Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town result, stats and report

Fleetwood Town dismantled Shrewsbury Town 4-0 in the Carabao Cup, but the underlying statistics reveal a more complicated story about how the game was actually won and lost.

Salford City controlled 72 percent of the ball and produced 21 shots at home but could only draw 1-1 with Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup, with a second-half substitute equaliser arriving too late to secure the win their territorial dominance deserved.

Leicester controlled this Carabao Cup first-round tie from the opening whistle, taking the lead through a sixteenth-minute header and never truly relinquishing their grip, even if the scoreline ultimately flattered their League One visitors.

Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town played out a 2-2 draw to close out the League Two season, a result that felt like it summed up both sides' campaigns in one afternoon.

Cardiff City dismantled Northampton Town 5-1 at home to underline their position as the standout side in League One this season, with their underlying numbers suggesting this result was entirely in keeping with how they have performed across the campaign.

Gillingham secured a narrow 1-0 home win over Shrewsbury Town in League Two, with the result confirming what the final standings already told us about the relative trajectories of two mid-table sides finishing out a long season.

Leicester host a Northampton Town side in freefall in the first round of the Carabao Cup. Connor Maguire gives his verdict on what should happen, what probably will happen, and where the value lies.