Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Jobson | D. Jobson |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Vinicio E. Statuto | V. Statuto | |||||||||
| Stephen Watson | S. Watson | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Titus Riggott | T. Riggott | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Marcello Brioschi | M. Brioschi | |||||||||
| Shaun Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | J-David Martin | J. Martin | |||||||||
| Spencer Henry | S. Henry | | 47 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 |  | Emmanuel Babayaro | E. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Tim Cort | T. Cort | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Gonçalo Maldonado | G. Maldonado | |||||||||
| Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister |  | 39 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Michael Bravo | M. Bravo | |||||||||
| Nicholas Wetherall | N. Wetherall | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Muzzy Ayaz | M. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Robert Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | | 41 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 |  | Yuri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis | |||||||||
| Billy Deane | B. Deane | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Kieron Venus | K. Venus | |||||||||
| James Beckham | J. Beckham | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | John Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,555 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off and get the match underway!
9.50
0-0Matt Mcallister threads the ball through to James Beckham. James Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Vinicio E. Statuto.
10.50
0-0Carlton Ljungberg barges into Yuri Kanchelskis. Carlton Ljungberg is given a warning by the referee! Yuri Kanchelskis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.54
0-0Titus Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Maldonado. Gonçalo Maldonado kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.14
Emmanuel Babayaro makes a probing pass to Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Dean Jobson!
18.29
J-David Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
20.53
1-0Tim Cort surges forward with the ball. Tim Cort goes all the way! Tim Cort shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Vinicio E. Statuto had no chance!! Goal for Northampton Town!
24.22
1-0Michael Bravo decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.52
Michael Bravo knocks the ball forward to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dean Jobson!
27.50
1-0Titus Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo takes it forward alone. Michael Bravo knocks the ball forward to Yuri Kanchelskis but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.29
Tim Cort makes a simple pass to James Beckham. James Beckham shoots from 20 yards but Vinicio E. Statuto is on top of it.
30.53
Shaun Mcgreal makes a probing pass to Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Wetherall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Titus Riggott.
33.10
Nicholas Wetherall sees a break and surges forward. Nicholas Wetherall shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Vinicio E. Statuto easily smothers it!
36.37
Michael Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Dean Jobson!
42.41
J-David Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Muzzy Ayaz. Muzzy Ayaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.50
Shaun Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall knocks the ball forward to Billy Deane. Billy Deane shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Vinicio E. Statuto.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Nottingham Forest start the second half!
51.34
1-0Billy Deane clumsily knocks into J-David Martin. Billy Deane is warned by the referee! J-David Martin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.53
Michael Bravo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.31
Shaun Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Beckham. James Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by J-David Martin.
67.07
Tim Cort makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Deane. Billy Deane goes all the way! Billy Deane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Vinicio E. Statuto is on top of it.
73.03
1-0Tim Cort barges into Muzzy Ayaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Muzzy Ayaz runs off the knock.
77.06
Michael Bravo brings the ball forward. Michael Bravo shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.35
Matt Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, James Beckham. James Beckham plays a perfect one-two with Robert Gascoigne and rushes in on goal... James Beckham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.24
Nicholas Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Gascoigne. Robert Gascoigne plays a perfect one-two with Billy Deane and rushes in on goal... Robert Gascoigne rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
30.3%
42.1%
27.6%
Scorers
| Tim Cort 21 James Beckham 83 |