English
Northampton Crushes Plymouth at Home Park
Plymouth, England – In a match held at Home Park, Northampton secured a resounding victory over Plymouth with a final score of 3 to 0 in the 18th round of League One. Despite dominating possession with 57%, Plymouth failed to convert their goal-scoring opportunities, managing only one shot on target out of 14 attempts.
The match was characterized by physical play, reflected in the numerous fouls committed by both teams, with 17 by Northampton and 11 by Plymouth. The first half was marked by yellow cards, with cautions for Northampton’s Thorniley and Wheatley, and Plymouth’s Ross.
The second half was where Northampton asserted their dominance. In the 58th minute, T. Eaves opened the scoring with a goal assisted by J. Perkins. The situation worsened for Plymouth when L. Tolaj received a red card in the 65th minute. Northampton capitalized on their numerical advantage and extended their lead with goals from E. List in the 76th minute, again assisted by J. Perkins, and J. Willis in the 80th minute, assisted by T. Taylor, sealing the game. Northampton picked up four yellow cards, in addition to Thorniley, Wheatley, McCarthy, and Taylor, Forbes also received a yellow card late in the game.
Despite having more corners (7 against 4), Plymouth couldn’t capitalize on their chances and ended up suffering a heavy defeat at home. Northampton, with 43% possession and more effective play, convincingly took all three points.
Substitutions northampton: at minute 35 J. Thorniley came in and M. Dyche went out., at minute 75 T. Fornah came in and E. List went out., at minute 75 C. McCarthy came in and J. Willis went out., at minute 84 T. Eaves came in and K. Swyer went out., at minute 84 J. Perkins came in and N. Guinness-Walker went out.
Substitutions plymouth: at minute 62 O. Dale came in and J. Paterson went out., at minute 62 L. McCabe came in and J. Ralls went out., at minute 70 B. Galloway came in and O. Oseni went out., at minute 70 M. Sorinola came in and A. Benarous went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Plymouth
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