League position: 3rd Charlie Mulgrew was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Elliott Ward was promoted to the starting XI with Scott Wharton taking his place on the bench.

1 Northampton Town

Goals:

Aaron Pierre

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Cornell

Defender Brendan Moloney

Defender Aaron Pierre

Defender George Smith

Defender/Midfielder David Buchanan

Defender/Midfielder Ash Taylor

Midfielder Sam Foley

Midfielder Matt Grimes

Midfielder Lewis McGugan

Midfielder John-Joe O'Toole

Forward Chris Long

Substitutions:

Regan Poole for Aaron Pierre	34
Sam Hoskins for George Smith	71
Shaun McWilliams for Lewis McGugan	88

Cards:

John-Joe O'Toole

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luke Coddington

Defender Regan Poole

Defender/Midfielder Raheem Hanley

Midfielder Shaun McWilliams

Midfielder/Forward Billy Waters

Forward Sam Hoskins

Forward Marc Richards

Comments:

League position: 22nd

1 Blackburn Rovers

Goals:

Bradley Dack

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper

Paul Downing Defender

Elliott Ward Defender

Derrick Williams Defender

Ryan Nyambe Defender/Midfielder

Craig Conway Midfielder

Bradley Dack Midfielder

Richie Smallwood Midfielder

Peter Whittingham Midfielder

Marcus Antonsson Forward

Danny Graham Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Nuttall for Danny Graham	63
Willem Tomlinson for Peter Whittingham	64

Cards:

Elliott Ward	36	Y
Paul Downing	43	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler

Defender Paul Caddis

Defender Sam Hart

Defender Scott Wharton

Midfielder Rekeem Harper

Midfielder Willem Tomlinson

Forward Joe Nuttall

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