Northampton Town vs Oxford United

League One 23 Dec 2023, 15:00
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Oxford United
Oxford United
🏟 Sixfields Stadium (Northampton, East Midlands) 👤 C. Hicks Round 23

Match report

Northampton Town edged past Oxford United 2-1 in the League One on 23 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Northampton Town had 12 shots to Oxford United's 8.

The match was played at Sixfields Stadium (Northampton, East Midlands), with C. Hicks in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 12 - 8 On target 5 - 3 Corners 5 - 1 Fouls 15 - 11 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Tyreece Simpson
Northampton Town · 1 goal
8 Mitchell Pinnock 2 assists
7 Kieron Bowie 1 goal
7 Cameron Brannagan 1 goal
7 Max Thompson captained the side
First half vs second half
Northampton Town stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 8–5
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–1
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 2–1 3–0
Attacks 65–41 61–47
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
126 Attacks 88
46 Dangerous Attacks 36
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 7
12 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 4
15 Fouls 11
5 Corners 1
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
559 Passes Total 401
448 Passes Accurate 295
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northampton Town · 4-2-3-1
26 M. Thompson
3 A. McGowan 15 J. Willis 6 S. Sherring 33 P. Brough
17 S. McWilliams 4 J. Sowerby
11 M. Pinnock 21 M. Leonard 7 S. Hoskins
19 K. Bowie
Oxford United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Beadle
15 F. Stevens 5 E. Moore 3 C. Brown 12 J. Bennett
18 M. McGuane 8 C. Brannagan
7 S. Mills 20 R. Rodrigues 23 J. Murphy
9 M. Harris
Northampton Town
Coach
J. Brady
Substitutes
  • 5 Jon Guthrie
  • 22 Akinwale Odimayo
  • 36 James Dadge
  • 24 Ryan Haynes
  • 23 William Hondermarck
  • 16 Tyreece Simpson
  • 10 Danny Hylton
Oxford United
Coach
D. Buckingham
Substitutes
  • 19 Tyler Goodrham
  • 17 James Henry
  • 39 Gatlin O'Donkor
  • 13 Simon Eastwood
  • 14 Oisin Smyth
  • 4 Jordan Thorniley
  • 6 Josh McEachran
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Goodrham ↓ J. Murphy Oxford United
  • 68' ↑ A. Odimayo ↓ P. Brough Northampton Town
  • 68' ↑ J. Guthrie ↓ J. Willis Northampton Town
  • 70' ↑ J. Henry ↓ S. Mills Oxford United
  • 80' ↑ G. O'Donkor ↓ M. Harris Oxford United
  • 90+1' ↑ D. Hylton ↓ K. Bowie Northampton Town
  • 90+1' ↑ W. Hondermarck ↓ J. Sowerby Northampton Town
  • 90+1' ↑ T. Simpson ↓ S. Hoskins Northampton Town
  • 90+1' ↑ O. Smyth ↓ Ruben Rodrigues Oxford United
Cards
  • 66' P. Brough Northampton Town
  • 90+2' C. Brown Oxford United
  • 90+8' T. Simpson Northampton Town
Head-to-head
Northampton Town 2 1 draws 2 Oxford United
2024-02-20 Oxford United vs Northampton Town 2 - 2
2023-12-23 Northampton Town vs Oxford United 2 - 1
2023-09-05 Northampton Town vs Oxford United 1 - 3
2021-03-23 Northampton Town vs Oxford United 1 - 0
2020-12-15 Oxford United vs Northampton Town 4 - 0
Recent form
Northampton Town D D D L L
Oxford United D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northampton Town vs Oxford United?
Northampton Town won 2-1 against Oxford United on 23 December 2023.
Who won Northampton Town vs Oxford United?
Northampton Town won the match 2-1.
Where was Northampton Town vs Oxford United played?
The match was played at Sixfields Stadium (Northampton, East Midlands).
Who had more possession in Northampton Town vs Oxford United?
Northampton Town had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.