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Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–22 – 3

E. List 13′Michael Jacobs 18′24th

8thLorent Tolaj 28′Malachi Boateng 40′Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 74′

Player of the matchLorent TolajPLA · 1 goal · 1 assist · 105′ played · 5 shots (4 on target) · 3 big chances · 3 key passes

8.7
Possession
49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets
7 (4)26 (10)
Corners
28
Table · 35 v 73 pts
24th8th

League OneMatchday 46Sixfields StadiumRef B. Speedie

Events

NHT 2–3 PLA · 3–4 yellow · 1–0 red
  1. Full time 2–3
  2. Matthew Sorinolafor Ronan Curtis
  3. Jack Valefor Michael Jacobs
  4. Neo Dobsonfor Jake Evans
  5. Dean Campbellfor Kyle McAdam
  6. Jake EvansYellow card
  7. Ronan CurtisYellow card
  8. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu2–3Goal · right foot · assist X. Amaechi
  9. Kamarai Swyerfor E. List
  10. Jack Mackenziefor Mathias Ross
  11. Julio Pleguezuelofor Joe Edwards
  12. Malachi BoatengYellow card
  13. E. ListYellow card
  14. +Sam Hoskinsfor Nesta Guinness-Walker · injury
  15. C. McCarthySecond yellow
  16. Mathias RossYellow card
  17. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredufor Caleb Watts
  18. X. Amaechifor Owen Dale
  19. Half-time 2–2
  20. C. McCarthyYellow card
  21. Malachi Boateng2–2Goal · right foot · assist Lorent Tolaj
  22. Owen DaleYellow card
  23. Lorent Tolaj2–1Goal · right foot · assist Joe Edwards
  24. Michael Jacobs2–0Goal · right foot · assist Nesta Guinness-Walker
  25. E. List1–0Goal · right foot · assist Michael Jacobs

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Northampton Town3-4-2-16.66 avg rating 6.924-4-2Plymouth Argyle
  1. 17.0Lee Burge105′
  1. 35.3C. McCarthyYC RC
  2. 66.8Jordan Willis105′
  3. 356.4Max Dyche105′
  1. 126.8Nesta Guinness-WalkerA ↓63′+
  2. 86.3Cameron McGeehan105′
  3. 236.8Terry Taylor105′
  4. 266.2Kyle McAdam↓85′
  1. 156.7Jake EvansYC ↓85′
  2. 177.7Michael JacobsG A ↓85′
  1. 107.2E. ListG YC ↓70′
  1. 216.5Luca Ashby-Hammond105′
  1. 456.5Wes Harding105′
  2. 157.1Alex Mitchell105′
  3. 26.8Mathias RossYC ↓70′
  4. 87.3Joe EdwardsA ↓69′
  1. 356.2Owen DaleYC ↓55′
  2. 176.6Caleb Watts↓55′
  3. 197.4Malachi BoatengG YC 105′
  4. 286.9Ronan CurtisYC ↓87′ 91′
  1. 98.7Lorent TolajG A 105′
  2. 276.3Aribim Pepple105′
  1. 4Dean CampbellMF · ↑85′6.6
  2. 7Sam HoskinsFW · ↑63′7.0
  3. 11Kamarai SwyerFW · ↑70′6.3
  4. 27Jack ValeFW · ↑85′6.5
  5. 40Neo DobsonFW · ↑85′6.3
  6. 32Mataeo Moon-ArnaezMF
  7. 34Ross FitzsimonsGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Colin Calderwood · Tom Cleverley (1.47 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 3Jack MackenzieDF · ↑70′7.0
  2. 4Brendan Sarpong-WireduMF · G ↑55′7.1
  3. 5Julio PleguezueloDF · ↑69′6.7
  4. 10X. AmaechiFW · A ↑55′7.5
  5. 29Matthew SorinolaDF · ↑87′
  6. 13Zak BakerGK
  7. 23Bradley IbrahimMF

Table after full time

League One 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Lincoln City4631-10-589:41+481031st
6Stevenage4621-12-1349:46+3756th
7Luton Town4621-11-1468:56+12747th
8Plymouth Argyle4622-7-1775:63+12738th
9Huddersfield Town4618-13-1574:64+10679th
10Mansfield Town4616-17-1362:50+126511th ▲1
22Port Vale4610-12-2436:61-254222nd
23Rotherham United4610-11-2541:71-304123rd
24Northampton Town469-8-2939:74-353524th
Northampton Town
24th35 → 35 pts
Plymouth Argyle
8th70 → 73 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 46

League One · the other 10 games
  1. Huddersfield Town3–0AFC Wimbledon
  2. Stockport County3–1Barnsley
  3. Bolton Wanderers2–3Luton Town
  4. Exeter City1–2Bradford City
  5. Burton Albion2–1Leyton Orient
  6. Mansfield Town5–4Cardiff City
  7. Peterborough United0–2Doncaster Rovers
  8. Port Vale0–2Lincoln City
  9. Reading3–1Blackpool
  10. Stevenage1–0Wigan Athletic
League One fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 2–2half-time

    The match stood at 2–2 at half-time before 0–1 after the break (2–3 full time).

