Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton · Carabao Cup
Northampton Town lost to Southampton 0-1 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Northampton Town and Southampton met in the Carabao Cup at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Tuesday, 12 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Northampton Town did not score. Southampton: M. Fernandes 48'.
How the match went
Southampton saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Northampton Town had 16 shots with 4 on target, Southampton 13 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Northampton Town and 8 to Southampton. Northampton Town conceded 10 fouls, Southampton 19. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Northampton Town, 4 for Southampton).
Line-ups
Northampton Town started in a 5-4-1: Ross Fitzsimons, Joe Wormleighton, Conor McCarthy, Jordan Willis, Max Dyche, Jack Perkins, Cameron McGeehan, Dean Campbell, Tyrese Fornah, Sam Hoskins, Elliot List.
Southampton started in a 3-4-2-1: Alex McCarthy, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Ronnie Edwards, Yukinari Sugawara, Shea Charles, Mateus Fernandes, Ryan Manning, Cameron Archer, Ben Brereton Díaz, Damion Downs.
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Minute by minute
- 48'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton. M. Fernandes (Southampton) scores, assisted by C. Archer.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Southampton.
- 2'Attempt missed. R. Edwards (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 2'Attempt blocked. C. Archer (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 3'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 4'Attempt missed. J. Willis (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 5'Attempt blocked. M. Fernandes (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 5'Attempt missed. T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 8'Attempt blocked. S. Charles (Southampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 11'Yellow card for R. Edwards (Southampton).
- 12'Attempt saved. D. Campbell (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 12'Attempt blocked. D. Campbell (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
- 18'Attempt saved. J. Willis (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.35.
- 20'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt blocked. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 39'Attempt missed. Y. Sugawara (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 40'Attempt saved. D. Downs (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.67.
- 43'Attempt saved. D. Campbell (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 44'Attempt missed. E. List (Northampton Town), header. xG 0.10.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. Wheatley comes on for E. List.
- 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Burroughs comes on for C. McCarthy.
- 48'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton. M. Fernandes (Southampton) scores, assisted by C. Archer.
- 49'Attempt blocked. B. Brereton Díaz (Southampton), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 50'Off the woodwork! Y. Sugawara (Southampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 55'Yellow card for M. Fernandes (Southampton).
- 56'Yellow card for C. McGeehan (Northampton Town).
- 57'Yellow card for T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 61'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton: F. Downes comes on for S. Charles.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton: C. Taylor comes on for T. Harwood-Bellis.
- 63'Substitution, Southampton: K. Matsuki comes on for D. Downs.
- 64'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Forbes comes on for J. Willis.
- 64'Substitution, Northampton Town: T. Taylor comes on for C. McGeehan.
- 66'Attempt missed. F. Downes (Southampton), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 68'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 69'Yellow card for J. Wormleighton (Northampton Town).
- 71'Substitution, Southampton: R. Fraser comes on for M. Fernandes.
- 78'Attempt blocked. Y. Sugawara (Southampton), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 80'Attempt missed. M. Forbes (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 81'Substitution, Southampton: A. Armstrong comes on for B. Brereton Díaz.
- 83'Attempt saved. A. Armstrong (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 84'Attempt missed. M. Forbes (Northampton Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 86'Yellow card for F. Downes (Southampton).
- 89'Yellow card for J. Perkins (Northampton Town).
- 90+1'Attempt missed. T. Taylor (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. M. Dyche (Northampton Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. J. Wormleighton (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.