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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 4 (setup 4, season 37)
Walsall
v.
Northampton Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Owen EVANS1IAGO Herrerín Buisán
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Josh KEY28Jon GUTHRIE
Nathanael OGBETA836Ali KOIKI
Isaac HUTCHINSON48ALFA SEMEDO Esteves
Kelland WATTS57Bailey WRIGHT
Emmanuel MONTHE767Akinwale ODIMAYO
Joe RILEY776Jeremy Leonel SARMIENTO Morante
Hannibal MEJBRI78Alexander KACANIKLIC
Conor WILKINSON796Stefanos ATHANASIADIS
Callum LANG610Jack SOWERBY
Nathan BROADHEAD711Sam HOSKINS
Manager
Joe WARD12Ben FOX
Glenn MORRIS13Jonathan MAXTED
Andy WILLIAMS146Shaun McWILLIAMS
Will RANDALL15Kieron BOWIE
Ben WILLIAMS166Tyler MAGLOIRE

Walsall 0 Northampton Town 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 10,798, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Mike PIKE 6½)
Scorers8 Kacaniklic
Substitutions47 Sowerby <=> McWilliams, 62 Odimayo <=> Magloire
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners1
15Fouls22
3Offsides10
8Shots on5
6Shots off4
14Total shots9
8Shots saved3
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Josh KEY
2HUTCHINSON rushed through the Northampton Town defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
3BROADHEAD beat a number of Northampton Town players and fired a shot inches wide.
8GOAL!! A great ball from KOIKI left SOWERBY in the clear, he made the Walsall 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to KACANIKLIC to score. (1-0 Northampton Town)
17KACANIKLIC beat WATTS but blasted the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
22A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing EVANS.
27A great effort from KOIKI scraped the outside of the righthand post.
29Uncertainty in the Northampton Town defence enabled HUTCHINSON to crack an effort wide.
39OGBETA drove a right foot shot over the bar from thirty yards out.
41A twenty-five yard shot from RILEY caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
43KACANIKLIC shot wide.
 
47MEJBRI kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
49OGBETA's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Northampton Town upright.
52A penalty box meleé resulted in ATHANASIADIS tapping the ball over.
53WILKINSON headed just beyond the far post.
57MEJBRI touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Northampton Town 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
68MEJBRI's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
74A free-kick from OGBETA went inches over.
76A left foot effort from OGBETA was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
77A wonderful save prevented MCWILLIAMS from scoring a good goal.
78The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from OGBETA.
80A cross from ALFA SEMEDO left KACANIKLIC in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
85A shot from MAGLOIRE held no problem for the 'keeper.
90IAGO was able to block a poor shot from OGBETA.