Rochdale AFC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Rochdale AFC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Crown Oil Arena.
- Rochdale AFC 46 games · 47 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 45 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paul Newhouse
- Referee Matthew Parry
- Referee Andy Haines
- Referee Alan Clayton
Standings
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Crown Oil Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Goal! Harry Smith scores his 5 goal in 6 matches.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' Haydon Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Time for substitution for Rochdale AFC. Tolaji Bola is replaced by Ryan McLaughlin.
- 51' Eoghan O'Connell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Northampton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Northampton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' It looks surprising Northampton Town FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Mitchell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Chris Lines. He replaces Shaun McWilliams on 68 minute.
- 71' Kwadwo Baah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Morley on 71 minute.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
- 79' Jack Sowerby is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 84' 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' What an equalizer from Stephen Humphrys!
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christopher Missilou, as he is very good at scoring at Crown Oil Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Rochdale AFC
Starting XI- 6
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Aaron Morley ↓ Kwadwo Baah 71'
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Tolaji Bola ↓ Ryan McLaughlin 46'
Bench- 20
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Ryan McLaughlin ↑ 46'
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Kwadwo Baah ↑ 71'
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Coach Brian Barry-MurphyNorthampton Town FC
Starting XI- 45
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Shaun McWilliams ↓ Chris Lines 68'
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Bench- 22
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Chris Lines ↑ 68'
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Christopher Missilou ↑ 68'
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Coach Keith Curle -
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