Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 24 January 2026
Result
Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town
League One · Saturday 24 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town: match report
Blackpool defeated Northampton Town 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 24 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Z. Ashworth opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Z. Ashworth (3') and Ashley Fletcher (50', penalty). Northampton Town did not score.
Discipline: Blackpool received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Blackpool were 20th on 29 points from 26 and Northampton Town 21st on 29 points from 25. Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Northampton Town 24th with 35.
Blackpool lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ashley Fletcher of Blackpool (8.2), ahead of Oliver Casey (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 2 for Northampton Town.
Going into the match Blackpool's last five read L-L-L-W-W and Northampton Town's L-D-D-L-L.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Z. Ashworth
- 48'Yellow card · Terry Taylor
- 50'Penalty goal · Ashley Fletcher
- 66'Yellow card · Michael Obafemi
Head-to-head
Team news
Blackpool line-up (3-1-4-2)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Kamarl Grant, Michael Ihiekwe, Oliver Casey, Jordan Brown, CJ Hamilton, George Honeyman, Joel Randall, Zac Ashworth, Michael Obafemi, Ashley Fletcher
Northampton Town line-up (3-4-3)
Ross Fitzsimons, Conor McCarthy, Jon Guthrie, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Joe Wormleighton, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Jack Perkins, Sam Hoskins, Jack Vale, Kamarai Swyer