- Date:21 Aug 2012
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Sixfields Stadium
- Attendance:4,171
- Hackett (25) Nicholls (85)
- Pringle (41)
Live Commentary
- 94mins
David Noble takes a shot. Alex Nicholls gets a block in.
- 93mins
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa on Laurence Wilson, free kick awarded. Scott Shearer takes the direct free kick.
- 93mins
Effort from 30 yards by Jason Taylor. Lee Nicholls makes a comfortable save.
- 92mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Clive Platt. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick. Clive Platt receives a yellow card.
- 91mins
Gareth Evans crosses the ball.
- 91mins
Adebayo Akinfenwa challenges Laurence Wilson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.
- 86mins
Adebayo Akinfenwa receives a caution for time wasting.
- 88mins
Kieran Agard concedes a free kick for a foul on David Artell. Lee Nicholls takes the indirect free kick.
- 88mins
Centre by Jason Taylor, save made by Lee Nicholls.
- 86mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ben Pringle from the right by-line, clearance made by Adebayo Akinfenwa.
- 86mins
Jason Taylor has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Scott Shearer makes a save.
- 84mins
David Noble takes a shot. Blocked by Clive Platt. Alex Nicholls gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Northampton 2-1 Rotherham.Assist by Clive Platt.
- 83mins
Corner from right by-line crossed in by Ben Pringle, Clive Platt manages to make a clearance.
- 83mins
The ball is crossed by Gareth Evans, Ben Tozer gets a block in.
- 82mins
The ball is swung over by Gareth Evans, Lee Nicholls makes a save.
- 81mins
David Noble decides to take the corner short.
- 81mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ben Pringle from the right by-line, clearance made by Kelvin Langmead.
- 81mins
The ball is delivered by Gareth Evans, David Artell makes a clearance.
- 80mins
Clive Platt gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Sharps. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.
- 79mins
A cross is delivered by Ben Pringle.
- 79mins
Laurence Wilson delivers the ball.
- 79mins
Gareth Evans takes a shot. Blocked by Ben Tozer.
- 77mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle played to the near post, Kieran Agard produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar. Alex Revell comes on in place of Kayode Odejayi.
- 76mins
Ben Pringle takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save made by Mark Bradley.
- 76mins
Kieran Agard takes a shot. Save made by Lee Nicholls.
- 75mins
Corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle, Clive Platt manages to make a clearance.
- 75mins
A cross is delivered by Gareth Evans, Chris Hackett makes a clearance.
- 75mins
Gareth Evans crosses the ball, David Artell makes a clearance.
- 73mins
Ian Sharps crosses the ball, save by Lee Nicholls.
- 73mins
The official flags Clive Platt offside. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Shearer.
- 72mins
The ball is delivered by Gareth Evans, save by Scott Shearer.
- 71mins
Corner from right by-line taken by Ben Harding.
- 71mins
Corner taken by Ben Harding played to the near post, clearance by Mark Bradley.
- 70mins
Kieran Agard produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that goes over the bar.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Harding on Ian Sharps. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Gareth Evans sends in a cross, clearance made by John Johnson.
- 68mins
The ball is delivered by Kayode Odejayi, John Johnson makes a clearance.
- 67mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Clive Platt. Scott Shearer takes the indirect free kick.
- 66mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Bradley on Alex Nicholls. Indirect free kick taken by David Artell.
- 65mins
Joe Widdowson fouled by Jason Taylor, the ref awards a free kick. Lee Nicholls restarts play with the free kick. Adebayo Akinfenwa joins the action as a substitute, replacing Luke Guttridge.
- 64mins
Clive Platt gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Shearer. Scott Shearer takes the free kick.
- 63mins
David Noble produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses wide left of the target.
- 61mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Taylor by Luke Guttridge. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Shearer. Booking for Luke Guttridge for unsporting behaviour. Gareth Evans comes on in place of Michael O'Connor.
- 61mins
A cross is delivered by Mark Bradley.
- 60mins
Kieran Agard fouled by Kelvin Langmead, the ref awards a free kick. Kari Arnason restarts play with the free kick.
