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Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle · League One

Northampton Town lost to Plymouth Argyle 2-3 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Northampton Town and Plymouth Argyle met in the League One at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Saturday, 2 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Northampton Town: E. List 13'; M. Jacobs 18'. Plymouth Argyle: L. Tolaj 28'; M. Boateng 40'; B. Sarpong-Wiredu 74'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Northampton Town had 7 shots with 4 on target, Plymouth Argyle 26 with 10 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 2 to Northampton Town and 8 to Plymouth Argyle. Northampton Town conceded 17 fouls, Plymouth Argyle 14. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (4 for Northampton Town, 4 for Plymouth Argyle).

Line-ups

Northampton Town started in a 3-4-2-1: Lee Burge, Conor McCarthy, Jordan Willis, Max Dyche, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Cameron McGeehan, Terry Taylor, Kyle McAdam, Jake Evans, Michael Jacobs, Elliot List.

Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-4-2: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Joe Edwards, Mathias Ross, Alex Mitchell, Wes Harding, Ronan Curtis, Malachi Boateng, Caleb Watts, Owen Dale, Aribim Pepple, Lorent Tolaj.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 13'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. E. List (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by M. Jacobs.
  2. 18'Goal! Northampton Town 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by N. Guinness-Walker.
  3. 28'Goal! Northampton Town 2-1 Plymouth Argyle. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by J. Edwards.
  4. 40'Goal! Northampton Town 2-2 Plymouth Argyle. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by L. Tolaj.
  5. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 2-2 Plymouth Argyle.
  6. 62'Second yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town), who is sent off.
  7. 74'Goal! Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by X. Amaechi.
  8. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (57 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle.
  2. 1'Attempt saved. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  3. 2'Attempt missed. O. Dale (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  4. 4'Attempt blocked. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 6'Attempt missed. A. Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  6. 7'Attempt missed. M. Ross (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.29.
  7. 12'Attempt missed. W. Harding (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 12'Attempt missed. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  9. 13'Goal! Northampton Town 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. E. List (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by M. Jacobs.
  10. 16'Attempt saved. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  11. 18'Goal! Northampton Town 2-0 Plymouth Argyle. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by N. Guinness-Walker.
  12. 23'Attempt saved. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  13. 24'Attempt blocked. O. Dale (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  14. 28'Goal! Northampton Town 2-1 Plymouth Argyle. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by J. Edwards.
  15. 32'Attempt saved. E. List (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 34'Yellow card for O. Dale (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  17. 35'Attempt blocked. M. Jacobs (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  18. 40'Goal! Northampton Town 2-2 Plymouth Argyle. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by L. Tolaj.
  19. 40'Attempt blocked. O. Dale (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  20. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+1'Yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town) for foul.
  22. 45+2'Attempt blocked. M. Ross (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.18.
  23. 45+3'Attempt missed. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  24. 45+3'Attempt missed. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  25. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 2-2 Plymouth Argyle.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 55'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: B. Sarpong-Wiredu comes on for C. Watts.
  28. 55'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: X. Amaechi comes on for O. Dale.
  29. 55'Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  30. 57'Attempt saved. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  31. 59'Yellow card for M. Ross (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  32. 59'Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  33. 62'Second yellow card for C. McCarthy (Northampton Town), who is sent off.
  34. 63'Substitution, Northampton Town: S. Hoskins comes on for N. Guinness-Walker.
  35. 64'Yellow card for E. List (Northampton Town) for foul.
  36. 66'Yellow card for M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  37. 68'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  38. 69'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Pleguezuelo comes on for J. Edwards.
  39. 69'Attempt missed. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  40. 70'Substitution, Northampton Town: K. Swyer comes on for E. List.
  41. 70'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Mackenzie comes on for M. Ross.
  42. 72'Attempt blocked. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  43. 72'Attempt blocked. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  44. 72'Attempt saved. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.
  45. 72'Attempt saved. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.14.
  46. 74'Goal! Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle. B. Sarpong-Wiredu (Plymouth Argyle) scores, assisted by X. Amaechi.
  47. 77'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  48. 79'Yellow card for R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  49. 81'Attempt missed. A. Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.48.
  50. 84'Yellow card for J. Evans (Northampton Town) for foul.
  51. 85'Substitution, Northampton Town: D. Campbell comes on for K. Mcadam.
  52. 85'Substitution, Northampton Town: N. Dobson comes on for J. Evans.
  53. 85'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Vale comes on for M. Jacobs.
  54. 87'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Sorinola comes on for R. Curtis.
  55. 90'11 minutes of added time.
  56. 90+6'Attempt saved. L. Tolaj (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  57. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle.
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