Goal!at 58 minutes
Goal! Portsmouth 3, Northampton Town 0. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Lang following a fast break.
League One Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 3rd February
League One Table
On Saturday 3rd February
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- Portsmouth, Position 1, Points 63
- Northampton Town, Position 11, Points 40
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 63 |
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| 2 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 59 |
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| 3 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 58 |
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| 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 56 |
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| 5 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 53 |
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| 6 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 52 |
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| 7 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 51 |
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| 8 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 46 |
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| 9 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 42 |
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| 10 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
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| 11 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 40 |
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| 12 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 38 |
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| 13 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 37 |
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| 14 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 35 |
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| 15 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 34 |
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| 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 33 |
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| 17 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 33 |
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| 18 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 32 |
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| 19 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 31 |
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| 20 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 30 |
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| 21 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 44 | -7 | 28 |
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| 22 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 23 |
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| 23 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 22 |
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| 24 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 20 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 21 - 24 : Relegation
- Reading deducted 4 points due to Regulation breaches
Team Lineups
home team, Portsmouth
Manager: John Mousinho
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Norris, Goalkeeper
17, Rafferty, Defender
18, Shaughnessy, Defender
46, McIntyre, Defender
6, Ogilvie, Defender
26, Lowery, Defensive Midfielder
7, Pack, Defensive Midfielder
32, Lane, Attacking Midfielder
49, Lang, Attacking Midfielder
44, Peart-Harris, Attacking Midfielder
9, Bishop, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, W. Norris
- Number 6, C. Ogilvie
- Number 46, T. McIntyre , Red Card at 54 minutes
- Number 18, C. Shaughnessy
- Number 17, J. Rafferty
- Number 7, M. Pack , Captain
- Number 26, T. Lowery , substituted for O. Moxon at 84 minutes
- Number 44, M. Peart-Harris , substituted for S. Raggett at 57 minutes
- Number 49, C. Lang , substituted for J. Sparkes at 75 minutes
- Number 32, P. Lane , substituted for A. Kamara at 75 minutes
- Number 9, C. Bishop
Substitutes
home team, Portsmouth
- Number 25, A. Kamara
- Number 13, M. Macey
- Number 29, J. Martin
- Number 23, O. Moxon
- Number 15, C. Saydee
- Number 20, S. Raggett
- Number 21, J. Sparkes , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
away team, Northampton Town
Manager: Jon Brady
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Burge, Goalkeeper
15, Willis, Defender
5, Guthrie, Defender
12, Monthe, Defender
20, Lintott, Midfielder
21, Leonard, Midfielder
23, Hondermarck, Midfielder
33, Brough, Midfielder
19, Bowie, Striker
7, Hoskins, Striker
11, Pinnock, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Burge
- Number 12, E. Monthe
- Number 5, J. Guthrie , Captain, Yellow Card at 42 minutes
- Number 15, J. Willis , substituted for T. Springett at 69 minutes
