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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 2 (setup 4, season 34)
Stoke City
v.
Northampton Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Zack STEFFEN71IAGO Herrerín Buisán
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Tom SMITH27Sid NELSON
Bruno MARTINS-INDI3Ali KOIKI
Oghenekaro 'Peter' ETEBO84ALFA SEMEDO Esteves
Nathan COLLINS57Bailey WRIGHT
Danny BATTH66Jon GUTHRIE
Abdallah SIMA777Alexander KACANIKLIC
James McCLEAN687Kamil GROSICKI
Sam VOKES9Stefanos ATHANASIADIS
Jordan THOMPSON7106Nicke KABAMBA
Saido BERAHINO11Sam HOSKINS
Manager
Christian NORTON12Tom CARROLL
Adam DAVIES13Jonathan MAXTED
Demeaco DUHANEY14Jakub NAVRÁTIL
Sam CLUCAS15Shaun McWILLIAMS
Ryan WOODS16Morgan ROBERTS

Stoke City 2 Northampton Town 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 23,536, Stadium: bet365, Referee: Graham SCOTT 6½)
45 Vokes, 71 VokesScorers32 Grosicki
Substitutions
Sendings off
84 BatthBookings
6Corners7
7Fouls14
5Offsides7
8Shots on4
6Shots off13
14Total shots17
6Shots saved3
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Bruno MARTINS-INDI
2SMITH ran onto a great ball from THOMPSON but pulled his effort wide of the righthand post.
11HOSKINS shot wide.
13A shot from MARTINS-INDI was smothered by the 'keeper.
22ATHANASIADIS's shot was well held by STEFFEN.
23The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from ETEBO.
25An exceptional effort from ALFA SEMEDO scraped the top of the crossbar.
26ATHANASIADIS blasted a looping shot just beyond the far post from thirty yards out.
28ATHANASIADIS scuffed a simple chance.
32GOAL!! GUTHRIE made space for GROSICKI who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, struck the ball past the Stoke City 'keeper. (1-0 Northampton Town)
33A delightful save prevented VOKES from scoring a lovely goal.
45GOAL!! An outswinging corner was nodded clear only for VOKES to crack the ball into the back of the net. (1-1)
 
46ATHANASIADIS dribbled away from SMITH and rifled a weak shot over the bar.
47A free-kick from VOKES flew over the bar.
50A cross from ALFA SEMEDO left GROSICKI in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
53MCCLEAN was put clear by COLLINS and he raced past the Northampton Town 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
60BERAHINO touched the ball through a crowd of players but IAGO was a match for it as he dived to his left.
61KACANIKLIC beat SIMA and flicked the ball to GROSICKI who toe-poked his shot wide.
71GOAL!! On the right wing THOMPSON collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for VOKES to fire it home. (2-1 Stoke City)
77A header from MCCLEAN was headed off the line by KOIKI.
83A penalty box meleé resulted in THOMPSON tapping a low shot over.
84A high tackle on ALFA SEMEDO by BATTH results in a booking.
89A drive from GROSICKI seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away.