  • 7–26shots

    Northampton Town recorded 7 shots (4 on target) against 26 (10 on target) for Plymouth Argyle.

Team stats

44 figures
Northampton Townfull timePlymouth Argyle
  1. 49%Possession51%
  2. 7Shots26
  3. 4Shots on target10
  4. 1Big chances5
  5. 2Corners8
  6. 259Passes263
  7. 17Fouls14
  8. 4Yellow cards4
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses9
  3. 92Attacks85
  4. 0Big chances missed4
  5. 17Crosses30
  6. 34Dangerous attacks46
  7. 17Dribble attempts8
  8. 2Offsides3
  9. 57%Shot accuracy38%
  10. 2Shots blocked7
  11. 3Shots inside box21
  12. 1Shots off target9
  13. 4Shots outside box5
  14. 6Successful dribbles5
  15. Passing
  16. 19Accurate long passes16
  17. 148Accurate passes167
  18. 76%Forward passes %82%
  19. 6Key passes18
  20. 24%Long pass accuracy27%
  21. 78Long passes60
  22. 57%Pass accuracy63%
  23. 72Passes in final third71
  24. Defence
  25. 35Ball recoveries34
  26. 103Ball safe103
  27. 48Duels won69
  28. 12Goal kicks5
  29. 18Headers won28
  30. 5Interceptions10
  31. 6Saves2
  32. 14Tackles20
  33. Discipline
  34. 14Free kicks17
  35. 1Red cards0
  36. 1Second yellows0
  37. Other
  38. 2Injuries0
  39. 168Possession lost166
  40. 3Substitutions4
  41. 21Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 6.66 v 6.92
  1. Lorent TolajPLA8.7
  2. Michael JacobsNHT7.7
  3. X. AmaechiPLA7.5
  4. Malachi BoatengPLA7.4
  5. Joe EdwardsPLA7.3

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Northampton Townall competitionsPlymouth Argyle
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.87Goals per game (both sides)3.27
  3. 73%Over 1.587%
  4. 60%Over 2.580%
  5. 33%Over 3.540%
  6. 60%Both teams scored73%
  7. 0%Clean sheets20%
  8. 40%Failed to score7%
  9. Northampton Town at home v Plymouth Argyle away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 0Won4
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 6Lost2
  14. 4-13Goals (for-against)16-8
  15. 0.14Points per game1.75
  16. 43%Over 2.575%
  17. 0%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 4-151st-half goals (for-against)12-10
  20. 5-192nd-half goals (for-against)20-7
  21. 56%Goals after half-time63%
  22. 93%Goal before half-time80%
  23. 2-3-10Half-time W-D-L5-6-4
How we calculate this

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

29%Model · draw 25%46%

Projected goals
1.14 – 1.51total 2.65 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 12.2%0–1 10.7%1–2 9.2%
OutcomeModelHappened
Northampton Town win29%No
Draw25%No
Plymouth Argyle win46%Yes
Over 1.5 goals74%Yes
Over 2.5 goals49%Yes
Over 3.5 goals27%Yes
Both teams to score53%Yes
Northampton Town clean sheet22%No
Plymouth Argyle clean sheet32%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Referee

B. Speedie
Cards / match
3.18this match 9 (+5.82)
Yellows / match
3.04this match 8
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.1312% of matches
Fouls / match
21.8this match 31

1.35Home 1.35 vs Away 1.69 yellows/match · +0.34 away · 10–4 red · 4 coach cards1.69

45%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 17%38%

home winsaway wins
With Northampton Town
3-0-1 in 4 · 1 yellows/game
With Plymouth Argyle
1-0-2 in 3 · 1.33 yellows/game
Analysed latest 100 of 128 career matches.

Match info

Competition
League One
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 46 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
Capacity
7,798 · grass
Weather
20 °C · light rain · humidity 59%
Referee
B. Speedie
NHT coach
Colin Calderwood
PLA coach
Tom Cleverley (1.47 PPG)

Match summary

Plymouth Argyle beat Northampton Town 3-2 in the League One (England).

