- Date:02 Jan 2012
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Greenhous Meadow Stadium
- Matthew Richards (33:39)
- Saido Berahino (21:35)
Live Commentary
- 91mins
The ball is sent over by Lionel Ainsworth, Shane Higgs makes a save.
- 90mins
A cross is delivered by Lionel Ainsworth, Andy Holt manages to make a clearance.
- 88mins
Sean McAllister leaves the field to be replaced by Aaron Wildig.
- 88mins
James Collins replaces Terry Gornell.
- 87mins
Jake Robinson comes on in place of Saido Berahino.
- 86mins
Matthew Richards sends in a cross, clearance made by Kelvin Langmead.
- 86mins
Saido Berahino gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Sharps. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Richards.
- 85mins
Centre by James Hurst, Marvin Morgan takes a shot. Save by Shane Higgs.
- 83mins
(Northampton) makes a substitution, with Ashley Corker coming on for Jason Crowe.
- 83mins
The ball is delivered by Michael Jacobs.
- 81mins
Centre by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.
- 80mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Marvin Morgan on Andy Holt. Free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
- 80mins
Andy Holt replaces Akwasi Asante.
- 78mins
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff sends in a cross, save by Shane Higgs.
- 77mins
Terry Gornell crosses the ball, Blair Adams makes a clearance.
- 76mins
Terry Gornell fouled by Akwasi Asante, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Neal restarts play with the free kick.
- 75mins
Lewis Young fouled by Jon Taylor, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jason Crowe.
- 75mins
James Hurst takes a shot. Shane Higgs makes a save.
- 74mins
The ball is crossed by Jon Taylor.
- 73mins
Mark Wright takes a shot. Blocked by Kelvin Langmead. Inswinging corner taken by Mark Wright, Marvin Morgan has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar. Mark Wright goes off and Jon Taylor comes on.
- 70mins
Unfair challenge on Terry Gornell by Michael Jacobs results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by James Hurst.
- 70mins
A cross is delivered by Sean McAllister, Michael Jacobs manages to make a clearance.
- 67mins
Foul by Akwasi Asante on James Hurst, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Ian Sharps.
- 66mins
Marvin Morgan takes a shot. Save by Shane Higgs. The ball is delivered by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, clearance made by Ben Tozer.
- 65mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Marvin Morgan. Shane Higgs restarts play with the free kick.
- 64mins
Michael Jacobs delivers the ball, Foul by Saido Berahino on Matthew Richards, free kick awarded. Chris Neal restarts play with the free kick.
- 63mins
A cross is delivered by Michael Jacobs.
- 63mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Marvin Morgan on Kelvin Langmead. Ben Tozer restarts play with the free kick.
- 62mins
Terry Gornell is shown a yellow card.
- 61mins
Lionel Ainsworth sends in a cross, Terry Gornell takes a shot. Shane Higgs makes a save.
- 59mins
Lionel Ainsworth takes a shot. Ben Tozer gets a block in. Lionel Ainsworth delivers the ball.
- 58mins
The ball is sent over by Ian Sharps, Kelvin Langmead manages to make a clearance.
- 57mins
Mark Wright takes a shot. Save by Shane Higgs.
- 57mins
A cross is delivered by Blair Adams, clearance made by Jermaine Grandison.
- 55mins
Lionel Ainsworth sends in a cross.
- 54mins
Michael Jacobs sends in a cross.
- 54mins
Centre by James Hurst. Marvin Morgan is caught offside. Shane Higgs takes the free kick.
- 50mins
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff concedes a free kick for a foul on Lewis Young. Direct free kick taken by Jason Crowe.
- 49mins
Mark Wright crosses the ball, Blair Adams makes a clearance.
- 48mins
A cross is delivered by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.
- 48mins
Jason Crowe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marvin Morgan. Matthew Richards restarts play with the free kick.
- 47mins
Terry Gornell has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 46mins
The ball is delivered by Michael Jacobs, Jermaine Grandison manages to make a clearance.
- 46mins
Lionel Ainsworth produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
- 45mins
A cross is delivered by Saido Berahino, clearance made by Ian Sharps. Ben Harding decides to take the corner short. Ben Harding delivers the ball, James Hurst manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
Saido Berahino takes a shot. Save by Chris Neal.
- 45mins
Unfair challenge on Sean McAllister by Michael Jacobs results in a free kick. Free kick taken by James Hurst.
- 44mins
A cross is delivered by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Blair Adams makes a clearance.
