MATCH PREVIEW: FLEETWOOD TOWN v NORTHAMPTON TOWN

The preview ahead of Saturday's Sky Bet League One fixture

12 April 2024

FLEETWOOD TOWN v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
SATURDAY 13th APRIL 2024
3:00PM
HIGHBURY STADIUM
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

11th-placed Northampton Town travel to 23rd-placed Fleetwood Town in Sky Bet League One on Saturday afternoon.

THE VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT

Click on the image below to hear from Ian Sampson in the build up to Saturday's match!

LEAGUE FORM

POS	Club	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
11	Northampton Town	43	17	8	18	55	61	-6	59
23	Fleetwood Town	42	7	13	22	42	68	-26	34

Fleetwood Town - LLLDDD

Tuesday 9th April 2024 - Blackpool - Away - L 0-1

Monday 1st April 2024 - Oxford United - Away - L 0-4

Friday 29th March 2024 - Cheltenham Town - Home - L 1-2 - Graydon

Saturday 16th March 2024 - Charlton Athletic - Home - D 1-1 - Graydon

Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Bristol Rovers - Home - D 0-0

Saturday 9th March 2024 - Stevenage - Away - D 0-0

Northampton Town - WWLWLL

Saturday 6th April 2024 - Carlisle United - Home - W 2-0 - Bowie, Koiki

Monday 1st April 2024 - Port Vale - Home - W 2-0 - Pinnock, McWilliams

Friday 29th March 2024 - Reading - Away - L 0-1

Saturday 23rd March 2024 - Derby County - Home - W 1-0 - Hoskins

Saturday 16th March 2024 - Wycombe Wanderers - Away - L 0-2

Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Blackpool - Home - L 0-1

LOOKING BACK

League Meetings	11
Fleetwood Town Wins	5
Draws	2
Northampton Town Wins	4

Northampton Town won 3-0 at home to Fleetwood Town in the reverse fixture in December.

Mitch Pinnock controlled Marc Leonard’s pass and drilled into the bottom corner to open the scoring on the half-an-hour mark.

Shaun McWilliams was tripped in the box and Sam Hoskins converted the resulting penalty to double the lead a few minutes later.

Pinnock added his second goal and his side’s third in added time to seal a fourth victory in five league games.

TICKETS

We have been allocated 1,123 tickets for this game priced as follows:

393 Parkside seating tickets

Adult £25
Over 65 £20
Under 25 £20
Under 16 £9
Under 5 FREE

730 Percy Ronson Stand terrace tickets

Adult £23
Over 65 £18
Under 25 £18
Under 16 £8
Under 5 FREE

Please note, when buying any concession, proof of ID may be requested to be produced on entry to the ground.

If you are unable to provide the relevant documentation, you may be asked to upgrade or entry may be refused.

Disabled Supporters

Fleetwood Town FC can offer 7 wheelchair accessible bays to visiting supporters located in the Parkside Stand. Disabled supporter pays full price for their age category with carer admitted free. Proof of entitlement to DLA must be provided.

Ambulant Disabled

Ambulant disabled supporters can purchase tickets in advance from the initial allocation either in the Percy Ronson or Parkside Stand. Ambulant disabled supporters pay full price for their age category with the carer admitted free.

Entrance to the Stadium

Supporters should enter the stadium via the turnstiles indicated on their tickets. Turnstiles will open approximately 90 mins before kick off.

Parkside: Enter via Parkside Turnstiles 1-2 located next to the main club shop and ticket office on Park Avenue (FY7 6TX).

As the game is not all ticket, away match booking forms have not processed.

Tickets are now on unlimited general sale from the ticket office and ntfcdirect.co.uk.

Please note all sales are subject to availability at all times.

FOLLOWING THE GAME

Domestic iFollow subscribers can listen to live commentary by signing into their account and visiting the match centre from around 2pm on Saturday.

Overseas subscribers and match pass holders can watch all the action live, with commentary from BBC Radio Northampton.

You can follow live match updates over on the official Northampton Town X (formerly Twitter) account. Our X handle is @ntfc.

Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to BBC Radio Northampton, please note that this is not available online.

There will be post-match reaction on the website, our official YouTube channel and iFollow.

