Match ends, Northampton Town 0, MK Dons 0.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town0MK DonsMilton Keynes Dons0
Northampton and local rivals MK Dons played out a drab goalless draw.
The visitors dominated the ball throughout the 90 minutes but both sides were toothless in front of goal as the Cobblers kept their first league clean sheet of the season.
MK Dons struggled to convert their stranglehold of possession into clear chances during a largely uneventful first 45 minutes.
Their only shot on target came on the half-hour mark when Carlton Morris saw his effort beaten away by Jonathan Mitchell.
At the other end, Andrew Fisher saved comfortably from Danny Rose.
The game remained goalless at half-time but the hosts nearly broke the deadlock 15 minutes into the second half as Fraser Horsfall planted his free header wide.
Horsfall went closer still when his header crashed against the crossbar while for MK Dons, Regan Poole smacked wide from long range in the nearest they came to scoring a winner.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 3-4-3
- 13Mitchell
- 5Bolger
- 6Horsfall
- 44Sheehan
- 2Harriman
- 4SowerbyBooked at 7mins
- 8WatsonSubstituted forAdamsat 57'minutes
- 45MarshallSubstituted forHolmesat 58'minutes
- 7Hoskins
- 9Smith
- 29RoseSubstituted forAshley-Sealat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arnold
- 10Adams
- 15Racic
- 21Holmes
- 22Ashley-Seal
- 27Missilou
- 30Chukwuemeka
MK Dons
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Fisher
- 15O'Hora
- 4Keogh
- 3Lewington
- 5Poole
- 8KasumuBooked at 22minsSubstituted forGladwinat 70'minutes
- 24Houghton
- 10FraserSubstituted forThompsonat 36'minutes
- 21Harvie
- 9Morris
- 35JeromeBooked at 65minsSubstituted forWalkerat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Nicholls
- 2Williams
- 7Gladwin
- 11Walker
- 18Sørensen
- 23Thompson
- 29Sorinola
- Referee:
- Thomas Bramall
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamMK Dons
- Possession
- Home32%
- Away68%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away1
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, MK Dons 0.
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Richard Keogh (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Benny Ashley-Seal (Northampton Town).
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Attempt missed. Regan Poole (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
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Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Harry Smith (Northampton Town).
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Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Houghton.
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Attempt blocked. Ben Gladwin (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dean Lewington.
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Warren O'Hora (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Harry Smith (Northampton Town).
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Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alan Sheehan with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Andrew Fisher.
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Attempt saved. Benny Ashley-Seal (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky Holmes with a cross.
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Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Benny Ashley-Seal replaces Danny Rose.
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Hand ball by Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town).
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Foul by Jordan Houghton (MK Dons).
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Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution
Substitution, MK Dons. Ben Gladwin replaces David Kasumu.
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Substitution
Substitution, MK Dons. Stephen Walker replaces Cameron Jerome.