- 43mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Ben Harding, save by Chris Neal.
- 41mins
Jason Crowe crosses the ball.
- 41mins
Mark Wright takes a shot. Save made by Shane Higgs.
- 40mins
Lewis Young takes a shot. Save by Chris Neal.
- 40mins
Corner taken right-footed by Mark Wright from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Saido Berahino.
- 39mins
Shane Cansdell-Sherriff sends in a cross, Blair Adams makes a clearance. Short corner taken by Lionel Ainsworth.
- 38mins
Marvin Morgan takes a shot. Shane Higgs makes a save.
- 37mins
Shot from just outside the box by Ben Harding misses to the right of the target.
- 36mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Wright from the left by-line, save by Shane Higgs.
- 33mins
Matthew Richards fires in a goal from long range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Shrewsbury 1-1 Northampton.
- 33mins
Mark Wright produces a cross, clearance by Michael Jacobs.
- 33mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Saido Berahino. Direct free kick taken by Chris Neal.
- 32mins
Ben Harding concedes a free kick for a foul on Ian Sharps. Ian Sharps takes the free kick.
- 31mins
Mark Wright delivers the ball, blocked by Ben Tozer. Inswinging corner taken by Lionel Ainsworth from the right by-line.
- 30mins
The ball is crossed by Lionel Ainsworth, John Johnson manages to make a clearance.
- 30mins
Unfair challenge on Terry Gornell by John Johnson results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff. The ball is swung over by Marvin Morgan, Ben Tozer manages to make a clearance.
- 29mins
Saido Berahino produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
- 28mins
Marvin Morgan is ruled offside. Ben Tozer takes the free kick.
- 27mins
Centre by Mark Wright, Header from close in by Terry Gornell misses to the right of the goal.
- 26mins
Mark Wright takes a shot. Save by Shane Higgs.
- 25mins
Lionel Ainsworth produces a cross, Kelvin Langmead manages to make a clearance.
- 24mins
Lionel Ainsworth has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.
- 24mins
Ben Tozer challenges Terry Gornell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ian Sharps takes the direct free kick.
- 23mins
Saido Berahino delivers the ball, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff manages to make a clearance.
- 23mins
Unfair challenge on Kelvin Langmead by Marvin Morgan results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
- 20mins
The ball is delivered by Akwasi Asante, Saido Berahino gets on the score sheet with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Shrewsbury 0-1 Northampton.Assist on the goal came from Akwasi Asante.
- 19mins
Ben Tozer challenges Matthew Richards unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Matthew Richards, save by Shane Higgs.
- 19mins
Lewis Young has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 18mins
Effort on goal by Saido Berahino from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
- 17mins
A cross is delivered by Lionel Ainsworth, Headed effort from inside the area by Marvin Morgan misses to the left of the goal.
- 16mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Mark Wright, Kelvin Langmead manages to make a clearance.
- 15mins
Terry Gornell delivers the ball, Effort on goal by Matthew Richards from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 14mins
The ball is sent over by Marvin Morgan, Jason Crowe makes a clearance. Terry Gornell produces a cross, clearance by Ben Tozer.
- 12mins
Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Terry Gornell goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 9mins
Sean McAllister concedes a free kick for a foul on John Johnson. Direct free kick taken by Michael Jacobs.
- 9mins
The ball is swung over by Lewis Young, Ian Sharps makes a clearance.
- 8mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff on Lewis Young. Ben Harding restarts play with the free kick.
- 7mins
Centre by Lionel Ainsworth.
- 6mins
Unfair challenge on Jermaine Grandison by Akwasi Asante results in a free kick. Chris Neal takes the direct free kick.
- 6mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Marvin Morgan. Shane Higgs takes the direct free kick.
- 4mins
Handball decision goes against Terry Gornell. Direct free kick taken by Shane Higgs.
- 1mins
Akwasi Asante concedes a free kick for a foul on James Hurst. Chris Neal takes the free kick.
Centre by Lewis Young, clearance made by Ian Sharps.
