Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town · League Two
Shrewsbury Town beat Northampton Town 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Shrewsbury Town and Northampton Town met in the League Two at Croud Meadow in Shrewsbury on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Shrewsbury Town: K. Brown 8'; K. Berkoe 45'. Northampton Town did not score.
How the match went
Northampton Town saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Shrewsbury Town had 11 shots with 4 on target, Northampton Town 7 with 5 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 1 to Shrewsbury Town and 5 to Northampton Town. Shrewsbury Town conceded 16 fouls, Northampton Town 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Shrewsbury Town, 1 for Northampton Town).
Line-ups
Shrewsbury Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Will Brook, Sam Stubbs, William Boyle, Josh Ruffels, Luca Hoole, Thomas Sang, Jay Turner-Cooke, Kevin Berkoe, Kian McMahon-Brown, George Lloyd, Josh Davison.
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Zach Jeacock, Joe Wormleighton, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, James Maxwell, Sam Hoskins, Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh, Tyrese Fornah, Logan Briggs, Harvey Saunders, Nathaniel Opoku.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town. K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town) scores.
- 45'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town. K. Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town.
- 90'Full-time. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town.
Full commentary (34 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Shrewsbury Town vs Northampton Town.
- 8'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Northampton Town. K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town) scores.
- 13'Attempt missed. J. Davison (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 29'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 30'Attempt missed. J. Turner-Cooke (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 30'Off the woodwork! K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 36'Attempt missed. T. Sang (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 40'Attempt blocked. J. Davison (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 41'Attempt missed. J. O. Whitmarsh (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town. K. Berkoe (Shrewsbury Town) scores.
- 45'Attempt saved. J. Davison (Shrewsbury Town), header. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Northampton Town: O. Dale comes on for L. Briggs.
- 47'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 49'Attempt missed. G. Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Attempt saved. O. Dale (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Yellow card for K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
- 65'Attempt saved. K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 68'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Warhurst comes on for N. Opoku.
- 68'Substitution, Northampton Town: S. Chambers comes on for S. Hoskins.
- 69'Substitution, Northampton Town: K. Swyer comes on for H. Saunders.
- 71'Attempt missed. K. Brown (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 74'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: W. Gray comes on for J. Turner-Cooke.
- 79'Attempt saved. O. Dale (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 81'Yellow card for S. Chambers (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 85'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: L. D. C. Sousa comes on for K. Berkoe.
- 88'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: M. Golding comes on for J. Davison.
- 89'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: I. Fletcher comes on for K. Brown.
- 89'Attempt saved. K. Swyer (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town.