Northampton Town vs Oxford

23 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee C Hicks

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kieron Bowie 50’
  • Tyreece Simpson 90+7’
  • Cameron Brannagan 62’ (pen)

Match summary

Northampton Town beat Oxford 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Kieron Bowie put Northampton Town ahead with a header in the 50th minute, Cameron Brannagan equalised from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute, and Tyreece Simpson won it with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 12-9 to Northampton Town, with 5 on target for Northampton Town and 3 for Oxford.

Match stats

Northampton Town Oxford
12 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Northampton Town Oxford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Kieron Bowie1-0 (Northampton Town)
50’
62’
Cameron Brannagan
Penalty
1-1 (Oxford)
Tyreece Simpson2-1 (Northampton Town)
90+7’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Northampton Town
  • Patrick Brough
  • Tyreece Simpson
Oxford
  • Ciaron Brown

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Northampton Town attacking 
8’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 11’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 14’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 19’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 22’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, off target 23’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, saved 27’ Stanley Mills (Oxford), open play, saved 49’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 50’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 53’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, off target 59’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, off target 62’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), penalty, goal 64’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, blocked 66’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 74’ Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 79’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, off target 81’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 88’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, saved 90’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 90+7’ Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town), set piece, goal 90+9’ James Henry (Oxford), set piece, blocked 8’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 11’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 14’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 19’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 22’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), from a corner, off target 23’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, saved 27’ Stanley Mills (Oxford), open play, saved 49’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), open play, hit the woodwork 50’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), from a corner, goal 53’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, off target 59’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, off target 62’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), penalty, goal 64’ Tyler Goodrham (Oxford), open play, blocked 66’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 74’ Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town), from a corner, blocked 79’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, off target 81’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 88’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, saved 90’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 90+7’ Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town), set piece, goal 90+9’ James Henry (Oxford), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Willis Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Patrick Brough Taken off
68′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jack Sowerby Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Sam Hoskins Taken off
90′ – – 4 – – – –
Kieron Bowie Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Jon Guthrie Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Akin Odimayo Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Tyreece Simpson Came on as a substitute
0′ 1 – 1 – – –
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 30% Avg odds 3.11
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Oxford win 42% Avg odds 2.23

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

Form going into the game

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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.