Oxford City FC vs Northampton Town FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1
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Overview
Match Preview
Oxford City FC vs Northampton Town FC — FA Cup at Court Place Farm.
- Oxford City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
- Referee Paul Howard
- Referee Ollie Williams
- Referee Steve Martin
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov Northampton Town FC H 2–1 W 24 Oct Weymouth FC A 3–2 W 13 Oct Tamworth FC H 6–1 W 03 Oct Royal Wootton Bassett Town FC A 2–1 W 19 Oct Margate FC H 2–1 W 05 Oct Hampton & Richmond Borough FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov Oxford City FC A 1–2 L 03 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 0–0 D 31 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 3–2 W 27 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L 24 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L 20 Oct Swindon Town FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Oxford City FC and Northampton Town FC is underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Northampton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 7' GOAL! Sam Hoskins scores on 7.
- 12' What an equalizer from James Roberts!
- 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 32' Fraser Horsfall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford City FC that had 16 games and scored 7 goals.
- 42' It looks surprising Oxford City FC does not make any changes. Reece Fleet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 47' 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.
- 52' Northampton Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
- 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Martin.
- 59' It’s high time Keith Curle made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 64' The whistle greets Mark Marshall as he departs to be replaced by Danny Rose.
- 66' Elliot Benyon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harvey Bradbury on 66 minute.
- 67' Fraser Horsfall is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
- 68' GOAL! Josh Ashby scores on 68.
- 72' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Roberts departs to be replaced by Ricky Holmes.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Pablo Martinez. He replaces Zac McEachran on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bernard Ashley-Seal, as he is very good at scoring at Court Place Farm with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nana Owusu.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Oxford City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
- 19
- 4
- 8
- 3
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10
Zac McEachran ↓ Pablo Martinez 75'
- 7
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14
Harvey Bradbury ↓ Elliot Benyon 66'
Bench
- 11
- 13
- 18
- 12
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5
Pablo Martinez ↑ 75'
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9
Elliot Benyon ↑ 66'
Coach David OldfieldNorthampton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
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45
Mark Marshall ↓ Danny Rose 64'
- 3
- 27
- 13
- 7
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19
Morgan Roberts ↓ Ricky Holmes 72'
- 6
- 15
- 11
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30
Caleb Chukwuemeka ↓ Harry Smith 64'
Bench
- 8
- 10
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21
Ricky Holmes ↑ 72'
- 2
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29
Danny Rose ↑ 64'
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9
Harry Smith ↑ 64'
- 35
Coach Keith Curle -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Roberts 1 Josh Ashby 1 Sam Hoskins 1 Head to Head
Oxford City FC Form
2020-11-09 Oxford City FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2020-10-24 Weymouth FC 2–3 Oxford City FC W 2020-10-13 Oxford City FC 6–1 Tamworth FC W 2020-10-03 Royal Wootton Bassett Town FC 1–2 Oxford City FC W 2019-10-19 Oxford City FC 2–1 Margate FC W 2019-10-05 Oxford City FC 2–0 Hampton & Richmond Borough FC WNorthampton Town FC Form
2020-11-09 Oxford City FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2020-11-03 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2020-10-31 Wigan Athletic FC 2–3 Northampton Town FC W 2020-10-27 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC L 2020-10-24 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2020-10-20 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Swindon Town FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.95 Oxford City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Northampton Town FC xGI would bet for: Oxford City FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Oxford City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.03Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Oxford City FC or Draw 81%Draw or Northampton Town FC 42%Oxford City FC or Northampton Town FC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 9.1%1 – 0 8.8%0 – 0 6.5%3 – 1 6.2%3 – 0 5.8%1 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 1 4.5%3 – 2 3.4%4 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Oxford City FC
Handicap Oxford City FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 17% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 22% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Oxford City FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

