Northampton Town 1-2 Rotherham United · League One
Northampton Town lost to Rotherham United 1-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Northampton Town and Rotherham United met in the League One at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Saturday, 11 October 2025.
Goalscorers
Northampton Town: S. Hoskins 26'. Rotherham United: J. Rafferty 71'; J. Benson 87'.
How the match went
Rotherham United saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Northampton Town had 3 shots with 1 on target, Rotherham United 11 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 4 to Northampton Town and 4 to Rotherham United. Northampton Town conceded 8 fouls, Rotherham United 17. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Northampton Town, 2 for Rotherham United).
Line-ups
Northampton Town started in a 3-4-3: Ross Fitzsimons, Conor McCarthy, Jordan Thorniley, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Sam Hoskins, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Jack Perkins, Kamarai Swyer, Jack Vale, Tyrese Fornah.
Rotherham United started in a 3-5-2: Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Zak Jules, Jamal Baptiste, Denzel Hall, Daniel Gore, Joe Powell, Josh Benson, Reece James, Shaun McWilliams, Martin Sherif.
More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 26'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Rotherham United. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 71'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Hugill.
- 87'Goal! Northampton Town 1-2 Rotherham United. J. Benson (Rotherham United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-2 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (32 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Rotherham United.
- 4'Attempt missed. J. Powell (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 6'Attempt missed. D. Hall (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 13'Attempt missed. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.18.
- 14'Attempt blocked. K. Swyer (Northampton Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt missed. M. Sherif (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 21'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. Wheatley comes on for J. Vale.
- 26'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Rotherham United. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town) converts the penalty.
- 35'Yellow card for J. Baptiste (Rotherham United) for persistent fouling.
- 38'Yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Yellow card for Z. Jules (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Hugill comes on for R. James.
- 48'Attempt missed. J. Benson (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 50'Attempt missed. M. Sherif (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 58'Yellow card for S. Hoskins (Northampton Town) for foul.
- 67'Substitution, Rotherham United: S. Nombe comes on for M. Sherif.
- 67'Substitution, Rotherham United: K. Spence comes on for S. McWilliams.
- 68'Attempt missed. K. Spence (Rotherham United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 71'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Hugill.
- 77'Attempt missed. J. Baptiste (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 82'Attempt missed. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.06.
- 83'Substitution, Northampton Town: M. Jacobs comes on for K. Swyer.
- 85'Attempt missed. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town), header. xG 0.04.
- 86'Yellow card for E. Wheatley (Northampton Town) for argument.
- 87'Goal! Northampton Town 1-2 Rotherham United. J. Benson (Rotherham United) scores.
- 90'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Wormleighton comes on for J. Perkins.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Rotherham United: L. Kelly comes on for J. Benson.
- 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 1-2 Rotherham United.