Northampton Town vs Colchester United

24 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee S Jackson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matty Warhurst 9’
  • Sam Hoskins 50’

Match summary

Northampton Town beat Colchester United 2-0. Northampton Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Matty Warhurst put Northampton Town ahead with a header in the 9th minute and Sam Hoskins made it 2-0 in the 50th minute.

Shots finished 13-4 to Northampton Town, with 4 on target for Northampton Town and 3 for Colchester United.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%
13 Shots 4
4 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 2
57 Attacks 50
33 Dangerous attacks 27
291 Passes 573
70.8% Pass accuracy 83.9%
19 Tackles 20
12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Northampton Town Colchester United
Kick-off
Matty WarhurstHeader1-0 (Northampton Town)
9’
15’
16’
Ben PerryShot on target
16’
Corner
Corner
28’
Corner
28’
30’
Moses SesayArgument
Lee EvansArgument
32’
36’
Corner
Corner
44’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Sam HoskinsRight foot shot2-0 (Northampton Town)
50’
52’
Oscar ThornShot on target
54’
Moses SesayShot on target
Corner
68’
Corner
68’
Elliott MooreShot on target
69’
Elliot ListShot on target
83’
Corner
83’
Corner
90+3’
Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Colchester United attacking Northampton Town attacking 
8’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), open play, off target 9’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), set piece, goal 16’ Ben Perry (Colchester United), open play, saved 33’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 40’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), set piece, off target 50’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, goal 52’ Oscar Thorn (Colchester United), open play, saved 54’ Moses Sesay (Colchester United), open play, saved 56’ Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 57’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 69’ Elliott Moore (Northampton Town), from a corner, saved 69’ Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 71’ Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh  (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 72’ Owen Dale (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 80’ Owen Dale (Northampton Town), open play, off target 83’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, saved 89’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 8’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), open play, off target 9’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), set piece, goal 16’ Ben Perry (Colchester United), open play, saved 33’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 40’ Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United), set piece, off target 50’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, goal 52’ Oscar Thorn (Colchester United), open play, saved 54’ Moses Sesay (Colchester United), open play, saved 56’ Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 57’ Matty Warhurst (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 69’ Elliott Moore (Northampton Town), from a corner, saved 69’ Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 71’ Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh  (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 72’ Owen Dale (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 80’ Owen Dale (Northampton Town), open play, off target 83’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, saved 89’ Lee Evans (Northampton Town), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Northampton Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Jeacock
Maxwell 67’
Moore
Guthrie
Donacien
Hoskins 67’
Lemonheigh-Evans
Evans
Wormleighton
Warhurst 82’
Dale 90’
Colchester United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lo-Tutala
Iandolo
Tucker
Terry
Hunt 61’
Williams 61’
Perry 73’
Lubala 74’
Sesay
Thorn
Ihionvien 50’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 0 31 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ 4 1 – 4 – 41 – – – –
90′ 1 – – 4 3 23 – – – –
90′ 1 – – 2 1 20 1 – – –
James Maxwell Taken off
67′ – 2 – 2 1 16 1 – – –
90′ 4 3 – 8 – 27 1 – – –
Midfielders6 players
90′ – – 25 1 – 5 2 8 4 2 –
90′ – 1 53 2 – – – 6 – 1
Sam Hoskins Taken off
67′ 1 – 13 1 – – 1 4 2 4
Owen Dale Taken off
89′ – 1 18 1 – 1 1 4 1 1 –
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh  Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 5 – – – 1 1 – – –
Josh Powell Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 5 – – 1 1 1 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Matty Warhurst Taken off
82′ 1 – 3 1 – – 1 4 – 12 –
Elliot List Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 1 – – 1 – – 2 –
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 46% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Colchester United win 25% Avg odds 3.67

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

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