Match ends, Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1.
Rochdale 1-1 Northampton Town
- From the section Football
Paul Anderson rescued a point for Northampton with a stoppage-time equaliser at Rochdale.
The first half was forgettable fare with neither side showing the quality or ambition to carve out a genuine opening.
The best half-chance fell to Nathaniel Mendez-Laing just before the break when he was played in by Steven Davies, but David Buchanan rescued the Cobblers, putting Mendez-Laing off his stride as he shaped to shoot.
In a low-key affair of few chances, the home side looked to have secured the points when Mendez-Laing curled home a neat finish from the edge of the area in the 57th minute.
Anderson sent a side-footed attempt narrowly wide of Conrad Logan's post and went even closer minutes later when his firm header towards the roof of the net was palmed away by the Dale goalkeeper.
But Anderson raced onto a hopeful punt upfield by Adam Smith and lifted the ball over a stranded Logan to give the visitors a draw three minutes into time added on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Rochdale
- 25Logan
- 2Rafferty
- 6McGahey
- 4McNulty
- 9Andrew
- 10CampsSubstituted forRathboneat 75'minutes
- 8Lund
- 24Allen
- 40Henderson
- 19DaviesSubstituted forVincentiat 59'minutesBooked at 72mins
- 11Mendez-Laing
Substitutes
- 7Vincenti
- 12McDermott
- 13Wilson
- 14Rathbone
- 28Morley
- 32Kitching
- 36Gillam
Northampton
- 1Smith
- 18PhillipsSubstituted forMoloneyat 69'minutes
- 5Diamond
- 22Nyatanga
- 3Buchanan
- 12McCourtBooked at 45minsSubstituted forBoatengat 61'minutes
- 21O'TooleSubstituted forMcWilliamsat 66'minutes
- 31Taylor
- 4Anderson
- 9Richards
- 24Smith
Substitutes
- 2Moloney
- 7Anderson
- 8Boateng
- 16Beautyman
- 17McWilliams
- 26Cornell
- 28McDonald
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 2,939
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away7
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1.
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 1. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Shaun McWilliams.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Michael Smith (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Oliver Rathbone replaces Callum Camps.
Attempt saved. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Peter Vincenti.
Booking
Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
David Buchanan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Brendon Moloney replaces Aaron Phillips.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ian Henderson (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zander Diamond (Northampton Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Hiram Boateng replaces Jak McCourt.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Peter Vincenti replaces Steve Davies.
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 1, Northampton Town 0. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ian Henderson.
Attempt blocked. Steve Davies (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aaron Phillips.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Aaron Phillips.
Attempt missed. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
Jak McCourt (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Harrison McGahey (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).
Second Half
Second Half begins Rochdale 0, Northampton Town 0.