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Blackpool vs Northampton Town
24 Jan 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
P. WrightLeague One 2025/2026 · 8 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BlackpoolMin
Northampton Town- ⚽
Z. Ashworth 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
3′ - 48′
Terry Taylor
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Ashley Fletcher 2-0
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
50′ - 63′⇄
Tom Eaves
Substitution
Off: Sam Hoskins
Michael Obafemi
Yellowcard
Foul
66′- ⇄
Tom Bloxham
Substitution
Off: Michael Obafemi
66′ - 75′⇄
Michael Jacobs
Substitution
Off: Kamarai Swyer
- 75′⇄
E. List
Substitution
Off: Jack Vale
- ⇄
Lee Evans
Substitution
Off: J. Randall
77′ - 81′⇄
Max Dyche
Substitution
Off: Terry Taylor
- 81′⇄
Jordan Willis
Substitution
Off: C. McCarthy
- ⇄
Ryan Finnigan
Substitution
Off: Jordan Brown
83′ - ⇄
Niall Ennis
Substitution
Off: Ashley Fletcher
84′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8.06 | |
| 83 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 7.01 | |
| 77 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.62 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.65 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.28 | |
| 84 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 8.23 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.67 | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 24 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.83 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.53 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Blackpool
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Northampton Town
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Blackpool’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Blackpool’s home games with Northampton Town’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Northampton Town
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Blackpool
Northampton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Blackpool
Northampton Town
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Blackpool
Northampton Town
Previous meetings
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