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Match Reports

FLEETWOOD TOWN 2 NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0

Fleetwood Town 2 Northampton Town 0 - the match report

13 April 2024

SKY BET LEAGUE 1

Saturday April 13th, 3.00pm

Highbury

FLEETWOOD TOWN 2

Promise Omochere 5

Bosun Lawal 30

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0

Attendance: not announced

Fleetwood: Jay Lynch, Carl Johnston, Brendan Wiredu, Bosun Lawal, Gavin Kilkenny (sub Xavier Simons 78), Danny Mayor (sub Jayden Stockley 68), Ryan Broom, Tommy Lonergan (sub Ryan Graydon 63), Ben Heneghan, Promise Omochere, Shaun Rooney

Subs not used: Stephen McMullan, Elijah Campbell, Callum Dolan, Phoenix Patterson

Cobblers: Lee Burge, Aaron McGowan, Sam Sherring, Jon Guthrie, Akin Odimayo (sub Ali Koiki 46), Marc Leonard, Ben Fox (sub Tony Springett 78), Sam Hoskins (sub Shaun McWilliams 46), Louis Appere (sub Tyreece Simpson 68), Mitch Pinnock (sub Jordan Willis 46), Kieron Bowie

Subs not used: Louie Moulden, Will Hondermarck

Referee: Thomas Kirk

Booked:

Fleetwood: Danny Mayor (65), Ryan Broom (72), Bosun Lawal (83)

Cobblers: Aaron McGowan (17), Kieron Bowie (80)

Sent off:

Fleetwood: none

Cobblers: none

On another very windy April afternoon, boss Jon Brady named an unchanged starting XI for the trip to Fleetwood. Will Hondermarck was back on the bench while Jack Sowerby was left out of the squad as a precaution.

Promise Omochere put Fleetwood in front early on, turning in a low cross from Bosun Lawal. The home side had started brightly and they were denied a second goal by the crossbar after Lee Burge had made a good save to keep out a header from Omochere.

Bosun Lawal doubled Fleetwood’s lead on the half-hour mark, the on-loan Celtic midfielder poking the ball home after being played in by Omochere who could have then made it 3-0 but for another good save from Burge.

Shaun Rooney blocked a shot from Ben Fox as the Cobblers tried to pull a goal back before half-time but it had been Fleetwood’s half and they were 2-0 up at the break.

Jordan Willis, Ali Koiki and Shaun McWilliams came on in a triple change at half-time, replacing Akin Odimayo, Mitch Pinnock and Sam Hoskins.

Omochere spurned a good chance at the start of the second half while Kieron Bowie failed to find the target from an acute angle. Bowie then saw a shot deflected behind as Jon Brady’s side tried to up the tempo.

Marc Leonard curled a free kick over the bar with five minutes to play and Bowie had a goal disallowed for off-side in stoppage time on a frustrating afternoon for the Cobblers.

FLEETWOOD MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)

SHOTS ON TARGET: (9) 10

SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 5

CORNERS: (4) 4

FOULS: (5) 12

CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 4

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)

SHOTS ON TARGET: (2) 3

SHOTS OFF TARGET: (0) 3

CORNERS: (0) 2

FOULS: (2) 7

CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 1

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FLEETWOOD TOWN TICKET DETAILS

Details for Saturday's game

8 April 2024

Fleetwood Town v Northampton Town
Sky Bet League One
Saturday April 13th 2024
Kick off 3.00pm

We have been allocated 1,123 tickets for this game priced as follows:

393 Parkside seating tickets
• Adult £25
• Over 65 £20
• Under 25 £20
• Under 16 £9
• Under 5 FREE

730 Percy Ronson Stand terrace tickets
• Adult £23
• Over 65 £18
• Under 25 £18
• Under 16 £8
• Under 5 FREE

Please note, when buying any concession, proof of ID may be requested to be produced on entry to the ground.

If you are unable to provide the relevant documentation, you may be asked to upgrade or entry may be refused.

Disabled Supporters
Fleetwood Town FC can offer 7 wheelchair accessible bays to visiting supporters located in the Parkside Stand. Disabled supporter pays full price for their age category with carer admitted free. Proof of entitlement to DLA must be provided.

Ambulant Disabled
Ambulant disabled supporters can purchase tickets in advance from the initial allocation either in the Percy Ronson or Parkside Stand. Ambulant disabled supporters pay full price for their age category with the carer admitted free.

Entrance to the Stadium
Supporters should enter the stadium via the turnstiles indicated on their tickets. Turnstiles will open approximately 90 mins before kick off.

Parkside: Enter via Parkside Turnstiles 1-2 located next to the main club shop and ticket office on Park Avenue (FY7 6TX).

As the game is not all ticket, away match booking forms have not been processed.

Tickets are now on unlimited general sale from the ticket office and ntfcdirect.co.uk.

Please note all sales are subject to availability at all times.