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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

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

Season Stats

Northampton Town FC		Plymouth Argyle FC
#7	Position	#29
35	Points	0
46	Played	1
9 / 8 / 29	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
39	Scored	1
74	Conceded	3
-35	GD	-2
0.76	PPG	0.00
20%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 29th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Northampton Town FC to score. At the same time, Plymouth Argyle FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Northampton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' It’s high time Colin Calderwood made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
13' Elliott List does the damage! The net is bulging and Northampton Town FC surge ahead!
14' Brilliant from the ! Elliott List makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 14.
18' Michael Jacobs is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
23' A quiet spell here at Sixfields Stadium. Plymouth Argyle FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Lorent Tolaj has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Northampton Town FC and Plymouth Argyle FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' Owen Dale catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 34.
39' The 23-year-old Max Dyche has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Malachi Boateng has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Conor McCarthy argues furiously but the card stands.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aribim Pepple is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Northampton Town FC.
59' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Mathias Ross gets a card.
62' That is a card for Northampton Town FC. Conor McCarthy will be fuming at that decision.
64' That is a card for Northampton Town FC. Elliott List will be fuming at that decision.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Malachi Boateng.
71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
74' What an equalizer from Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu!
79' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ronan Curtis on 79 minutes.
84' Jake Evans is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Northampton Town FC.

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
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu	1
Lorent Tolaj	1
Malachi Boateng	1
Elliott List	1
Michael Jacobs	1
Frank Nouble	1
Kelland Watts	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

3 / 4

1.87 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Northampton Town FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Northampton Town FC39% Draw25% Plymouth Argyle FC36%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

61%

Northampton Town FC or Plymouth Argyle FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC33% Draw41% Plymouth Argyle FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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