Match Day Thread Northampton v Pompey

Portsmouth

• 1 Luke McGee
• 20 NathanThompson
• 6 Christian Burgess
• 5 Matt Clarke
• 2 Damian McCrory
• 30 Adam May
• 7 Stuart O'Keefe
• 18 Jamal Lowe
• 8 Brett Pitman (C)
• 11 Matty Kennedy
• 19 Conor Chaplin

Substitutes

• 14 Curtis Main
• 17 Dion Donohue
• 22 Kal Naismith
• 23 Kyle Bennett
• 25 Drew Talbot
• 33 Ben Close
• 35 Alex Bass

 

Northampton

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  • 13 Ingram
  • 2 Moloney
  • 6 Taylor
  • 16 Pierre
  • 3 Buchanan
  • 22 Crooks
  • 17 McWilliams
  • 29 Grimes
  • 20 Smith
  • 10 Revell
  • 19 Long

Substitutes

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  • 1 Cornell
  • 4 Kasim
  • 5 Barnett
  • 7 Waters
  • 9 Richards
  • 11 Powell
  • 26 Poole

 

Sorry it's a bit late, but better late than never

Nathan Thompson booked in the 11th minute for a foul.

Northampton 1-0 up in the 18th minute. Chris Long (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams with a through ball.

 

Home player McWilliams going off injured on a stretcher after treatment, to be replaced by Kasim.

 

Pompey now 2-0 down

Express FM say they think it's an own goal from Matt Clarke.

 

Could be worse - Walsall are 4-0 down at Rotherham

 

Good cross from Jamal Lowe hits the post.

 

BBC Sport are now saying that the second goal awarded to Matt Crooks. Who knows

 

Yellow card for Matt Clarke for fouling Matt Crooks.

 

45 minutes up, but 7 minutes added on time due to the injury to McWilliams.

 

Shot from Stuart O'Keefe tipped over the bar by Ingram the home keeper.

 

Half time whistle, and it's 2-0 to Northampton.

I bet Jimmy Floyd Bottlebank is a happy chappy

 

Second half kicks off.

Let's hope we can pull something out of the bag !

 

49th minute and we are 2-1 down now. Matty Kennedy with his first goal for the club. A right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

 

Both Adam May and Jamal Lowe go close with shots. Action is warming up now.

 

Commentators on Express FM saying we are a totally different team this half, and Matty Kennedy is playing really well on the left wing.

 

Home team bringing on Daniel Powell for George Smith, for their second substitution.

 

Kennedy cross and Jamal Lowe goes close.

 

Adam May off with a cut nose, replaced by Ben Close.

 

Yellow for Jamal Lowe for a foul on Powell.