.
72': Substitution, Exeter City. Jack Aitchison replaces Sonny Cox.
72': Substitution, Exeter City. Jack Fitzwater replaces Pierce Sweeney.
74': Dangerous play by Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town).
74': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
78': Foul by James Scott (Exeter City).
78': Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieron Bowie.
80': Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyreece Simpson replaces Sam Hoskins.
80': Substitution, Northampton Town. Emmanuel Monthe replaces Louis Appéré.
81': Offside, Northampton Town. Kieron Bowie tries a through ball, but Tyreece Simpson is caught offside.
84': Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
90': Offside, Northampton Town. Akinwale Odimayo tries a through ball, but Mitchell Pinnock is caught offside.
90'+1': Substitution, Northampton Town. Ben Fox replaces Shaun McWilliams.
90'+2': Goal! Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 2. Patrick Brough (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieron Bowie following a fast break.
90'+3': Substitution, Northampton Town. Harvey Lintott replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
90'+4': Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town).
90'+4': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Harvey Lintott.
90'+8': Foul by Jack Aitchison (Exeter City).
90'+8': Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 2.
0': Match ends, Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 2.
0': Match ends, Exeter City 0, Northampton Town 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: St James Park
Location: Exeter, England
Attendance: 6,541

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	26	+26	60
2	Wycombe Wanderers	28	+25	58
3	Wrexham	28	+17	52
4	Huddersfield Town	27	+16	48

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Exeter City (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
4	Will Aimson
5	Alex Hartridge
26	Pierce Sweeney
3	Zak Jules
31	Vincent Harper
6	Thomas Carroll
12	Reece Cole
23	Kyle Taylor
13	Yanic Wildschut
19	Sonny Cox

Exeter City Substitutes:

Pedro Borges, Harry Kite, Jack Aitchison, Jack Fitzwater, Gary Woods, Jake Richards, James Scott.

Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lee Burge (GK)
5	Jon Guthrie
6	Sam Sherring
33	Patrick Brough
22	Akinwale Odimayo
11	Mitchell Pinnock
21	Marc Leonard
17	Shaun McWilliams
9	Louis Appere
7	Sam Hoskins
19	Kieron Bowie

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Tyreece Simpson, Ben Fox, Max Thompson, Ryan Haynes, Aaron McGowan, Harvey Lintott, Emmanuel Monthe.

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