- Number 33, P. Brough
- Number 23, W. Hondermarck
- Number 21, M. Leonard
- Number 20, H. Lintott , substituted for B. Fox at 79 minutes
- Number 11, M. Pinnock
- Number 7, S. Hoskins , substituted for L. Appéré at 40 minutes
- Number 19, K. Bowie , substituted for T. Simpson at 79 minutes
away team, Northampton Town
- Number 9, L. Appéré
- Number 8, B. Fox
- Number 29, D. Gape
- Number 31, L. Moulden
- Number 6, S. Sherring
- Number 16, T. Simpson
- Number 28, T. Springett
home team, Portsmouth
Manager: John Mousinho
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Norris, Goalkeeper
17, Rafferty, Defender
18, Shaughnessy, Defender
46, McIntyre, Defender
6, Ogilvie, Defender
26, Lowery, Defensive Midfielder
7, Pack, Defensive Midfielder
32, Lane, Attacking Midfielder
49, Lang, Attacking Midfielder
44, Peart-Harris, Attacking Midfielder
9, Bishop, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, W. Norris
- Number 6, C. Ogilvie
- Number 46, T. McIntyre , Red Card at 54 minutes
- Number 18, C. Shaughnessy
- Number 17, J. Rafferty
- Number 7, M. Pack , Captain
- Number 26, T. Lowery , substituted for O. Moxon at 84 minutes
- Number 44, M. Peart-Harris , substituted for S. Raggett at 57 minutes
- Number 49, C. Lang , substituted for J. Sparkes at 75 minutes
- Number 32, P. Lane , substituted for A. Kamara at 75 minutes
- Number 9, C. Bishop
Substitutes
- Number 25, A. Kamara
- Number 13, M. Macey
- Number 29, J. Martin
- Number 23, O. Moxon
- Number 15, C. Saydee
- Number 20, S. Raggett
- Number 21, J. Sparkes , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
away team, Northampton Town
Manager: Jon Brady
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Burge, Goalkeeper
15, Willis, Defender
5, Guthrie, Defender
12, Monthe, Defender
20, Lintott, Midfielder
21, Leonard, Midfielder
23, Hondermarck, Midfielder
33, Brough, Midfielder
19, Bowie, Striker
7, Hoskins, Striker
11, Pinnock, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Burge
- Number 12, E. Monthe
- Number 5, J. Guthrie , Captain, Yellow Card at 42 minutes
- Number 15, J. Willis , substituted for T. Springett at 69 minutes
- Number 33, P. Brough
- Number 23, W. Hondermarck
- Number 21, M. Leonard
- Number 20, H. Lintott , substituted for B. Fox at 79 minutes
- Number 11, M. Pinnock
- Number 7, S. Hoskins , substituted for L. Appéré at 40 minutes
- Number 19, K. Bowie , substituted for T. Simpson at 79 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 9, L. Appéré
- Number 8, B. Fox
- Number 29, D. Gape
- Number 31, L. Moulden
- Number 6, S. Sherring
- Number 16, T. Simpson
- Number 28, T. Springett
- Referee:
- Sam Purkiss
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Adrian Tranter
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Sean Rothwell
- Fourth Official:
- James Vallance
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Portsmouth v NorthamptonOverall Possession
Shots
Portsmouth 12Northampton Town 13Shots on target
Portsmouth 7Northampton Town 5Shots off target
Portsmouth 3Northampton Town 2Blocked shots
Portsmouth 2Northampton Town 6Total touches in the box
Portsmouth 21Northampton Town 20Goalkeeper saves
Portsmouth 4Northampton Town 3Fouls
Portsmouth 13Northampton Town 12Corners
Portsmouth 6Northampton Town 1Season so far
League One
Key, Portsmouth v Northampton
Form guide
All competitions
Portsmouth draw
v Oxford United
2
2
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Shrewsbury Town
0
2
League One
Portsmouth won
v Port Vale
0
1
League One
Northampton Town won
v Charlton Athletic
2
3
League One
Portsmouth won
v Fleetwood Town
0
1
League One
Northampton Town draw
v Wigan Athletic
1
1
League One
Portsmouth lose
v Leyton Orient
0
3
League One
Northampton Town won
v Cheltenham Town
1
0
League One
Portsmouth lose
v Cheltenham Town
2
1
League One
Northampton Town won
v Lincoln City
1
2
League One
Previous meetings
All competitions
Portsmouth and Northampton TownPortsmouth Won 8Northampton Town Won 5Draw 1
Played
14
Previous scores
All competitions
League One
Northampton Town 0 , Portsmouth 3 on the 2nd of December 2023
Northampton Town
Portsmouth
2nd of December 2023
Northampton Town 4 , Portsmouth 1 on the 6th of March 2021
Northampton Town
Portsmouth
6th of March 2021
Portsmouth 4 , Northampton Town 0 on the 27th of October 2020
Portsmouth
Northampton Town
27th of October 2020
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Match Facts
Portsmouth have won nine of their last 12 home league games against Northampton Town (D2 L1), scoring 3+ goals in seven of those games.
Northampton haven’t lost both league meetings in a season with Portsmouth since the 1979-80 campaign.
Portsmouth lost 3-0 to Leyton Orient in their last home league match, last losing consecutively at Fratton Park in January 2022.
After losing four consecutive away league matches in October, Northampton Town have since lost just one of their last five on the road (W3 D1).