Walsall vs Northampton Town; Vertu Trophy Southern Group C

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Walsall vs Northampton Town. Vertu Trophy Southern Group C.

7:00pm, Tuesday 7th October 2025.

Poundland Bescot StadiumAttendance1,907.

Walsall 0

Northampton Town 1

K Simon-Swyer (88th minute)

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Match ends, Walsall 0, Northampton Town 1.
90'+5

Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Northampton Town 1.
90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).
90'

Ronan Maher (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Goal

Goal! Walsall 0, Northampton Town 1. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Terry Taylor.

goal:

Kamarai Swyer

assist:

Terry Taylor
87'

Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'

Foul by Stan Straw (Walsall).
84'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Stan Straw.
84'

Attempt blocked. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Terry Taylor with a cross.
83'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Jake Hollman.
82'
Yellow Card

Ronan Maher (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

yellow-card:

Ronan Maher
81'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'

Foul by Ronan Maher (Walsall).
80'

Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor McCarthy with a cross.
80'

Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nesta Guinness-Walker following a set piece situation.
78'
Yellow Card

Sam Hornby (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

yellow-card:

Sam Hornby
78'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78'

Foul by Sam Hornby (Walsall).
78'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'

Delay in match because of an injury Rico Richards (Walsall).
76'

Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'

Foul by Stan Straw (Walsall).
75'

Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jordan Willis.
74'

Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah with a cross.
73'

Foul by Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town).
73'

McLloyd Oben (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'
Substitution

Substitution, Walsall. McLloyd Oben replaces Jamille Matt.

sub-on:

McLloyd Oben

sub-off:

Jamille Matt
66'
Substitution

Substitution, Walsall. Ronan Maher replaces Evan Weir.

sub-on:

Ronan Maher

sub-off:

Evan Weir
65'

Handball by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).
65'

Attempt saved. Terry Taylor (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Hornby (Walsall).
65'

Attempt blocked. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63'

Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63'

Foul by Stan Straw (Walsall).
61'

Foul by Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town).
61'

Rico Browne (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'

Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58'

Foul by Evan Weir (Walsall).
55'

Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55'

Foul by Courtney Clarke (Walsall).
53'

Offside, Walsall. Stan Straw is caught offside.
53'
Yellow Card

Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

yellow-card:

Conor McCarthy
52'

Foul by Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town).
52'

Rico Richards (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins replaces Elliott List because of an injury.

sub-on:

Sam Hoskins

sub-off:

Elliott List
50'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50'

Delay in match because of an injury Elliott List (Northampton Town).
49'

Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town).
47'

Foul by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).
47'

Courtney Clarke (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyrese Fornah replaces Cameron McGeehan.

sub-on:

Tyrese Fornah

sub-off:

Cameron McGeehan
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Jordan Thorniley.

sub-on:

Nesta Guinness-Walker

sub-off:

Jordan Thorniley
Second Half begins Walsall 0, Northampton Town 0.
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Elliott List replaces Jack Vale.

sub-on:

Elliott List

sub-off:

Jack Vale
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Terry Taylor replaces Dean Campbell.

sub-on:

Terry Taylor

sub-off:

Dean Campbell
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Walsall. Ryan Finnigan replaces Jamie Jellis.

sub-on:

Ryan Finnigan

sub-off:

Jamie Jellis
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Walsall. Jake Hollman replaces Brandon Comley.

sub-on:

Jake Hollman

sub-off:

Brandon Comley
45'
Substitution

Substitution, Walsall. Stan Straw replaces Priestley Farquharson.

sub-on:

Stan Straw

sub-off:

Priestley Farquharson
45'+3

First Half ends, Walsall 0, Northampton Town 0.
45'+2

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1

Foul by Brandon Comley (Walsall).
45'

Foul by Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town).
45'

Brandon Comley (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'

Attempt blocked. Jack Vale (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
43'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43'

Foul by Jid Okeke (Walsall).
41'

Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Perkins with a cross.
34'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34'

Foul by Jid Okeke (Walsall).
32'

Offside, Northampton Town. Kamarai Swyer is caught offside.
31'

Attempt missed. Jamie Jellis (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rico Browne with a cross.
30'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28'

Delay in match because of an injury Sam Hornby (Walsall).
28'

Attempt missed. Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
26'

Foul by Jid Okeke (Walsall).
26'

Michael Jacobs (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23'

Attempt blocked. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs with a cross.
22'

Foul by Evan Weir (Walsall).
22'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13'

Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jordan Thorniley.
11'

Foul by Jamille Matt (Walsall).
11'

Jordan Thorniley (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'

Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'

Foul by Jack Vale (Northampton Town).
7'

Rico Richards (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7'

Foul by Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town).
6'

Offside, Walsall. Albert Adomah is caught offside.
4'

Foul by Courtney Clarke (Walsall).
4'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'

Attempt missed. Rico Browne (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.