AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town
SKY BET LEAGUE 2
Friday April 3rd, 3.00pm
Kingsmeadow
AFC WIMBLEDON 2
Sean Rigg 58
Jake Reeves 60
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2
James Gray 66, 69
Attendance: 4,667 (757 Cobblers fans)
AFC Wimbledon: Ross Worner, Barry Fuller, Ben Harrison, Dannie Bulman, Adedeji Oshilaja, Jake Goodman, Sean Rigg (sub Adebayo Azeez 82), Jake Reeves, Craig Tanner, Adebayo Akinfenwa, Tom Beere (sub George Francomb 71).
Subs not used: Joe McDonnell, Sammy Moore, Mark Phillips, Alfie Potter, Daniel Gallagher
Cobblers: Matt Duke, Brendon Moloney, Ryan Cresswell, Zander Diamond (sub Chris Hackett 67), Lee Collins, Jason Taylor, Joel Byrom, Lawson D’Ath (sub Darren Carter 90), James Gray, Ricky Holmes, John-Joe O’Toole (sub Ivan Toney 57)
Subs not used: Shwan Jalal, Evan Horwood, Ross Perry, Lewis Hornby
Referee: Mr C Sarginson
Booked:
AFC Wimbledon: Sean Rigg (49), Jake Reeves (76)
Cobblers: Joel Byrom (22, 11th of the season), Zander Diamond (48, 3rd), Ricky Holmes (72, 8th)
10 cautions on or before 11 April; 2 match suspension
15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension
Sent off:
AFC Wimbledon: none
Cobblers: none
Sendings off: 2 cautions in one game; 1 match suspension but cautions do not count towards above totals. Other sendings off; 1 or 3 match suspension. Extra match ban for additional sendings off.
Northampton Town’s Easter weekend double-header kicked off on Good Friday with a trip to AFC Wimbledon. Zander Diamond replaced the injured Tom Newey in the only change to Chris Wilder’s side, Lee Collins switching to left-back.
Ricky Holmes had an early shot blocked at close range with John-Joe O’Toole’s follow-up effort deflected wide. Craig Tanner found the side netting for the Dons on the half hour while James Gray headed straight at Ross Worner.
Dons started the second half brightly, Ryan Cresswell doing well to clear Adedeji Oshilaja’s header across the face of goal and Matt Duke making a good save to deny Tanner.
Gray felt he had been pushed in the penalty area when he headed just wide before Ivan Toney came on for O’Toole in the Cobblers first change.
Sean Rigg put the home side in front on 58 minutes after getting the final touch to a free-kick to score from close range.
That lead was then quickly doubled, Jake Reeves scoring with a low shot past Duke after the Cobblers keeper had done well to save Tanner’s initial effort. Tanner then riffled a shot against the crossbar as the Dons went close to adding a third.
James Gray then scored twice to get the Cobblers back on level terms, his first a shot that deflected off a Dons defender and his second a terrific header from a Brendon Moloney free-kick.
Gray had a shot saved by Worner in stoppage time but 2-2 was how it finished with all four goals having come in a frantic 12-minute spell in the second half.
AFC WIMBLEDON MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) 5
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (1) 5
CORNERS: (0) 3
FOULS: (5) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (4) 5
COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (3) 8
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 5
CORNERS: (1) 2
FOULS: (7) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 1
The above stats are recorded by club staff. The stats shown elsewhere on this page are recorded by Opta