Before kickoff, Plymouth Argyle (8th, 70 pts) were 35 points ahead of Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). Northampton Town had lost 11 matches in a row before this one. Across 16 previous meetings on record, Northampton Town won 6 and Plymouth Argyle won 9, with 1 draw (2.63 goals per game).

Goals came from E. List (13') and Michael Jacobs (18') for Northampton Town and Lorent Tolaj (28'), Malachi Boateng (40') and Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (74') for Plymouth Argyle.

Northampton Town — live results and schedulePlymouth Argyle — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Lorent TolajPLA3
  2. Michael JacobsNHT1
  3. Ronan CurtisPLA1

Passes

  1. Cameron McGeehanNHT26/33
  2. Malachi BoatengPLA23/33
  3. Terry TaylorNHT22/35

Progressive passes

  1. Terry TaylorNHT33 (94%)
  2. Malachi BoatengPLA28 (85%)
  3. Mathias RossPLA26 (96%)

Final-third passes

  1. Lee BurgeNHT20
  2. Luca Ashby-HammondPLA17
  3. Terry TaylorNHT11

Ball recoveries

  1. Lee BurgeNHT12
  2. Luca Ashby-HammondPLA10
  3. Lorent TolajPLA5

Duels won

  1. Alex MitchellPLA10/11
  2. Max DycheNHT10/16
  3. Joe EdwardsPLA8/11

Dribbles

  1. Michael JacobsNHT3/7
  2. X. AmaechiPLA2/2
  3. Lorent TolajPLA1/2

Tackles

  1. Malachi BoatengPLA3
  2. Jake EvansNHT3
  3. Max DycheNHT3

Clearances

  1. Jordan WillisNHT14
  2. Alex MitchellPLA11
  3. Max DycheNHT9

Saves

  1. Lee BurgeNHT6
  2. Luca Ashby-HammondPLA2

Head-to-head

16 meetings on record since 2011

6-1-9Northampton Town W-D-L · goals 19:23

6 NHT1 draws9 PLA
With Northampton Town at home
4-1-3 (10:8)
Goals per meeting
2.63
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams scored
38%
Won by the host
63%
Last 5 (Northampton Town)
4W 0D 1L · 2.8 goals/game
  1. Plymouth Argyle0–3Northampton TownLeague One
  2. Northampton Town2–0Plymouth ArgyleLeague One
  3. Plymouth Argyle2–1Northampton TownLeague One
  4. Northampton Town3–1Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  5. Northampton Town2–0Plymouth ArgyleLeague One
Show all 16 meetings
  1. Plymouth Argyle2–0Northampton TownLeague One
  2. Plymouth Argyle1–2Northampton TownLeague Two
  3. Northampton Town0–2Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  4. Plymouth Argyle2–0Northampton TownLeague Two
  5. Northampton Town2–3Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  6. Northampton Town0–2Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  7. Plymouth Argyle1–0Northampton TownLeague Two
  8. Northampton Town1–0Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  9. Plymouth Argyle3–2Northampton TownLeague Two
  10. Northampton Town0–0Plymouth ArgyleLeague Two
  11. Plymouth Argyle4–1Northampton TownLeague Two

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Northampton Town4d restPLA +3d rest7d restPlymouth Argyle
  1. 0-1L8 Mar
  2. 0-2L14 Mar
  3. 1-2L17 Mar
  4. 1-4L21 Mar
  5. 0-1L3 Apr
  6. 1-3L6 Apr
  7. 1-2L15 Apr
  8. 1-3L18 Apr
  9. 1-5L25 Apr
  10. 0-1L28 Apr

0-0-10goals 6:240.00pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-0W10 Mar
  2. 2-2D14 Mar
  3. 1-0W17 Mar
  4. 3-1W21 Mar
  5. 1-2L3 Apr
  6. 3-0W6 Apr
  7. 2-2D11 Apr
  8. 3-1W18 Apr
  9. 1-1D21 Apr
  10. 2-1W25 Apr

6-3-1goals 21:102.10pts/game

  1. HBarnsley0–1
  2. ACardiff City1–5
  3. HDoncaster Rovers1–3
  4. ALuton Town1–2
  5. HWigan Athletic1–3

latest 5

  1. HPort Vale2–1
  2. ABradford City1–1
  3. AAFC Wimbledon3–1
  4. HExeter City2–2
  5. ABarnsley3–0
Show older matches
  1. ABradford City0–1
  2. AMansfield Town1–4
  3. AStockport County1–2
  4. HBurton Albion0–2
  5. AAFC Wimbledon0–1

older

  1. HBolton Wanderers1–2
  2. HHuddersfield Town3–1
  3. HStevenage1–0
  4. AReading2–2
  5. AWigan Athletic3–0

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