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Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers · League One

Northampton Town beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers met in the League One at PTS Academy Stadium in Northampton on Saturday, 22 February 2025.

Goalscorers

Northampton Town: D. Costelloe 61'; N. Guinness-Walker 78'. Bristol Rovers: S. Sinclair 46'.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Northampton Town, 2 for Bristol Rovers).

Line-ups

Northampton Town started in a 3-4-2-1: Nikola Tzanev, Aaron McGowan, Max Dyche, Akin Odimayo, Sam Hoskins, Liam Shaw, Terry Taylor, Mitch Pinnock, Cameron McGeehan, Tariqe Fosu-Henry, Dara Costelloe.

Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Jack Hunt, James Wilson, Connor Taylor, Lino Sousa, Isaac Hutchinson, Matt Butcher, Luke Thomas, Ruel Sotiriou, Scott Sinclair, Chris Martin.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-0 Bristol Rovers.
  2. 46'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Bristol Rovers. S. Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by I. Hutchinson.
  3. 61'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Bristol Rovers. D. Costelloe (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by M. Dyche.
  4. 78'Goal! Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by C. McGeehan.
  5. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers.
Full commentary (31 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Northampton Town vs Bristol Rovers.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. L. Thomas (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 3'Attempt saved. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 9'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  5. 41'Attempt missed. T. Fosu-Henry (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  6. 41'Attempt saved. M. Pinnock (Northampton Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  7. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  8. 45+1'Attempt saved. C. Martin (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.10.
  9. 45'Half-time. Northampton Town 0-0 Bristol Rovers.
  10. 46'The second half is under way.
  11. 46'Goal! Northampton Town 0-1 Bristol Rovers. S. Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by I. Hutchinson.
  12. 48'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Lindsay comes on for R. Sotiriou.
  13. 53'Attempt missed. T. Taylor (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  14. 55'Attempt missed. C. Martin (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.32.
  15. 58'Attempt missed. L. Shaw (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  16. 59'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  17. 59'Attempt saved. S. Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  18. 60'Yellow card for C. Taylor (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  19. 61'Goal! Northampton Town 1-1 Bristol Rovers. D. Costelloe (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by M. Dyche.
  20. 66'Attempt blocked. L. Thomas (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 70'Attempt missed. S. Hoskins (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  22. 76'Substitution, Northampton Town: N. Guinness-Walker comes on for T. Fosu-Henry.
  23. 78'Goal! Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers. N. Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town) scores, assisted by C. McGeehan.
  24. 80'Yellow card for C. McGeehan (Northampton Town) for argument.
  25. 81'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: M. Reindorf comes on for L. Thomas.
  26. 88'Substitution, Northampton Town: B. Perry comes on for D. Costelloe.
  27. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  28. 90+1'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Baldwin comes on for A. McGowan.
  29. 90+4'Yellow card for J. Wilson (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  30. 90+4'Yellow card for M. Pinnock (Northampton Town) for argument.
  31. 90'Full-time. Northampton Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers.
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