Teenage academy midfielder named on the bench by Cobblers for final day Plymouth game
Teenage academy midfielder Mataeo Moon-Arnaez has been named on the bench for Northampton’s final game of the season against Plymouth Argyle.
The 17-year-old central midfielder, who was released by Leicester City last season, is a first-year scholar in the youth team. He is joined on the bench for Saturday’s game at Sixfields by fellow academy product Neo Dobson, a striker who has made 10 appearances for the club, scoring three goals.
Max Dyche, another graduate of the Cobblers youth system, captains the side against Plymouth as club skipper Jon Guthrie misses out. Jordan Willis, Michael Jacobs, Elliott List and Terry Taylor also all start.
Cobblers XI v Plymouth: Burge, McCarthy, Willis, Dyche, McAdam, NGW, Taylor, McGeehan, Jacobs, List, Evans. Subs: Fitzsimons, Campbell, Swyer, Hoskins, Moon-Arnaez, Dobson, Vale.
Plymouth XI: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Joe Edwards, Mathias Ross, Alex Mitchell, Wes Harding, Ronan Curtis, Malachi Boateng, Caleb Watts, Owen Dale, Lorent Tolaj, Bim Pepple.