Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Wise | S. Wise |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Danny Bastin | D. Bastin | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Frank Carter | F. Carter | |||||||||
| Ian Gascoigne | I. Gascoigne | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Graham Insley | G. Insley | |||||||||
| Andy Lofthouse | A. Lofthouse | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Seth Clegg | S. Clegg | |||||||||
| Nicholas Wetherall | N. Wetherall | | 46 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Michael Gower | M. Gower | |||||||||
| Tim Cort | T. Cort | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | |||||||||
| Henry Platt | H. Platt | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Des Gallagher | D. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Kayis | Y. Kayis |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Darren Heskey | D. Heskey | |||||||||
| James Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Syd Newton | S. Newton | |||||||||
| Robert Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Wayne Godber | W. Godber | |||||||||
| Julian Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Jermaine Montague | J. Montague | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,309 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town get the match underway!
9.50
0-0Tim Cort brings the ball forward. Tim Cort knocks the ball forward to Robert Gascoigne. Robert Gascoigne makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Danny Bastin!
10.52
0-0Carlton Ljungberg comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Montague. Carlton Ljungberg is shown the yellow card! Jermaine Montague carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.43
Syd Newton catches Ian Gascoigne on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ian Gascoigne gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.02
0-0Ian Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Henry Platt. Henry Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards James Beckham. James Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
26.29
Graham Insley makes a simple pass to Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby sees a break and surges forward. Harvey Barmby threads the ball through to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.07
Darren Heskey flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber plays a perfect one-two with Jermaine Montague and rushes in on goal... Wayne Godber shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Scott Wise!
33.37
Darren Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.19
0-0Graham Insley clumsily knocks into Robert Gascoigne. The referee calls over Graham Insley and warns him to calm down! Robert Gascoigne hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.06
0-0Tim Cort kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Gascoigne. Robert Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Clegg.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Bradford City start the second half!
49.06
0-0Tim Cort barges into Des Gallagher. Tim Cort is shown the yellow card! Des Gallagher runs off the knock.
53.27
Nicholas Wetherall threads the ball through to Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham plays a perfect one-two with Robert Gascoigne and rushes in on goal... Julian Beckham takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.11
Julian Beckham catches Graham Insley on the ankles. Julian Beckham is given a warning by the referee! Graham Insley stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.47
Henry Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham goes all the way! Julian Beckham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.29
Seth Clegg hacks Robert Gascoigne from behind! The referee calls over Seth Clegg and shows him a yellow card! Robert Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.52
0-0Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Newton. Syd Newton kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Montague but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.09
Darren Heskey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Newton. Syd Newton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague but the linesman indicates offside!
73.28
Seth Clegg makes a beautiful solo run. Seth Clegg passes the ball forward to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber goes all the way! Wayne Godber tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.32
Andy Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Henry Platt. Henry Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Beckham. Julian Beckham shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
79.52
Carlton Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Gascoigne. Robert Gascoigne shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
22.1%
45.6%
32.4%