MATCH PREVIEW: NORTHAMPTON TOWN v BRISTOL ROVERS

NORTHAMPTON TOWN v BRISTOL ROVERS
SATURDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2024
3:00 PM
SIXFIELDS STADIUM
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

12th-placed Northampton Town host 10th-placed Bristol Rovers in Sky Bet League One on Saturday afternoon.

TEAM NEWS

Jon Brady is hopeful that one or two players might be ready to make a return for Saturday’s visit from Bristol Rovers.

“We are hopeful one or two might be back for Saturday,” he said.

“I wouldn’t be able to guarantee anything and if players are back it might be limited minutes

“Lee Burge has injured his hamstring and he will be out for a period of time. Sam Sherring has had an ankle problem, we are monitoring him and hopefully he is not too far away.

“We’ve had to chop and change our backline a lot this season and we need to make sure that we are ultra-organised even when we make changes.

“We need to be more solid and that’s an area where we need to improve.

“We have probably had our best return in points this season when we have had a settled side but that’s not the case at the minute and we have to find a way to deal with that.

"But that's all part and parcel of football and we will carry on attacking, trying to entertain and to try and win as many games as we can."

THE MANAGER’S VIEW

Click on the image below to see Jon Brady's pre-match thoughts.

LEAGUE FORM

POS	Club	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
10	Bristol Rovers	32	12	7	13	44	45	-1	43
12	Northampton Town	31	12	5	14	40	47	-7	41

Northampton Town - LDLLWD

Tuesday 13th February 2024 - Leyton Orient - Away - L 3-4 - Leonard, Bowie, Simpson

Saturday 10th February 2024 - Bolton Wanderers - Home - D 1-1 - Bowie

Saturday 3rd February 2024 - Portsmouth - Away - L 1-4 - Leonard

Saturday 27th January 2024 - Shrewsbury Town - Home - L 0-2

Tuesday 23rd January 2024 - Charlton Athletic - Away - W 3-2 - Simpson, Hoskins, Appéré

Saturday 13th January 2024 - Wigan Athletic - Home - D 1-1 - Hoskins

Bristol Rovers - WLLWWL

Tuesday 13th February 2024 - Stevenage - Away - W 3-2 - Thomas, Martin, Evans

Saturday 10th February 2024 - Burton Albion - Home - L 1-2 - Evans

Tuesday 6th February 2024 - Fleetwood Town - Home - L 0-2

Saturday 3rd February 2024 - Exeter City - Away - W 1-0 - Aguilera

Saturday 27th January 2024 - Oxford United - Home - W 3-1 - Martin, Thomas, Vale

Tuesday 23rd January 2024 - Exeter City - Home - L 0-1

LOOKING BACK

League Meetings	99
Northampton Town Wins	36
Draws	28
Bristol Rovers Wins	35

Northampton Town lost 2-1 away to Bristol Rovers in the reverse fixture in October.

Chris Martin back-heeled Aaron Collins’ cutback in off the post to open the scoring for the hosts after 10 minutes.

Antony Evans doubled the lead from the penalty spot on the half-an-hour mark after Lee Burge brought Collins down in the area.

Manny Monthé headed home Mitch Pinnock’s free-kick to halve the deficit on the hour, but Bristol Rovers held on to secure a narrow victory.

TICKETS

Tickets are available for Saturday's game with Bristol Rovers at Sixfields.

Tickets are now on sale from ntfcdirect.co.uk, by calling 01604 683777 or by visiting the ticket office.

Adult £24 (£25)

Senior £20 (£21)

Under 21s £20 (£21)

Under 18s £12 (£13)

Under 14s £8 (£9)

Under 7s FREE

Proof of age may be required.

Disabled supporters will pay the appropriate age category price, with a free carer ticket available for those who qualify.

Proof of status required.

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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