Matt Taylor hit a superb late winner as Northampton beat struggling Port Vale 2-1 to edge further away from the Sky Bet League One relegation zone. Taylor's 88th-minute decider came after Vale's JJ Hooper had cancelled out Aaron Phillips' opener for the hosts, with all three goals coming in the final half-hour. It was Northampton's third win on the trot and lifted them 11 points clear of fourt...Full Story »

Marc Richards skied a stoppage-time penalty as Northampton's recent woes on the road continued after a 2-1 defeat at Walsall. The Cobblers took the lead through John-Joe O'Toole midway through the first half but they have now lost their last six away games as quickfire goals from Matt Preston and Erhun Oztumer after the interval propelled Walsall to within four points of the Sky Bet League One ...Full Story »

Marc Richards struck a stoppage-time winner as Northampton snatched a dramatic 1-0 derby victory over Oxford in front of a sell-out 11,790 crowd at the Kassam Stadium. Substitute Harry Beautyman knocked Matt Taylor's corner back across the goal and Richards stuck out a foot to flick the ball home at the far post. That brought an end to Oxford's eight-game unbeaten run, but the U's only had the...Full Story »

High-flying Northampton made it back-to-back wins as they held on for a 3-2 victory over struggling Bury. A brace from Marc Richards and another from Matt Taylor saw the hosts seemingly cruising at 3-0 up with 16 minutes to go, but they were made to sweat in the end as goals from George Miller and Zeli Ismail set up a grandstand finish. Both sides had early chances, Sam Hoskins denied by Ben W...Full Story »

Jim O'Brien could return for Shrewsbury after missing the last four games with a groin injury. The midfielder has been sidelined since Town's 1-0 EFL Cup defeat to Sunderland but is back in training and could face Scunthorpe at Greenhous Meadow. Junior Brown is also expected to be available after an ankle injury forced him to sit out last week's defeat at Bury, although Adam El-Abd serves a o...Full Story »

Jim O'Brien is a fresh injury concern for Scunthorpe ahead of Graham Alexander's first home match in charge against Swindon. O'Brien was forced off injured early in the second half of the goalless draw at Barnsley and he may not recover in time with such a quick turnaround between games. Fellow midfielder Sean McAllister also remains a doubt with an ankle problem but leading scorer Paddy Madde...Full Story »

Northampton have captain Marc Richards back fit and in full training ahead of the Newport game. Boss Chris Wilder has to decide whether to put his top scorer straight back in the team or start him on the bench. Should he be thrown straight back into the starting line-up, he is set to replace James Collins or John Marquis, more likely the latter. The Cobblers go into the weekend with an 11-poi...Full Story »

Runaway pacesetters Northampton stretched their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two to eight points with a 1-0 win at third-placed Oxford. Marc Richards' penalty after 59 minutes made it eight league victories in a row for the Cobblers. Richards earned the spot-kick himself by flicking back a high ball inside the box that Oxford defender Johnny Mullins handled. And the 33-year-old striker h...Full Story »

Hibernian midfielder Fraser Fyvie is suspended for the Ladbrokes Championship visit of Raith Rovers after being handed a two-match ban for feigning injury against Rangers. Captain David Gray is a doubt after suffering a head knock during the 4-2 defeat at Ibrox but new signing Chris Dagnall could come into contention. Head coach Alan Stubbs told Hibs TV: "I have spoken to all the players indiv...Full Story »

Marc Richards grabbed the only goal of the game as Northampton beat Accrington 1-0 at Sixfields. Stanley were quickly out of the blocks as Sean McConville grazed the crossbar with a speculative 25-yard effort and Brad Halliday flashed a low drive wide of the far post. In between, Cobblers created a couple of decent openings as Nicky Adams saw his effort deflected wide and Richards volleyed jus...Full Story »