Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 17 October 2026
Result
Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town
League Two · Saturday 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC · Blundell Park, Cleethorpes · half-time 0-1
Grimsby Town 0-2 Northampton Town: match report
Grimsby Town were beaten by Northampton Town 0-2 in the League Two on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Blundell Park. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Matty Warhurst opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Grimsby Town did not score. Northampton Town scored through Matty Warhurst (34') and Jon Guthrie (58').
Discipline: Grimsby Town received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Grimsby Town were 13th on 13 points from 10 and Northampton Town 23rd on 7 points from 8. In the current table Grimsby Town are 6th on 20 points and Northampton Town are 21st on 14 points.
Grimsby Town lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Northampton Town in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jon Guthrie of Northampton Town (7.9), ahead of Géza Dávid Turi (7.7).
Going into the match Grimsby Town's last five read L-L-L-W-W and Northampton Town's D-L-L-W-D.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Doug Tharme
- 34'Goal · Matty Warhurst
- 42'Yellow card · Charles Vernam
- 54'Yellow card · Josh Powell
- 58'Goal · Jon Guthrie
- 61'Red card · Edon Pruti
- 61'Yellow card · Jamie Walker
- 72'Yellow card
- 74'Yellow card · Jon Guthrie
- 76'Yellow card · David Artell
- 90+12'Yellow card · Elliott List
Form and table
- Grimsby TownLast five: W W L L L
- Northampton TownLast five: D W L L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 20 | LLDWW |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 | WLWDL |
Team news
Grimsby Town line-up (4-1-4-1)
Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Doug Tharme, Edon Pruti, Géza Dávid Turi, Justin Amaluzor, Kieran Green, Jamie Walker, Charles Vernam, Iwan Morgan
Northampton Town line-up (4-4-2)
Zach Jeacock, Janoi Donacien, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Josh Powell, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Lee Evans, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Owen Dale, Matty Warhurst
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