Blackpool vs Northampton Town, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
· English League OnePressure mounts on Northampton as Blackpool cruise to victory
Match Timeline
- 42': Goal! Blackpool 1, Northampton Town 0. Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jimmy Ryan.
- 56': Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces Shay Facey.
- 62': Goal! Blackpool 2, Northampton Town 0. Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
- 63': Leon Barnett (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Northampton Town. Daniel Powell replaces Chris Long.
- 70': Substitution, Northampton Town. Jack Bridge replaces Sam Foley.
- 73': David Buchanan (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Blackpool 3, Northampton Town 0. Jimmy Ryan (Blackpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 78': Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Cullen replaces Armand Gnanduillet.
- 84': Substitution, Blackpool. Callum Cooke replaces Sean Longstaff.
- 84': Substitution, Blackpool. Daniel Agyei replaces Viv Solomon-Otabor.
Game Information
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 2,964
EFL League One Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birmingham City | 12 | +12 | 29 |
2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | +10 | 26 |
3 | Wrexham | 13 | +11 | 25 |
4 | Mansfield Town | 12 | +6 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Blackpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
16 | Curtis Tilt |
5 | Clark Robertson |
23 | Colin Daniel |
20 | Oliver Turton |
15 | Sean Longstaff |
44 | Jay Spearing |
14 | Jimmy Ryan |
11 | Armand Gnanduillet |
17 | Viv Solomon-Otabor |
30 | Nathan Delfouneso |
Northampton Town (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Richard O'Donnell (GK) |
26 | Regan Poole |
5 | Leon Barnett |
3 | David Buchanan |
24 | Shay Facey |
10 | Kevin Van Veen |
21 | John-Joe O'Toole |
8 | Sam Foley |
14 | Sam Hoskins |
19 | Chris Long |
29 | Matt Grimes |
EFL League One News
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Wrexham kept up their impressive start to life in English football's third-tier with a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Northampton Town on Saturday.