Northampton Town 2–3 Plymouth Argyle. This English Football League One match was played on 2 May 2026. Plymouth Argyle won.
Plymouth Argyle vs Northampton Town Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/05/02
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Plymouth Argyle
E
Elliott List 1-0
M
assist Michael Jacobs
M
Michael Jacobs 2-0
N
assist Nesta Guinness-Walker
J
assist Joe Edwards
M
Malachi Boateng 2-2
L
assist lorent tolaj
B
Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu 2-3
X
assist Xavier Amaechi
- 87' 🔄 Substitution — Matthew Sorinola Plymouth Argyle
- 85' 🔄 Substitution — Jack Vale Northampton Town
- 85' 🔄 Substitution — Neo Dobson Northampton Town
- 85' 🔄 Substitution — Dean Campbell Northampton Town
- 84' Yellow card — Jake Evans Northampton Town
- 79' Yellow card — Ronan Curtis Plymouth Argyle
- 74' ⚽ Goal — Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu (Xavier Amaechi) Plymouth Argyle
- 70' 🔄 Substitution — Jack Mackenzie Plymouth Argyle
- 70' 🔄 Substitution — Kamarai Simon-Swyer Northampton Town
- 69' 🔄 Substitution — Julio Pleguezuelo Plymouth Argyle
- 66' Yellow card — Malachi Boateng Plymouth Argyle
- 64' Yellow card — Elliott List Northampton Town
- 63' 🔄 Substitution — Sam Hoskins Northampton Town
- 59' Yellow card — Mathias Ross Jensen Plymouth Argyle
- 55' 🔄 Substitution — Xavier Amaechi Plymouth Argyle
- 55' 🔄 Substitution — Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu Plymouth Argyle
- 46' Yellow card — Conor McCarthy Northampton Town
- 40' ⚽ Goal — Malachi Boateng (lorent tolaj) Plymouth Argyle
- 34' Yellow card — Owen Dale Plymouth Argyle
- 28' ⚽ Goal — lorent tolaj (Joe Edwards) Plymouth Argyle
- 18' ⚽ Goal — Michael Jacobs (Nesta Guinness-Walker) Northampton Town
- 13' ⚽ Goal — Elliott List (Michael Jacobs) Northampton Town
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Northampton Town
Plymouth Argyle
6
Northampton T… wins
9
Plymouth Argy… wins
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W
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02 Mar 2021
Northampton Town
2 - 0
Plymouth Argyle
W
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17 Oct 2020
Plymouth Argyle
2 - 1
Northampton Town
L
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31 Aug 2019
Northampton Town
3 - 1
Plymouth Argyle
W
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21 Apr 2018
Northampton Town
2 - 0
Plymouth Argyle
W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Huddersfield Town
|
12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 | W D W W W |
| 2 |
Stockport County
|
12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 | W W W W D |
| 3 |
Bradford City
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 | D D W D D |
| 4 |
Plymouth Argyle
|
13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 | W W L L W |
| 5 |
Reading
|
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 | D W L W W |
| 6 |
Cambridge United
|
12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 | D W W D L |
| 7 |
Oxford United
|
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 | D W D W D |
| 8 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 | D D W L L |
| 9 |
Mansfield Town
|
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 | D W D W W |
| 10 |
Luton Town
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 | L W L W W |
| 11 |
Burton
|
13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 | L L D D W |
| 12 |
Stevenage Borough
|
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 | L W L W L |
| 13 |
Leicester City
|
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | D L W W L |
| 14 |
Wycombe Wanderers
|
12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 | D L W D D |
| 15 |
Leyton Orient
|
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 | L D W L L |
| 16 |
AFC Wimbledon
|
12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 | D L L L D |
| 17 |
Doncaster Rovers
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | W W L L W |
| 18 |
Milton Keynes Dons
|
11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 | D L W L W |
| 19 |
Notts County
|
11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 | L L L W D |
| 20 |
Blackpool
|
11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 | L L L W L |
| 21 |
Peterborough United
|
12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 | L W D L D |
| 22 |
Bromley
|
11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 | W L L L D |
| 23 |
Barnsley
|
11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 | D L L L L |
| 24 |
Wigan Athletic
|
11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 | L L W L L |
Starting XI
- 1 G Lee Burge
- 3 D Conor McCarthy
- 6 D Jordan Willis
- 8 M Cameron McGeehan
- 10 M Elliott List
- 12 D Nesta Guinness-Walker
- 15 M Jake evans
- 17 F Michael Jacobs
- 23 M Terry·Taylor
- 26 D Kyle McAdam
- 35 D Max Dyche C
Substitutes
- 4 M Dean Campbell
- 7 F Sam Hoskins
- 11 M Kamarai Simon-Swyer
- 27 F Jack Vale
- 34 G Ross Fitzsimons
- 40 F Neo dobson
Starting XI
- 2 D Mathias Ross Jensen
- 8 D Joe Edwards C
- 9 F lorent tolaj
- 15 D Alex Mitchell
- 17 M Caleb Watts
- 19 M Malachi Boateng
- 21 G Luca·Ashby-Hammond
- 27 F Aribim Pepple
- 28 F Ronan Curtis
- 35 F Owen Dale
- 45 D Wes Harding
Substitutes
- 3 D Jack Mackenzie
- 4 M Brendan Sarpeng-Wiredu
- 5 D Julio Pleguezuelo
- 10 F Xavier Amaechi
- 13 G Zak Baker
- 23 M Bradley Ibrahim
- 29 D Matthew Sorinola
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Northampton Town faced Plymouth Argyle in the English Football League One on Saturday, 2 May 2026 and the match finished 2–3. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.
Current league position
Plymouth Argyle sit 4th with 22 points from 13 matches (7W · 1D · 5L).
The full standings table — including form, goal difference and points gap — is available in the Standings tab above, and the complete season archive lives on the English Football League One hub.
Head-to-head history
These two clubs have met 16 times on record. Northampton Town have won 6, Plymouth Argyle have won 9 and 1 match ended level. A full timeline of previous meetings — scores, dates and competitions — is in the H2H tab above.
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When was Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle played?
Kick-off was in the English Football League One.
Where was Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle played?
At Sixfields Stadium in Northampton, England (capacity 8203).
What was the final score of Northampton Town vs Plymouth Argyle?
Northampton Town 2 – 3 Plymouth Argyle. Plymouth Argyle won.
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