Plymouth vs Northampton Town

29 November 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Stephen Parkinson

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Tom Eaves 58’
  • Elliot List 76’
  • Jordan Willis 80’

Match summary

Northampton Town won comfortably, 3-0 away at Plymouth. It was goalless at half-time.

Tom Eaves put Northampton Town ahead with a header in the 58th minute, Elliot List made it 0-2 in the 76th minute, and Jordan Willis made it 0-3 with a header in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Northampton Town created 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Plymouth's 1.17 from 14. Plymouth had a player sent off.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
14 Shots 12
1 Shots on target 5
4 Corners 8
337 Passes 245
69.1% Pass accuracy 55.5%
16 Tackles 15
11 Fouls 18
1 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Plymouth Northampton Town
Kick-off
5’
Jordan ThornileyTime wasting
Lorent TolajShot on target
32’
35’
Max DycheJordan Thorniley
45+1’
Ethan WheatleyArgument
Mathias RossArgument
45+1’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
53’
Conor McCarthyTime wasting
58’
Tom EavesHeader0-1 (Northampton Town)
Joe RallsLaw McCabe
62’
Jamie PatersonOwen Dale
62’
Lorent TolajViolent conduct
65’
Owen OseniBrendan Galloway
69’
Ayman BenarousMatthew Sorinola
69’
69’
Terry TaylorFoul
75’
Jordan WillisConor McCarthy
75’
Elliot ListTyrese Fornah
76’
Elliot ListLeft foot shot0-2 (Northampton Town)
80’
Jordan WillisHeader0-3 (Northampton Town)
84’
Nesta Guinness-WalkerJack Perkins
84’
Kamarai SwyerTom Eaves
90+1’
Elliot ListShot on target
90+4’
Michael ForbesFoul
90+5’
Nesta Guinness-WalkerShot on target
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.73 58’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), 0-1 58’ 76’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), 0-2 76’ 80’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), 0-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.73 58’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), 0-1 Eaves 58’ 76’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), 0-2 List 76’ 80’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), 0-3 Willis 80’
Plymouth 1.17 xGNorthampton Town 1.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Plymouth attacking 
90+5’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 76’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 22’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 88’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 6’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 10’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 78’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 32’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 80’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 37’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+1’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Law McCabe (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Brendan Galloway (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.50 xG, off target 76’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 22’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 88’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 6’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 10’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 78’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 32’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 80’ Jordan Willis (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 37’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Ethan Wheatley (Northampton Town), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 58’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+1’ Elliot List (Northampton Town), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Malachi Boateng (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Max Dyche (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Law McCabe (Plymouth), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Owen Dale (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Northampton Town), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Brendan Galloway (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Terry Taylor (Northampton Town), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Plymouth 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Hazard
Mitchell
Ross
Galloway 69’
Szűcs
Boateng
McCabe 62’
Sorinola 69’
Mumba
Dale 62’
Tolaj
Northampton Town 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Fitzsimons
McCarthy 75’
Thorniley 35’
Forbes
Campbell
Taylor
Perkins 84’
Burroughs
Fornah 75’
Wheatley
Eaves 84’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Conor Hazard
90′ 2 3 26 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Alex Mitchell
90′ – 1 1 5 3 41 – – – –
Mathias Ross
90′ 3 – – 11 5 29 1 – –
Brendan Galloway Taken off
69′ 4 3 – 7 2 14 – – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ 1 – 1 5 4 33 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Malachi Boateng
90′ – – 25 – 0.08 1 1 9 2 3 –
Law McCabe Taken off
62′ – – 28 2 0.08 – – 4 – 1 –
Owen Dale Taken off
62′ – – 22 3 0.18 3 – 9 – 3 –
Matthew Sorinola Taken off
69′ – – 12 3 0.46 1 – 1 – – –
Joe Ralls Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 29 – 0.00 – – 1 1 – –
Jamie Paterson Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 15 1 0.01 1 – 2 – 1 –
Ayman Benarous Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 14 – 0.00 – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Bali Mumba
90′ – – 2 – 0.09 0.03 1 3 2 21 –
Lorent Tolaj Sent off
65′ – – 2 1 0.32 0.07 – 4 1 18
Owen Oseni Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – 0.00 – 2 1 10 –
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

Plymouth win 46% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.30
Northampton Town win 26% Avg odds 3.66

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth LLLLW
Northampton Town WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Northampton Town 2-3 Plymouth, 02 May 26  All Plymouth vs Northampton Town 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.