Match ends, Northampton Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 2.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town0PlymouthPlymouth Argyle2
Plymouth Argyle secured a 2-0 victory against Northampton Town with goals from Graham Carey and Jake Jervis.
Carey raced clear to slot home past goalkeeper Adam Smith for Plymouth's opener, although the Cobblers almost equalised immediately but Ryan Cresswell headed over the crossbar.
Plymouth secured the win in the second half when Jervis finished from a tight angle after Carey's corner.
The Cobblers' misery was compounded when Josh Lelan was sent off late on.
Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder tells BBC Radio Northampton:
"It became a game where we lost a lot of belief very, very quickly. The quality was not up to the standards our players have shown.
"We played a way that is not the way we try to play. When you don't play in a natural way then you come unstuck.
"If we'd have got something out of the game then it wouldn't have been deserved."
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Smith
- 12LelanBooked at 90mins
- 5DiamondBooked at 90mins
- 6Cresswell
- 16Buchanan
- 15PotterSubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 45'minutes
- 19Watson
- 8ByromSubstituted forCorryat 76'minutes
- 10AdamsSubstituted forHoskinsat 63'minutes
- 7D'Ath
- 9Richards
Substitutes
- 14Hoskins
- 17Corry
- 18McDonald
- 20Calvert-Lewin
- 21O'Toole
- 22Hackett
- 26Clarke
Plymouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23McCormick
- 2Mellor
- 5Nelson
- 6Hartley
- 3Sawyer
- 4McHughBooked at 54mins
- 20BoatengSubstituted forTannerat 82'minutes
- 14Jervis
- 10Carey
- 11WyldeSubstituted forSimpsonat 45'minutes
- 9ReidSubstituted forBruntat 16'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Cox
- 8Simpson
- 15Harvey
- 16Purrington
- 17Brunt
- 21Bittner
- 27Tanner
- Referee:
- Nick Kinseley
- Attendance:
- 4,505
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamPlymouth
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home3
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 2.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Josh Lelan (Northampton Town) for a bad foul.
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Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Lelan (Northampton Town).
Booking
Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ryan Brunt (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Zander Diamond (Northampton Town).
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Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Josh Lelan (Northampton Town).
Booking
Josh Lelan (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ryan Brunt (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Josh Lelan (Northampton Town).
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Foul by Ryan Brunt (Plymouth Argyle).
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(Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Craig Tanner replaces Hiram Boateng.
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Attempt missed. Jake Jervis (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
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Attempt saved. Josh Simpson (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Paul Corry replaces Joel Byrom.
