Northampton Town vs Plymouth ArgyleLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2025/2026

Northampton Town

List13'

Jacobs18'

-FT

May 02, 2026

Sixfields Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Lorent Tolaj

Plymouth Argyle

Goals

Assists

8.7

87'Substitution

Matthew Sorinola· In

Ronan Curtis· Out

Plymouth Argyle

85'Substitution

Dean Campbell· In

Kyle McAdam· Out

Northampton Town

85'Substitution

Neo Dobson· In

Jake Evans· Out

Northampton Town

85'Substitution

Jack Vale· In

Michael Jacobs· Out

Northampton Town

84'Yellow Card

Jake Evans

Northampton Town

79'Yellow Card

Ronan Curtis

Plymouth Argyle

Goal!

2-3

Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

74'·Plymouth Argyle

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70'Substitution

Jack Mackenzie· In

Mathias Ross· Out

Plymouth Argyle

70'Substitution

Kamarai Swyer· In

E. List· Out

Northampton Town

69'Substitution

Julio Pleguezuelo· In

Joe Edwards· Out

Plymouth Argyle

66'Yellow Card

Malachi Boateng

Plymouth Argyle

64'Yellow Card

E. List

Northampton Town

63'Substitution

Sam Hoskins· In

Nesta Guinness-Walker· Out

Northampton Town

62'Second Yellow

C. McCarthy

Northampton Town

59'Yellow Card

Mathias Ross

Plymouth Argyle

55'Substitution

X. Amaechi· In

Owen Dale· Out

Plymouth Argyle

55'Substitution

Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu· In

Caleb Watts· Out

Plymouth Argyle

45'+1Yellow Card

C. McCarthy

Northampton Town

Goal!

2-2

Malachi Boateng

40'·Plymouth Argyle

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34'Yellow Card

Owen Dale

Plymouth Argyle

Goal!

2-1

Lorent Tolaj

28'·Plymouth Argyle

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Goal!

2-0

Michael Jacobs

18'·Northampton Town

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Goal!