Match Preview
Wroe woe for Shrews Nicky Wroe has been ruled out for six to eight weeks ahead of Shrewsbury's home clash against Northampton. The influential midfielder has broken two metatarsals in a foot having been on the receiving end of a nasty challenge from Bradford's David Syers which merited a red card in Town's 3-1 New Year's Eve defeat. Wroe's absence is likely to see Everton loanee James Wallace promoted from the bench by manager Graham Turner, who also has Aaron Wildig at his disposal. Turner will evaluate the immediate options at his disposal before deciding whether he needs to bolster his midfield ranks now the January window has opened. With the demands of two games in three days, the Shrews boss had promised to make changes even before the disappointing loss at Valley Parade, and the likes of Marvin Morgan, Terry Gornell, Lionel Ainsworth and Jermaine Grandison will all be pushing for a starting berth against the Cobblers. Town will come up against a Northampton side desperate for revenge following their 7-2 mauling at Sixfields in November although Turner would love a repeat performance as he looks to get his side's promotion charge back on track. Loan signings Akwasi Asante and Ben Harding will be added to the Northampton squad. Striker Asante agreed to join the Cobblers on a month-long deal from Birmingham on Friday but was not allowed to feature against Swindon as he could not complete his move to Sixfields until the transfer window opened. Defender Harding linked up with the npower League Two strugglers on New Year's Day, arriving from Wycombe on a deal until the end of the season. Adebayo Akinfenwa will be among those looking for a recall after the experienced striker started the last two matches on the bench. Midfielders Andy Holt and Nick McKoy will also hope to come back into the reckoning. Aidy Boothroyd is still without a win since taking over as manager three games ago. The Cobblers have not won in 12 league matches, losing on 10 occasions, since beating Barnet 2-1 at Underhill on October 1.
Shrewsbury
Northampton
- Chris Neal
- James Hurst
- Ian Sharps
- Jermaine Grandison
- Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
- Lionel Ainsworth
- Sean McAllister
- Matthew Richards
- Mark Wright
- Terry Gornell
- Marvin Morgan
- SUBS
- Benjamin Smith
- James Collins
- Connor Goldson
- Aaron Wildig
- Jon Taylor
Home
Away
- Shane Higgs
- Jason Crowe
- Kelvin Langmead
- Ben Tozer
- Blair Adams
- Lewis Young
- Ben Harding
- John Johnson
- Michael Jacobs
- Saido Berahino
- Akwasi Asante
- SUBS
- Freddy Hall
- Ashley Corker
- Jake Robinson
- Adebayo Akinfenwa
- Andy Holt
Match Report
Cobblers repel Shrews Northampton survived a second half onslaught to pick up a vital point from a 1-1 draw at promotion contenders Shrewsbury. Goalkeeper Shane Higgs shone for the Cobblers with a string of fine saves in the second half, which included instinctive stops from Marvin Morgan and Terry Gornell. Northampton took the lead in the 22nd minute, with on-loan West Brom striker Saido Berahino tapping in from six yards after lively debutant Akwasi Asante rounded goalkeeper Chris Neal and sent the ball goalwards. Shrewsbury hit back to equalise 12 minutes later when Matt Richards fired a fine shot from 20 yards into the bottom corner. Chances continued to come and go at either end during a breathless first half, with Shrewsbury's Gornell flashing a header just wide, while at the other end Neal did well to block from Lewis Young who had just the keeper to beat. Shrewsbury, who remain unbeaten at home, grew increasingly dominant in the second half but the winner they craved against a Northampton side they beat 7-2 at Sixfields in November failed to arrive.
Form Guide
- WWLWDL
- Shrewsbury
- VS
- Northampton LLDLLL
Last Meetings
- Northampton
- 2 - 7
- Shrewsbury
- 19/11/2011
- Northampton
- 2 - 3
- Shrewsbury
- 05/03/2011
- Shrewsbury
- 3 - 1
- Northampton
- 18/09/2010
- Northampton
- 2 - 0
- Shrewsbury
- 24/04/2010
- Shrewsbury
- 3 - 0
- Northampton
- 26/09/2009
- Northampton
- 1 - 0
- Shrewsbury
- 17/12/2005
Top Scorers
Shrewsbury
- M Wright 6
- M Morgan 6
- J Collins 4
- T Gornell 4
- S Cansdell-Sherriff 2
- L Ainsworth 2
- M Richards 1
- N Wroe 1
- J Jacobson 1
- S McAllister 1
- A Wildig 1
- T Bradshaw 1
Northampton
- A Akinfenwa 7
- A Davies 4
- S Berahino 4
- M Jacobs 3
- B Tozer 2
- K Langmead 1
Goals
Shrewsbury
- Total goals 57
- Goals per game 34
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) Period 31-40 mins
- 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 10 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Northampton
- Total goals 50
- Goals per game 27
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
