Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Tuesday 2 February 2021

Result

Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town

League One · Tuesday 2 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Blackpool 2-0 Northampton Town: match report

Blackpool defeated Northampton Town 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 2 February 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Marvin Ekpiteta opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Marvin Ekpiteta (12') and Jerry Yates (90+2'). Northampton Town did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Northampton Town received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 15th on 31 points from 22 and Northampton Town 21st on 23 points from 23. Blackpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 87 points, and Northampton Town 22nd with 45.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marvin Ekpiteta of Blackpool (8.0), ahead of Sullay Kaikai (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackpool win, 0 draws and 1 for Northampton Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Marvin EkpitetaBlackpool · 1-0
  • 67'Yellow card · C. ChukwuemekaNorthampton Town
  • 78'Yellow card · Shaun McWilliamsNorthampton Town
  • 89'Yellow card · Bryn MorrisNorthampton Town
  • 90+2'Goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 2-0
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Joseph MillsNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Blackpool 1, draws 0, Northampton Town 1.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Chris Maxwell, Jordan Gabriel, Marvin Ekpiteta, Jordan Thorniley, James Husband, Matty Virtue, Kevin Stewart, Kenny Dougall, Sullay Kaikai, Jerry Yates, Ellis Simms

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

J. Mitchell, Cian Bolger, Lloyd Jones, Fraser Horsfall, Peter Kioso, Jack Sowerby, Bryn Morris, Joseph Mills, Ryan Watson, Ryan Edmondson, Sam Hoskins