- 59mins
Corner taken right-footed by Michael O'Connor from the left by-line, save by Lee Nicholls.
- 58mins
The ball is crossed by Michael O'Connor, Ben Pringle has a volleyed shot. John Johnson gets a block in.
- 57mins
The ball is sent over by Michael O'Connor, Headed effort from inside the area by Kieran Agard misses to the left of the target.
- 55mins
Kelvin Langmead has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 55mins
David Artell fouled by Ben Pringle, the ref awards a free kick. David Artell takes the free kick.
- 54mins
Daniel Nardiello leaves the field to be replaced by Kieran Agard.
- 54mins
The ball is crossed by John Johnson.
- 53mins
Ben Harding takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Bradley.
- 52mins
Chris Hackett crosses the ball, Laurence Wilson gets a block in. Corner taken left-footed by Ben Harding, Kelvin Langmead concedes a free kick for a foul on Kayode Odejayi. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Guttridge on Jason Taylor. David Noble restarts play with the free kick.
- 45mins
Effort from the edge of the box by Alex Nicholls goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 46mins
Chris Hackett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ben Pringle. Kari Arnason takes the indirect free kick.
- 45mins
Mark Bradley concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Widdowson. Lee Nicholls takes the free kick.
- 45mins
Jason Taylor takes a shot. Ben Tozer gets a block in.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Kayode Odejayi on Joe Widdowson. Lee Nicholls takes the free kick.
- 42mins
Shot by David Noble. Lee Nicholls makes a fantastic save.
- 41mins
Ben Pringle grabs a goal from just outside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Northampton 1-1 Rotherham.Assist by Kayode Odejayi.
- 41mins
Luke Guttridge has an effort at goal. Blocked by Ian Sharps.
- 40mins
Ben Pringle takes a shot from 25 yards. Save by Lee Nicholls.
- 39mins
Michael O'Connor takes a shot. Kelvin Langmead manages to make a clearance.
- 36mins
Centre by Laurence Wilson, Header from deep inside the area by Michael O'Connor goes over the bar.
- 35mins
Kayode Odejayi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ben Tozer. John Johnson takes the free kick.
- 34mins
Michael O'Connor produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.
- 33mins
Corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle to the near post, Ian Sharps takes a shot.
- 32mins
The ball is crossed by Mark Bradley, Joe Widdowson makes a clearance.
- 31mins
Clive Platt takes a shot. Save made by Scott Shearer.
- 31mins
Ben Harding takes a shot from outside the penalty area that bounces off the post.
- 30mins
Foul by Clive Platt on Laurence Wilson, free kick awarded. Scott Shearer takes the free kick.
- 28mins
Jason Taylor takes a shot. Lee Nicholls makes a fantastic save.
- 28mins
Centre by Mark Bradley.
- 27mins
Corner taken by Chris Hackett from the left by-line, clearance made by Scott Shearer.
- 26mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ben Harding from the right by-line, clearance made by Kayode Odejayi.
- 26mins
The ball is delivered by Chris Hackett, blocked by Laurence Wilson.
- 25mins
Chris Hackett gets on the score sheet with a goal from just outside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Northampton 1-0 Rotherham.Assist on the goal came from Alex Nicholls.
- 24mins
Mark Bradley produces a cross, David Artell makes a clearance.
- 21mins
Foul by Clive Platt on Ian Sharps, free kick awarded. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.
- 20mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael O'Connor from the left by-line, save made by Lee Nicholls.
- 19mins
Laurence Wilson fouled by Chris Hackett, the ref awards a free kick. David Noble fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, clearance by John Johnson.
- 18mins
A cross is delivered by Kayode Odejayi.
- 17mins
Mark Bradley sends in a cross, Kelvin Langmead manages to make a clearance.
- 14mins
A cross is delivered by Chris Hackett.
- 11mins
Alex Nicholls concedes a free kick for a foul on Laurence Wilson. Indirect free kick taken by Laurence Wilson.
