Northampton Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026

Result

Northampton Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026, 18:45 UTC · Sixfields Stadium, Northampton · half-time 0-1

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Northampton Town 0-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Northampton Town lost to Tranmere Rovers 0-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Sixfields Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Bobby Faulkner of Tranmere Rovers in the 37th minute.

Discipline: Northampton Town received no yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Northampton Town were 22nd on 10 points from 9 and Tranmere Rovers 17th on 12 points from 11. In the current table Northampton Town are 21st on 14 points and Tranmere Rovers are 11th on 19 points.

Northampton Town lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bobby Faulkner of Tranmere Rovers (9.2), ahead of Jacob Slater (7.6).

Going into the match Northampton Town's last five read W-D-L-L-W and Tranmere Rovers's L-D-L-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Goal · Bobby FaulknerTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Ryan WatsonTranmere Rovers
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Lee O'ConnorTranmere Rovers

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Tranmere Rovers144731917+219DLWDW
21Northampton Town13355910-114WLWDL

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Northampton Town line-up (3-4-2-1)

Zach Jeacock, Janoi Donacien, Elliott Moore, Jon Guthrie, Joe Wormleighton, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Lee Evans, Josh Powell, Owen Dale, Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Matty Warhurst

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Luke McGee, Lee O'Connor, Bobby Faulkner, George Nevett, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Ryan Watson, Dylan Jones, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside

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