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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 16 (setup 5, season 13)
Northampton Town
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Ben HAMER71Chris DUNN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Kieran TRIPPIER82Adam CHICKSEN
Jason TALBOT37Liam RIDEHALGH
ANDERSON SILVA da França84Max POWER
Chris DOIG756Adam DUGDALE
Mark HUGHES6Danny HOLMES
Alex DYER77Iain HUME
Max-Alain GRADEL88Jake KIRBY
Glenn MURRAY9George DONNELLY
Scott VERNON7106Steve JENNINGS
Theo ROBINSON11Cole STOCKTON
Manager
Rory DONNELLY12Marc LAIRD
Eldin JAKUPOVIC13Nathan SILVER
Phil EDWARDS14Marcus HOLNESS
Ian HENDERSON15Kayode ODEJAYI
Gary ROBERTS16Robert TAYLOR

Northampton Town 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 7,552, Stadium: Sixfields, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 5½)
28 Gradel, 41 MurrayScorers40 Jennings
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners6
10Fouls20
2Offsides4
4Shots on3
11Shots off6
15Total shots9
1Shots saved1
61%Possession39%
Man of the match: ANDERSON SILVA da França
7A useful ball from HUGHES on the right bobbled toward GRADEL who mishit his effort just wide.
8TALBOT's shot beat the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper but rebounded off the Tranmere Rovers crossbar.
15A shot from RIDEHALGH held no problem for HAMER.
21TALBOT shot over.
23The Tranmere Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from VERNON.
27JENNINGS made space on the left and touched the ball to KIRBY who rasped the ball wide.
28GOAL!! A shot from GRADEL flew through a ruck of players and bounced past the unsighted DUNN. (1-0 Northampton Town)
31HUGHES headed wide.
34A mix up in the Northampton Town defence enabled KIRBY to thump an effort just beyond the far post.
35ANDERSON SILVA beat three Tranmere Rovers players and slammed a golden opportunity over the bar.
39MURRAY was put clear by TRIPPIER and he raced past DUNN but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.
40GOAL!! Tranmere Rovers's JENNINGS beat a number of defenders before firing just inside HAMER's near post. (1-1)
41GOAL!! With his back to goal MURRAY swivelled and rifled the ball past DUNN. (2-1 Northampton Town)
43HAMER was able to claw away a poor shot from POWER.
45+3A accurate pass fell to DOIG and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
 
50A lovely effort from MURRAY scraped the woodwork.
51A tame shot from ANDERSON SILVA bounced agonisingly wide.
55CHICKSEN placed a deadly shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
63GRADEL rushed a simple chance.
70GRADEL booted the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
73A free-kick from GRADEL raced wide.
77A cross from JENNINGS left DONNELLY in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
79HUME ran onto a delightful ball from POWER but hit his shot wide of the goal.
85The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from TALBOT dropped just over.