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Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle
2 May 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Ben SpeedieLeague One 2025/2026 · 16 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Northampton TownMin
Plymouth Argyle- ⚽
E. List 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Michael Jacobs
Right foot shot
13′ - ⚽
Michael Jacobs 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Nesta Guinness-Walker
Right foot shot
18′ - 28′⚽
Lorent Tolaj 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Joe Edwards
Right foot shot
- 34′
Owen Dale
Yellowcard
Foul
- 40′⚽
Malachi Boateng 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Lorent Tolaj
Right foot shot
C. McCarthy
Yellowcard
Foul
45+1′- 55′⇄
X. Amaechi
Substitution
Off: Owen Dale
- 55′⇄
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
Substitution
Off: Caleb Watts
- 59′
Mathias Ross
Yellowcard
Foul
C. McCarthy
Yellow/Red card
Foul
62′- ⇄
Sam Hoskins
Substitution
Off: Nesta Guinness-Walker
63′ E. List
Yellowcard
Foul
64′- 66′
Malachi Boateng
Yellowcard
Foul
- 69′⇄
Julio Pleguezuelo
Substitution
Off: Joe Edwards
- 70′⇄
Jack Mackenzie
Substitution
Off: Mathias Ross
- ⇄
Kamarai Swyer
Substitution
Off: E. List
70′ - 74′⚽
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 2-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: X. Amaechi
Right foot shot
- 79′
Ronan Curtis
Yellowcard
Argument
Jake Evans
Yellowcard
Foul
84′- ⇄
Dean Campbell
Substitution
Off: Kyle McAdam
85′ - ⇄
Neo Dobson
Substitution
Off: Jake Evans
85′ - ⇄
Jack Vale
Substitution
Off: Michael Jacobs
85′ - 87′⇄
Matthew Sorinola
Substitution
Off: Ronan Curtis
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7.03 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.37 | |
| 63 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.79 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.16 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.71 | |
| 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.74 | |
| 70 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.21 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.58 | |
| 27 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.98 | |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.31 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.53 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.32 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Northampton Town
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Plymouth Argyle
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Northampton Town’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Northampton Town’s home games with Plymouth Argyle’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Northampton Town
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Plymouth Argyle
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
Previous meetings
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