English League One

Northampton Town vs Wrexham, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

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  • 19': Sam Smith
  • 22': Oliver Rathbone

Wrexham continue League One charge as Sam Smith gets off mark

Record signing Sam Smith scored his first goal for Wrexham as the League One promotion hopefuls strolled to a 2-0 victory over Northampton Town on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 19': Sam Smith (Wrexham) Goal at 19'
  • 22': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) Goal at 22'
  • 37': Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) Substitution at 37'
  • 45': Ben Perry (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 45'
  • 50': James Wilson (Northampton Town) Substitution at 50'
  • 71': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 71'
  • 77': Jack Baldwin (Northampton Town) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Tyler Magliore (Northampton Town) Substitution at 77'
  • 79': Ryan Longman (Wrexham) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Substitution at 79'
  • 86': Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 86'
  • 86': Max Cleworth (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 86'

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 1
58 Possession 42
14 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
5 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 7,685

EFL League One Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Huddersfield Town 14 +16 29
2 Stockport County 14 +12 26
3 Oxford United 13 +11 26
4 Luton Town 14 +6 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NHT Northampton Town (3-4-3)

No. Name
13 Nik Tzanev (GK)
6 Jordan Willis
35 Max Dyche
22 Akinwale Odimayo
16 Terry Taylor
8 Ben Perry Yellow Card
10 Mitchell Pinnock
7 Sam Hoskins
15 Dara Costelloe
24 Tarique Fosu-Henry
18 Cameron McGeehan Yellow Card

WXM Wrexham (5-3-2)

No. Name
21 Mark Howard (GK)
5 Eoghan O'Connell
3 Lewis Brunt
4 Max Cleworth Yellow Card
7 James McClean
29 Ryan Barnett
37 Matty James
20 Oliver Rathbone
15 George Dobson
16 Jay Rodríguez
28 Sam Smith

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