Match Report
| Northampton Town | Northampton Town |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Cal Marlow | Cal Marlow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Simonsen | N. Simonsen |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Nigel Cole | N. Cole | |||||||||
| Paul Byrne | P. Byrne | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Christian Sculli | C. Sculli | |||||||||
| Leon Morlock | L. Morlock |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Damien Bridges | D. Bridges | |||||||||
| Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Miguel Pirri | M. Pirri | |||||||||
| Arno Jacobs | A. Jacobs |  | 54 | D |  | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Ruel Defoe | R. Defoe | ||||||||
| Glynn Royce | G. Royce | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Pablo Morales | P. Morales | |||||||||
| Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | | 57 | M | | 7 | | | M | 64 | | Steve Impey | S. Impey | ||||||||
| Jonas Welke | J. Welke | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Bruno Pinheiro | B. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Callum Rae | C. Rae |  | 62 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Neil Platt | N. Platt | |||||||||
| Malcolm Kanu | M. Kanu | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | David Holloway | D. Holloway | |||||||||
| Pedro Oliveira | P. Oliveira | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 |  | Bjorn Otto Bohinen | B. Bohinen | |||||||||
| Alex Dugbatey | A. Dugbatey |  | 31 | D | | 12 | | G | 43 | | Ronnie Evans | R. Evans | |||||||||
| Jonathan Laver | J. Laver | | 56 | M | | 13 | | M | 61 |  | Kuami Bruno | K. Bruno | |||||||||
| Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | | 53 | A | | 14 | | A | 42 | | Niccolo Monk | N. Monk | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Sixfields Stadium where Northampton Town play host to Derby County. A crowd of 9,363 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Woodgate.
The pitch is in good condition.
Northampton Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Woodgate.
0.00
0-0Derby County start the match!
2.56
0-0Steve Impey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bjorn Otto Bohinen. Bjorn Otto Bohinen edges inside the box! Bjorn Otto Bohinen shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
8.16
0-0Glynn Royce clumsily knocks into Miguel Pirri. The referee brings Glynn Royce to one side and gives him a warning! Miguel Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.46
Christian Sculli decides to run forward with the ball. Christian Sculli flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Morales who takes it down. Pablo Morales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
21.33
0-0Leon Marsden hacks Steve Impey from behind! Leon Marsden is shown the yellow card! Steve Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.34
0-0Uwe Seibert makes a probing pass to Jonas Welke. Jonas Welke threads a neat ball through to Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira runs straight at the defence! Miguel Pirri catches Pedro Oliveira on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
26.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Jonas Welke laces a through ball forward to Malcolm Kanu. Malcolm Kanu knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.50
Neil Platt comes in with a late challenge on Paul Byrne. The referee brings Neil Platt to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Byrne hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.49
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.34
Bruno Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Paul Byrne. The referee calls over Bruno Pinheiro and shows him a yellow card! Paul Byrne stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.28
0-0Miguel Pirri chips the ball to his team mate, David Holloway. David Holloway knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Morlock.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Jonathan Laver replacing Jonas Welke. Derby County have changed their lineup with Kuami Bruno replacing Pablo Morales. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
54.04
0-0Christian Sculli threads a neat ball through to Bruno Pinheiro. Bruno Pinheiro threads the ball through to Bjorn Otto Bohinen. Bjorn Otto Bohinen makes a probing pass to David Holloway but he's offside!
60.53
0-0Northampton Town have made a substitution with Enrico Benussi replacing Pedro Oliveira .
61.60
Leon Morlock makes a simple pass to Paul Byrne. Paul Byrne hits a low pass to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Bridges.
65.01
Uwe Seibert flicks a high pass forward. Leon Morlock collects the pass. Leon Morlock threads the ball through to Malcolm Kanu. Malcolm Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.53
0-0Jonathan Laver flicks a high pass forward. Enrico Benussi collects the pass. Enrico Benussi whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Kanu. Malcolm Kanu beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Nigel Cole. Excellent save.
75.53
Leon Morlock threads the ball through to Paul Byrne. Paul Byrne advances with the ball. Paul Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Pinheiro.
78.12
Arno Jacobs advances with the ball. Arno Jacobs threads the ball through to Malcolm Kanu. Malcolm Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.40
Jonathan Laver threads a neat ball through to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
26.6%
50.6%
22.8%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Leon Morlock of Northampton Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Norman Simonsen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Byrne (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Leon Morlock (DEF) | 9 | |
| 4. | Uwe Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arno Jacobs (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Leon Marsden (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Jonas Welke (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Callum Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Malcolm Kanu (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Pedro Oliveira (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alex Dugbatey (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jonathan Laver (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Enrico Benussi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Nigel Cole (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Christian Sculli (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Damien Bridges (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Miguel Pirri (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ruel Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pablo Morales (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Steve Impey (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Bruno Pinheiro (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Neil Platt (ATT) | 5 | |
| 10. | David Holloway (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Bjorn Otto Bohinen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ronnie Evans (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kuami Bruno (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Niccolo Monk (ATT) | 0 | |