1-0

E. List

13'·Northampton Town

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Statistics of the Game

Northampton Town

Plymouth Argyle

49%Ball Possession51%

7Shots Total26

4Shots On Target10

2Corners8

17Fouls14

4Yellow Cards4

2Offsides3

6Saves2

259Passes263

1Shots Off Target9

92Attacks85

34Dangerous Attacks46

3Shots Inside Box21

4Shots Outside Box5

2Goals3

14Free Kicks17

2Shots Blocked7

3Substitutions4

14Tackles20

2Assists3

148Accurate Passes167

1Red Cards0

1Ball Safe0

2Injuries0

17Total Crosses30

4Accurate Crosses9

5Interceptions10

48Duels Won69

1Big Chances Created5

0Big Chances Missed4

Northampton Town

Manager: Colin Calderwood

Starting XI

7.0

5.3

6.9

6.4

Nesta Guinness-Walker

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.1

6.7

7.9

7.2

Substitutes

6.6

7.0

6.3

6.5

Mataeo Moon-Arnaez

Ross Fitzsimons

Neo Dobson

6.3

Plymouth Argyle

Manager: Tom Cleverley

Starting XI

6.5

7.3

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.9

7.5

6.6

6.1

6.4

8.7

Substitutes

Jack Mackenzie

6.9

Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

7.0

6.7

7.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Michael Jacobs FW	7.9	85'	1	1	1/2	17(59%)	1	6/18
E. List FW	7.2	70'	1	0	2/2	3(100%)	-	4/13
Lee Burge GK	7.0	90'	0	0	-	38(24%)	-	0/1
Sam Hoskins FW	7.0	27'	0	0	0/1	8(75%)	-	0/5
Jordan Willis DF	6.9	90'	0	0	-	21(48%)	1	7/7
Terry Taylor MF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	35(64%)	2	6/10
Nesta Guinness-Walker MF	6.8	63'	0	1	1/2	10(90%)	-	1/3
Jake Evans FW	6.7	85'	0	0	-	7(71%)	3	4/10
Dean Campbell MF	6.6	5'	0	0	-	10(90%)	2	2/3
Jack Vale FW	6.5	5'	0	0	-	5(60%)	-	1/2
Max Dyche DF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	31(39%)	3	10/16
Cameron McGeehan MF	6.4	90'	0	0	-	34(76%)	-	2/4
Neo Dobson FW	6.3	5'	0	0	-	1(100%)	1	1/7
Kamarai Swyer FW	6.3	20'	0	0	-	7(86%)	-	0/4
Kyle McAdam MF	6.1	85'	0	0	-	25(48%)	1	2/7
C. McCarthy DF	5.3	62'	0	0	-	7(71%)	-	2/7

Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Northampton Town	L11	0	15	0	15	0/15	4-14
Plymouth Argyle	W1	5	0	11	4	11/15	11-5

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Northampton Town — last 5 games

L1-3 vs Wigan Athletic2026-04-06
L1-2 @ Luton Town2026-04-15
L1-3 vs Doncaster Rovers2026-04-18
L1-5 @ Cardiff City2026-04-25
L0-1 vs Barnsley2026-04-28

Plymouth Argyle — last 5 games

W3-0 @ Barnsley2026-04-06
D2-2 vs Exeter City2026-04-11
W3-1 @ AFC Wimbledon2026-04-18
D1-1 @ Bradford City2026-04-21
W2-1 vs Port Vale2026-04-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Northampton Town wins: 6
Draws: 1
Plymouth Argyle wins: 9
Avg goals per meeting: 2.63
Over 2.5 goals: 44%
Both teams scored: 38%
Home side won: 63%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 4W 0D 1L (Northampton Town view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 2.63

Aggregated from 16 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-29	Plymouth Argyle	0-3	Northampton Town
2021-03-02	Northampton Town	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
2020-10-17	Plymouth Argyle	2-1	Northampton Town
2019-08-31	Northampton Town	3-1	Plymouth Argyle
2018-04-21	Northampton Town	2-0	Plymouth Argyle

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Northampton Town	24	46	35	-35	LLLLL	24	0
Plymouth Argyle	8	46	73	12	DWDWW	4	+4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 38 ptsNorthampton Town 35 · Plymouth Argyle 73
Positions: #24 vs #8

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-02

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 0%

(0/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

5-3

Total matches

Recent matches

League One•May 2, 2026

Northampton Town

2-3

Plymouth Argyle

League One•Nov 29, 2025

Plymouth Argyle

0-3

Northampton Town

Head to Head

Last 17 matches

Northampton Town wins

Draws

Plymouth Argyle wins

Goals Scored

21 - 26

May 2, 2026 • League One

Northampton Town

2-3

Plymouth Argyle

Nov 29, 2025 • League One

Plymouth Argyle

0-3

Northampton Town

Mar 2, 2021 • League One

Northampton Town

2-0

Plymouth Argyle

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Plymouth Argyle (8th, 73 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Northampton Town (24th, 35 pts). Plymouth Argyle had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall.

Northampton Town arrived off 11 straight defeats. Plymouth Argyle carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Northampton Town had taken 0 of 15 points to Plymouth Argyle's 11.

GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 6 for Northampton Town, 9 for Plymouth Argyle and 1 drawn, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Northampton Town: E. List (13'), Michael Jacobs (18') · Plymouth Argyle: Lorent Tolaj (28'), Malachi Boateng (40'), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (74')

Key stats

Possession: Northampton Town 49% · Plymouth Argyle 51% · Total shots: 7-26 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 2-8

More details:

Northampton Town — live results and schedule Plymouth Argyle — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle?

Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle. League One (England) match played on 2 May 2026.

What league is Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match takes place at Sixfields Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Northampton Town and Plymouth Argyle?

In 16 meetings between 2011 and 2026: Northampton Town has 6 wins, 1 draws, and 9 losses against Plymouth Argyle.

Where is Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle being played?

The match is being played at Sixfields Stadium.

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Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle — computed insights

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Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 17 matches

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