Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers

20 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee A Jackson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Bobby Faulkner 37’

Match summary

Tranmere Rovers beat Northampton Town 1-0 on the road. Tranmere Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

Bobby Faulkner put Tranmere Rovers ahead with a header in the 37th minute.

Shots finished 21-8 to Northampton Town, with 4 on target for Northampton Town and 1 for Tranmere Rovers.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%

21 Shots 8

4 Shots on target 1

9 Corners 6

139 Attacks 87

85 Dangerous attacks 40

481 Passes 279

82.7% Pass accuracy 71.7%

20 Tackles 19

12 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Northampton Town Tranmere Rovers

Kick-off

Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh Shot on target

9’

Owen DaleShot on target

10’

Owen DaleShot on target

10’

37’

Bobby FaulknerHeader

0-1

Matty WarhurstShot on target

41’

42’

Ryan WatsonFoul

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

James MaxwellJosh Powell

70’

Nathaniel OpokuMatty Warhurst

70’

Elliot ListConnor Lemonheigh-Evans

70’

Sam HoskinsJanoi Donacien

76’

90+1’

Lee O'ConnorFoul

Full-time0-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Tranmere Rovers attacking Northampton Town attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Zach Jeacock	94′	0	1	18	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Janoi Donacien Taken off	76′	4	1	2	5	1	62	2	–	–	–
Elliott Moore	94′	1	1	1	9	6	63	1	–	–	–
Jon Guthrie	94′	1	1	1	1	–	50	–	–	–	–
Josh Powell Taken off	70′	1	1	–	4	3	17	–	–	–	–
Joe Wormleighton	94′	5	1	–	11	4	47	1	–	–	–
James Maxwell Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	–	2	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Taken off	70′	–	–	38	1	–	3	–	7	–	1	–
Lee Evans	94′	–	–	111	2	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh	94′	–	–	21	1	–	1	–	1	2	–	–
Owen Dale	94′	–	–	26	2	–	1	1	6	3	2	–

Forwards4 players


Matty Warhurst Taken off	70′	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	1	–	7	–
Nathaniel Opoku Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	4	–
Elliot List Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	1	5	–
Sam Hoskins Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Luke McGee	94′	4	0	38	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Lee O'Connor	94′	1	2	2	4	3	28	1	–	–
Bobby Faulkner	94′	2	4	6	10	6	21	–	1	–	–
George Nevett	94′	1	–	–	5	3	35	–	–	–	–
Jacob Slater	94′	4	2	–	9	3	26	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Will Vaulks	94′	–	1	32	3	–	2	–	3	–	1	–
Ryan Watson	94′	–	–	25	–	–	1	1	7	2	2
Dylan Jones	94′	–	–	17	1	–	2	3	5	1	1	–
Tom Ince	94′	–	–	26	1	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Charlie Whitaker	94′	–	–	16	1	–	5	–	10	1	1	–

Forwards1 player


Joe Ironside	94′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	7	1	15	–

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 44% Avg odds 2.14

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.28

Tranmere Rovers win 28% Avg odds 3.33

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

Form going into the game

Northampton Town W L L D W

Tranmere Rovers D D L D L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Northampton Town, 08 May 23 Next meeting: Tranmere Rovers vs Northampton Town, 19 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Northampton Town vs Tranmere Rovers meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.