Northampton Town 2-0 Colchester United: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Northampton Town beat Colchester United 2-0 in League Two on Saturday, 24 October 2026. The margin of victory was 2 goals.

Northampton Town led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton. The recorded attendance was 5,959.

Before kick-off

Northampton Town: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-D-W-L), scoring 4 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Colchester United: 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (D-D-L-D-D), scoring 4 goals and conceding 5 goals. Colchester United are without a win in 5 matches.

Recent form is level: both sides took 4 of a possible 15 points.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

Matthew Warhurst found the net for Northampton Town in minute 9, making it 1-0. Sam Hoskins found the net for Northampton Town in minute 50, making it 2-0.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 3 yellow cards: 2 for Northampton Town and 1 for Colchester United.

Substitutions recorded: 4 substitutions for Northampton Town and 7 substitutions for Colchester United.

Match statistics

Northampton Town had 34.7% of possession, against 65.3% for Colchester United.

Northampton Town had 13 shots, 4 on target, while Colchester United had 4 shots, 3 on target. Northampton Town won 7 corners and Colchester United won 2 corners. Northampton Town committed 12 fouls and Colchester United committed 13 fouls.

Northampton Town had the most shots on target (4).

Impact on the table

The table shows Northampton Town in 23rd place (10 points from 10 matches) and Colchester United in 19th place (12 points from 11 matches). Colchester United hold a 2 points advantage over Northampton Town in the standings.

Northampton Town are currently in the relegation places.

More on this match

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