Northampton Town FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Northampton Town FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Plymouth Argyle FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Sixfields Stadium 7,131 HT 45' · FT 45'

Elliott List 13' 1–0

Michael Jacobs 18' 2–0

2–1 28' Lorent Tolaj

2–2 40' Malachi Boateng

2–3 74' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

Y 34' Owen Dale

Conor McCarthy 45' Y

Y 59' Mathias Ross

Conor McCarthy 62' YR

Elliott List 64' Y

Y 66' Malachi Boateng

Y 79' Ronan Curtis

Jake Evans 84' Y

Overview

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Northampton Town FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Sixfields Stadium.

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 15 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
Assistant 1 Ross Murphy (England)
Assistant 2 Alan Cresswell (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Northampton Town FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Northampton Town FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-11-29 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Northampton Town FC 2021-03-02 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2020-10-17 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–3	L
28 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	0–1	L
25 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	1–5	L
18 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
15 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–2	L
06 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–3	L

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Northampton Town FC	A	3–2	W
25 Apr	Port Vale FC	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	Bradford City AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	A	3–1	W
11 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	2–2	D
06 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/2

46-60

7/4

61-75

2/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	5 G
Will Evans	3 G
Xavier Amaechi	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Northampton Town FC is hosting Plymouth Argyle FC for another epic battle.
5' Luca Ashby-Hammond is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Northampton Town FC tonight.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Northampton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' Elliott List does the damage! The net is bulging and Northampton Town FC surge ahead!
14' Magnificent from Elliott List! That is 19 goals in 182 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' Magnificent from Michael Jacobs! That is 21 goals in 390 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
23' Caleb Watts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
28' What composure from Lorent Tolaj! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 3-1.
33' Plymouth Argyle FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
34' Plymouth Argyle FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' Plymouth Argyle FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
40' Goal! Malachi Boateng scores his 3 goal in 191 matches.
45' Northampton Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Max Dyche, as he is very good at scoring at Sixfields Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Conor McCarthy made 161 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
59' Mathias Ross picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' Conor McCarthy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 62.
64' Northampton Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
66' Malachi Boateng picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Northampton Town FC and Plymouth Argyle FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
74' GOAL! Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu scores on 74. Assisted by Xavier Amaechi
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ronan Curtis.
84' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Evans is booked for Northampton Town FC — card on 84.
89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Colin Calderwood

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Watson	2
Elliott List	1
Michael Jacobs	1
Frank Nouble	1
Kelland Watts	1
Ricky Korboa	1
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu	1
Lorent Tolaj	1

Head to Head

Northampton Town FC Form

2026-05-02 Northampton Town FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-04-28 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-25 Cardiff City FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-18 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-04-15 Luton Town FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-04-06 Northampton Town FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-05-02 Northampton Town FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.41 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.56 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Northampton Town FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC32% Draw27% Plymouth Argyle FC41%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

68%

Northampton Town FC or Plymouth Argyle FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC26% Draw45% Plymouth Argyle FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.