- 10mins
Corner taken by Chris Hackett from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Mark Bradley.
- 10mins
John Johnson crosses the ball, Ian Sharps manages to make a clearance.
- 8mins
Ben Pringle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Johnson. Kelvin Langmead takes the free kick.
- 8mins
Daniel Nardiello produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.
- 6mins
The ball is sent over by John Johnson, Mark Bradley makes a clearance.
- 3mins
Kari Arnason concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Nicholls. Luke Guttridge produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 2mins
The ball is crossed by Mark Bradley, Lee Nicholls makes a save.
- 1mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben Pringle by John Johnson. Laurence Wilson takes the free kick.
Match Preview
Same again for Cobblers Northampton manager Aidy Boothroyd is expected to name an unchanged side as Town get their home league campaign underway against promotion favourites Rotherham. Boothroyd has no fresh injury concerns for the game against a new-look Millers side who have recruited strongly during the close season, signing the likes of Daniel Nardiello and Kayode Odejayi. Luke Guttridge was taken off after an hour of the goalless draw at Rochdale on Saturday but he is not injured. The midfielder played the majority of the Cobblers' pre-season fixtures, trained at Sixfields throughout the summer and was rested with half an hour remaining at Spotland. On-loan goalkeeper Lee Nicholls will make his home debut after completing 90 minutes at Rochdale in a game that saw the Wigan teenager keep his first-ever senior clean sheet.M Mullins could make Millers return Rotherham are confident Johnny Mullins will be available for selection. The centre-half was withdrawn at half-time of Saturday's curtain-raiser with Burton after suffering a knock from a heavy challenge and will be assessed on Monday, though the early signs are encouraging. Mark Bradley, who came on for Mullins, is the obvious choice to replace him, with Kari Arnason continuing at centre-back. Right-backs Dale Tonge (Achilles) and Nicky Hunt (hamstring) are still not fit, though Tonge did return to training on Monday and could be in contention for the weekend trip to Chesterfield. Boss Steve Evans is unlikely to make any other changes for the game after his much-fancied Millers got off to a flying start at New York Stadium, with strikers Daniel Nardiello and Kayode Odejayi both opening their accounts. "It will be as hard a fixture as we face at any time this season," Evans said of the trip to Sixfields. "They have a certain style of play but I expect my players to stand up to the physical battle we get."
Northampton
Rotherham
- Lee Nicholls
- John Johnson
- Kelvin Langmead
- David Artell
- Joe Widdowson
- Ben Harding
- Luke Guttridge
- Chris Hackett
- Ben Tozer
- Alex Nicholls
- Clive Platt
- SUBS
- Dean Snedker
- Anthony Charles
- Ishmel Demontagnac
- Adebayo Akinfenwa
- Henoc Mukendi
- Lewis Wilson
- Louis Moult
Home
Away
- Scott Shearer
- Mark Bradley
- Kari Arnason
- Ian Sharps
- Laurence Wilson
- Michael O'Connor
- Jason Taylor
- David Noble
- Ben Pringle
- Daniel Nardiello
- Kayode Odejayi
- SUBS
- Andy Warrington
- Johnny Mullins
- Lionel Ainsworth
- Alex Revell
- Gareth Evans
- Kieran Agard
- Mitchell Rose
Match Report
Form Guide
- D
- Northampton
- VS
- Rotherham W
Last Meetings
- Rotherham
- 1 - 1
- Northampton
- 05/05/2012
- Northampton
- 1 - 1
- Rotherham
- 29/10/2011
- Northampton
- 2 - 2
- Rotherham
- 22/04/2011
- Rotherham
- 2 - 2
- Northampton
- 23/11/2010
- Rotherham
- 1 - 0
- Northampton
- 13/04/2010
- Northampton
- 3 - 1
- Rotherham
- 29/09/2009
Top Scorers
Northampton
Rotherham
- K Odejayi 1
- B Pringle 1
Goals
Northampton
- Total goals 0
- Goals per game 0
Rotherham
- Total goals 3
- Goals per game 3
- 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) Period 71-80 mins
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