Northampton Town vs Bristol Rovers

17 February 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Patrick Brough 3’
  • Mitch Pinnock 40’
  • Marc Leonard 84’
  • Chris Martin 79’

Match summary

Northampton Town saw off Bristol Rovers 3-1. Northampton Town led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Patrick Brough put Northampton Town ahead in the 3rd minute and Mitch Pinnock made it 2-0 in the 40th minute. In the second half, Chris Martin pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 79th minute and Marc Leonard made it 3-1 from a corner in the 84th minute.

Shots finished 13-7 to Bristol Rovers, with 4 on target for Northampton Town and 4 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

Northampton Town Bristol Rovers
7 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Northampton Town Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Patrick Brough1-0 (Northampton Town)
3’
Mitch Pinnock2-0 (Northampton Town)
40’
Half-time2-0
79’
Chris Martin2-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Marc Leonard3-1 (Northampton Town)
84’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Northampton Town
  • Louie Moulden
  • Patrick Brough
Bristol Rovers
  • James Wilson

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Northampton Town attacking 
3’ Patrick Brough (Northampton Town), open play, goal 16’ William Hondermarck (Northampton Town), open play, saved 19’ William Hondermarck (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 21’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, goal 51’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 54’ Patrick Brough (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 58’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 60’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 66’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 71’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 79’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 83’ Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 84’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 90+2’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+3’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+6’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+6’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 3’ Patrick Brough (Northampton Town), open play, goal 16’ William Hondermarck (Northampton Town), open play, saved 19’ William Hondermarck (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 21’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, goal 51’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 54’ Patrick Brough (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 58’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 60’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 66’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 71’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 79’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 83’ Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 84’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 90+2’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+3’ Elkan Baggott (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+4’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+6’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 90+6’ Harry Vaughan (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – –
Jordan Willis
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Sherring Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Ben Fox Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
William Hondermarck Taken off
77′ – – 2 – – – –
Kieron Bowie Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Tyreece Simpson Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Shaun McWilliams Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Tony Springett Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Liam Moore Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Jack Sowerby Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – –
Louis Appéré Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Northampton Town win 35% Avg odds 2.65
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Bristol Rovers win 36% Avg odds 2.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.