Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town · League One
Luton Town beat Northampton Town 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Luton Town and Northampton Town met in the League One at Kenilworth Road in Luton on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Luton Town: L. Walsh 43'; K. Naismith 85'. Northampton Town: S. Hoskins 31'.
How the match went
Luton Town saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Luton Town had 25 shots with 5 on target, Northampton Town 12 with 3 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 11 to Luton Town and 5 to Northampton Town. Luton Town conceded 7 fouls, Northampton Town 15. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Luton Town, 3 for Northampton Town).
Line-ups
Luton Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Josh Keeley, Nigel Lonwijk, Mads Andersen, Kal Naismith, Joe Johnson, Liam Walsh, Jake Richards, Jordan Clark, Kasey Palmer, Emilio Lawrence, Nahki Wells.
Northampton Town started in a 4-4-2: Lee Burge, Jack Burroughs, Max Dyche, Jon Guthrie, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah, Cameron McGeehan, Dean Campbell, Michael Jacobs, Tom Eaves, Sam Hoskins.
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Minute by minute
- 31'Goal! Luton Town 0-1 Northampton Town. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by T. Eaves.
- 43'Goal! Luton Town 1-1 Northampton Town. L. Walsh (Luton Town) scores, assisted by E. Lawrence.
- 45'Half-time. Luton Town 1-1 Northampton Town.
- 85'Goal! Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town. K. Naismith (Luton Town) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Luton Town vs Northampton Town.
- 0'Yellow card for J. Wilshere (Luton Town) for argument.
- 4'Attempt saved. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 6'Attempt blocked. N. Wells (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 7'Attempt blocked. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 7'Attempt blocked. K. Naismith (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 8'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 10'Attempt saved. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
- 12'Attempt blocked. J. Richards (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 12'Attempt blocked. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 13'Attempt saved. T. Eaves (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.
- 18'Attempt blocked. J. Burroughs (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 24'Off the woodwork! K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 27'Attempt blocked. N. Wells (Luton Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 31'Goal! Luton Town 0-1 Northampton Town. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by T. Eaves.
- 38'Attempt missed. J. Clark (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 42'Attempt blocked. J. Clark (Luton Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 43'Goal! Luton Town 1-1 Northampton Town. L. Walsh (Luton Town) scores, assisted by E. Lawrence.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Luton Town 1-1 Northampton Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Luton Town: S. Morris comes on for J. Richards.
- 47'Attempt blocked. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 50'Attempt blocked. J. Clark (Luton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 53'Attempt blocked. M. Andersen (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 54'Attempt missed. T. Fornah (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 55'Attempt blocked. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 56'Attempt blocked. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 56'Attempt blocked. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 58'Attempt missed. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 62'Yellow card for C. McGeehan (Northampton Town) for argument.
- 62'Attempt missed. S. Morris (Luton Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.22.
- 62'Attempt blocked. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 63'Attempt blocked. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 65'Attempt blocked. E. Lawrence (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 66'Substitution, Luton Town: A. Al-Hamadi comes on for N. Wells.
- 71'Substitution, Northampton Town: C. McCarthy comes on for J. Burroughs.
- 72'Substitution, Northampton Town: E. List comes on for M. Jacobs.
- 72'Substitution, Northampton Town: K. Swyer comes on for T. Fornah.
- 76'Yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town) for time wasting.
- 77'Yellow card for D. Campbell (Northampton Town) for argument.
- 77'Attempt missed. J. Clark (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 77'Off the woodwork! A. Al-Hamadi (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 80'Attempt missed. C. McCarthy (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 80'Attempt blocked. E. List (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 81'Attempt missed. S. Morris (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Evans comes on for T. Eaves.
- 82'Substitution, Northampton Town: T. Taylor comes on for S. Hoskins.
- 82'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Kodua comes on for E. Lawrence.
- 82'Substitution, Luton Town: D. v. d. Berg comes on for J. Clark.
- 85'Goal! Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town. K. Naismith (Luton Town) scores.
- 87'Attempt saved. S. Morris (Luton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.
- 88'Attempt saved. N. Lonwijk (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Saville comes on for L. Walsh.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for N. Lonwijk (Luton Town) for time wasting.
- 90+4'Yellow card for J. Keeley (Luton Town) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. Luton Town 2-1 Northampton Town.