Northampton Town 1-1 Crawley Town · League Two
Northampton Town drew 1-1 with Crawley Town in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Northampton Town and Crawley Town met in the League Two at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Northampton Town: N. Opoku 38'. Crawley Town: D. Pereira 67'.
How the match went
Crawley Town saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Northampton Town had 8 shots with 3 on target, Crawley Town 22 with 5 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 4 to Northampton Town and 4 to Crawley Town. Northampton Town conceded 6 fouls, Crawley Town 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Northampton Town, 2 for Crawley Town) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Zach Jeacock, Joe Wormleighton, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, James Maxwell, Sam Hoskins, Lee Evans, Tyrese Fornah, Logan Briggs, Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh, Nathaniel Opoku.
Crawley Town started in a 4-4-2: Jackson Izquierdo, Akin Odimayo, Priestley Farquharson, Charlie Barker, Ade Adeyemo, Osman Kamara, Jude Arthurs, Klaudio Krasniqi, Dylan Morgan, Louie Watson, Pemi Aderoju.
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Minute by minute
- 38'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Crawley Town. N. Opoku (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by J. O. Whitmarsh .
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Crawley Town.
- 55'Red card! L. Evans (Northampton Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 67'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Crawley Town. D. Pereira (Crawley Town) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-1 Crawley Town.
Full commentary (62 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Crawley Town.
- 1'Attempt missed. N. Opoku (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 2'Attempt missed. J. O. Whitmarsh (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 12'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 12'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 19'Attempt blocked. D. Morgan (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 22'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 23'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 24'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 25'Attempt blocked. K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt missed. N. Opoku (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 33'Attempt missed. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 34'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 34'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 35'Attempt missed. D. Morgan (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt blocked. D. Morgan (Crawley Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 38'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Crawley Town. N. Opoku (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by J. O. Whitmarsh .
- 40'Attempt saved. J. Guthrie (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 41'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 42'Yellow card for K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 44'Attempt saved. O. Kamara (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 45'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Crawley Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 50'Attempt saved. N. Opoku (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Offside, Northampton Town.
- 55'Red card! L. Evans (Northampton Town) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 60'Yellow card for J. Arthurs (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 61'Attempt missed. A. Adeyemo (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 61'Attempt blocked. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 65'Substitution, Crawley Town: D. Pereira comes on for D. Morgan.
- 65'Substitution, Crawley Town: D. Orsi-Dadomo comes on for P. Aderoju.
- 67'Attempt saved. D. Pereira (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 67'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Crawley Town. D. Pereira (Crawley Town) scores.
- 68'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Dyche comes on for J. O. Whitmarsh .
- 69'Off the woodwork! K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 71'Offside, Crawley Town.
- 75'Attempt saved. D. Pereira (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 75'Attempt missed. L. Watson (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 76'Substitution, Crawley Town: J. Russell comes on for A. Odimayo.
- 78'Attempt saved. L. Watson (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 78'Attempt blocked. L. Watson (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 78'Attempt blocked. O. Kamara (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 79'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 79'Offside, Crawley Town.
- 81'Substitution, Northampton Town: H. Saunders comes on for M. Warhurst.
- 81'Substitution, Northampton Town: C. Lemonheigh-Evans comes on for S. Hoskins.
- 82'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Warhurst comes on for N. Opoku.
- 85'Attempt blocked. C. Barker (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 86'Attempt missed. P. Farquharson (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 87'Substitution, Crawley Town: G. D. Biase comes on for L. Watson.
- 87'Substitution, Crawley Town: N. Tinsdale comes on for K. Krasniqi.
- 90'Attempt blocked. D. Pereira (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'Attempt blocked. A. Adeyemo (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90'Attempt missed. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Corner, Northampton Town.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Dyche (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. D. Orsi-Dadomo (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-1 Crawley Town.