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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 28 (setup 5, season 17)
Northampton Town
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Eldin JAKUPOVIC1Jason STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Bobby HASSELL2Jorge Ciro FUCILE Perdomo
Lewin NYATANGA737Barry DOUGLAS
ANDERSON SILVA da França647Jason LOWE
Paul HUNTINGTON5Tommie HOBAN
Mark HUGHES6Charlie MULGREW
Alex DYER77Modou SOUGOU
Joe NEWELL87Balázs DZSUDZSÁK
Jordan HUGILL9Sam GALLAGHER
Sandro WIESER106Ben MARSHALL
Scott HOGAN6116Nathan DELFOUNESO
Manager
Marc RICHARDS12Danny GUTHRIE
Ben HAMER13David RAYA Martin
Rory DONNELLY14Danny GRAHAM
Danny LIVESEY15Derrick WILLIAMS
Scott VERNON8167Elliott WARD

Northampton Town 2 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 7,482, Stadium: Sixfields, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 7½)
13 Hassell, 25 HugillScorers32 Dzsudzsák
46 Anderson Silva <=> VernonSubstitutions52 Hoban <=> Ward
Sendings off
Bookings2 Hoban, 11 Mulgrew, 53 Marshall
0Corners2
6Fouls12
7Offsides8
6Shots on4
9Shots off7
15Total shots11
4Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Scott VERNON
2HOBAN given a yellow card for a clinical tackle.
8A twenty yard shot from DZSUDZSÁK caused JAKUPOVIC no problem.
11MULGREW cautioned by the ref.
12An exceptional shot from GALLAGHER was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
13GOAL!! A deep corner left the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper struggling and HASSELL side-footed the ball over the line. (1-0 Northampton Town)
14GALLAGHER shot over.
17An exceptional effort from GALLAGHER scraped the outside of the righthand post.
25GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from HASSELL caught the Blackburn Rovers defence square and HUGILL ran on to round the 'keeper and score. (2-0 Northampton Town)
32GOAL!! A delightful dummy from MARSHALL allowed HOBAN to lay a low ball off to DZSUDZSÁK who thrust the ball into the roof of the net. (2-1 Northampton Town)
36A clever cross from HOGAN, was flicked goalbound by HUGILL only for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper to claw away.
39A good ball from NYATANGA on the right found NEWELL who mishit his shot just beyond the near post.
45+1WIESER's shot was well held by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
 
48GALLAGHER's shot beat the Northampton Town 'keeper but rebounded off the Northampton Town woodwork.
52DZSUDZSÁK rifled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
53The ref books MARSHALL.
57SOUGOU beat three Northampton Town players and blasted a shot just wide.
61DYER made space on the left and knocked the ball to NEWELL who fired the ball wide.
66HUGILL's shot was well saved by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
72A penalty box meleé resulted in DZSUDZSÁK driving the ball over.
83A pin-point pass bobbled toward NEWELL and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
85GALLAGHER ran onto a wonderful ball from SOUGOU but toe-poked his shot wide.
90HUGILL knocked the ball to HUGHES who nodded it wide.