NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 SHREWSBURY TOWN 2

Northampton Town 0 Shrewsbury Town 2 - the match report

27 January 2024

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Saturday January 27th, 3.00pm
Sixfields

NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0

SHREWSBURY TOWN 2

Dan Udoh 57

Chey Dunkley 75

Attendance: 7,186 (771 away supporters)

Cobblers: Lee Burge, Aaron McGowan (sub Harvey Lintott 59), Jordan Willis (sub Manny Monthe 76), Jon Guthrie, Patrick Brough, Will Hondermarck (sub Louis Appere 76), Marc Leonard, Sam Hoskins, Kieron Bowie, Mitch Pinnock, Tyreece Simpson (sub Tony Springett 53)

Subs not used: Louie Moulden, Ryan Haynes, Peter Abimbola

Shrewsbury: Marko Marosi, Mal Benning, Morgan Feeney, Carl Winchester, Dan Udoh (sub Ryan Bowman 83), Taylor Perry, Aaron Pierre, Tom Bloxham (sub Tunmise Sobowale 81), Tom Bayliss (sub Nohan Kenneh 83), Chey Dunkley, Jordan Shipley
Subs not used: Jason Sraha, Roland Idowu, Harry Burgoyne, Max Mata

Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Booked:
Cobblers: none
Shrewsbury: Tom Bayliss (73), Morgan Feeney (90)

Sent off:
Cobblers: none
Shrewsbury: none

Will Hondermarck replaced Shaun McWilliams in the Cobblers midfield for the visit of Shrewsbury Town. McWilliams, one of eight players unavailable for selection due to injury, missed out after coming off in the midweek win at Charlton but Jordan Willis was passed fit to start. The game was Paul Hurst’s first back in charge at Shrewsbury while former Cobblers defender Aaron Pierre was a familiar face in the visitors line-up.

In a fairly quiet opening to the contest, Shrewsbury appealed in vain for a penalty when Jordan Shipley went down in the area under the attention of Kieron Bowie.

Shipley volleyed just over from 20-yards and Bowie also couldn’t find the target from similar range as the sides traded half chances while Sam Hoskins had a shot deflected behind.

Pierre headed over from a corner and Tom Bloxham struck the post as Shrewsbury went close to opening the scoring before half-time but the sides went in at the break with the score still goalless.

The second half began in a similar fashion, Shipley curled a shot just wide and Taylor Perry drew a comfortable save from Lee Burge before Jon Brady made a change, the Cobblers boss bringing on Norwich loanee Tony Springett for his debut.

Dan Udoh, who scored a late winner when the two sides met earlier in the season, saw a drilled shot well saved by Burge as the Shrews pressed for the opening goal and it was Udoh who did make the breakthrough on 57 minutes with a shot from 20-yards that found the bottom corner, all be it via a deflection. To make matters worse Brady was then forced into another change with Harvey Lintott coming on for Aaron McGowan.

An instinctive strike from Springett after some good work by Bowie was well saved by Marko Marosi as the Cobblers looked for an equaliser but at the other end it needed a good save from Burge to keep out a close range bullet header from Chey Dunkley as Shrewsbury went close to a second goal.

Having earlier been denied by Burge, Chey Dunkley did get himself on the scoresheet with fifteen minutes to play, the Shrews captain heading in a corner at the back post to double the visitors lead.

There was no way back for the Cobblers after that and but for a superb save from Burge to deny Perry, Shrewsbury would have added a third goal late on.

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (0) 2
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (2) 3
CORNERS: (4) 7
FOULS: (5) 8
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 0

SHREWSBURY MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) 11
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (4) 5
CORNERS: (2) 4
FOULS: (9) 14
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 4

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PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY ON SATURDAY

There is plenty happening this weekend!

26 January 2024

There is plenty happening at Sixfields on Saturday!

Please do arrive early as we are expected to be busy. Please also look to enter the turnstiles and to take your seats as soon as possible to avoid any delays particularly in the busy fifteen minutes prior to kick off. While we will do all we can to ensure smooth and efficient entry in to the game, ticket and security checks must take place and arriving late may mean you miss kick off.

The turnstiles will open at 1.30pm and entry in to the stadium is welcomed at any point from that time onwards.

The north gravel car park will be open from 10am while the car park at Duston Mill, which is not operated by the club but is available for supporters to park in, (sat nav NN5 5FP) will also be open. Please do not park in the car parks of other business premises in or around Sixfields. There may well be parking restrictions in place.

Carr's Bar will be open before and after the game (home supporters only), while the club store will be open before and after the game. The outside bar at Carr's Bar may be open but will be weather dependent.

A reminder that no persons under the age of 14 are permitted to attend a fixture without an accompanying adult.

The ticket office will also be open from 10am until kick off and again after the game until the queue has cleared. Please note from 2pm the ticket office will be dealing with Shrewsbury Town ticket sales only. Sales for other games will resume after the match.

Match tickets can be collected from the ticket office until 1pm (ID required), and from the ticket collection point opposite the ticket office from 1pm onwards.

Supporters can enjoy free play on the new community pitch behind the stadium from noon until 2.30pm (weather conditions permitting), while free hot soup is on offer outside the West Stand, please note this is subject to availability at all times.

Tickets for the game remain on sale via ntfcdirect.co.uk

We wish you an enjoyable day at Sixfields, but please do arrive early!