Football
Northampton Town vs Stevenage. Sky Bet League One.
3:00pm, Saturday 5th August 2023.
PTS Academy StadiumAttendance: Attendance7,049.
Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Stevenage 1.
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Stevenage 1.
Attempt blocked. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Finley Burns (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Finley Burns (Stevenage).
Attempt saved. Josh March (Stevenage) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Butler with a headed pass.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Patrick Brough.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage).
Offside, Stevenage. Jordan Roberts tries a through ball, but Josh March is caught offside.
Substitution, Stevenage. Josh March replaces Aaron Pressley.
Dan Butler (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dan Butler (Stevenage).
Attempt saved. Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Piergianni.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Kieron Bowie replaces Jack Sowerby.
Attempt missed. William Hondermarck (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jordan Roberts (Stevenage).
Substitution, Northampton Town. William Hondermarck replaces Mitchell Pinnock.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Max Dyche replaces Jon Guthrie.
Goal! Northampton Town 0, Stevenage 1. Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Attempt saved. Aaron Pressley (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Forster-Caskey with a cross.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Forster-Caskey.
Attempt blocked. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Butler.
Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Aaron McGowan replaces Sam Hoskins.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Stevenage. Jake Forster-Caskey replaces Jamie Reid.
Delay in match because of an injury Louis Thompson (Stevenage).
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).
Louis Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Louis Thompson (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Aaron Pressley (Stevenage) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town).
Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Stevenage. Nick Freeman replaces Ben Thompson.
Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carl Piergianni (Stevenage).
Foul by Louis Appéré (Northampton Town).
Nathan Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Luther Wildin.
Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Aaron Pressley (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Sam Sherring (Northampton Town).
Louis Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré replaces Akinwale Odimayo.
Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Stevenage 0.
First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Stevenage 0.
Offside, Stevenage. Finley Burns tries a through ball, but Jamie Reid is caught offside.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Finley Burns.
Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town).
Louis Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Aaron Pressley (Stevenage).
Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Sowerby.
Attempt saved. Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Nathan Thompson.
Attempt missed. Aaron Pressley (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Reid with a cross.
Dangerous play by Aaron Pressley (Stevenage).
Attempt missed. Ben Thompson (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Louis Thompson.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Dan Butler.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nathan Thompson (Stevenage).
Attempt blocked. Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Northampton Town. Marc Leonard tries a through ball, but Akinwale Odimayo is caught offside.
Foul by Akinwale Odimayo (Northampton Town).
Offside, Stevenage. Ben Thompson tries a through ball, but Jordan Roberts is caught offside.
Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marc Leonard with a through ball.
Dan Butler (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Patrick Brough (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Jamie Reid (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Butler with a cross.
Foul by Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town).
Attempt saved. Dan Butler (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Ben Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Louis Thompson (Stevenage).
Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.