Marc Richards will be assessed by Northampton after the striker missed their 2-1 win at Shrewsbury on Saturday. The striker sat out with an Achilles problem but boss Chris Wilder is hopeful he will be available to face Portsmouth. "We made a decision on Friday, he could have played but we did not want to run the risk of him missing a few game afterwards," he told Northampton Player. Ivan T...Full Story »

Northampton's battling 10 men rescued a 1-1 draw at strugglers Mansfield when Marc Richards put away a penalty in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. The Cobblers lost John-Joe O'Toole to a straight red card 36 minutes in after he floored Ritchie Sutton in the home six-yard box during an ill-tempered first half. And it seemed the injury-hit home side had done enough to get three vit...Full Story »

Top scorer Marc Richards hit the second-half winner as in-form Northampton beat Morecambe 2-1. Northampton got off to a flying start in the first minute when Brendon Maloney's low cross was parried by Andreas Arestidou and Joel Byrom pounced to score from six yards. The visitors equalised in the 41st minute Matt Duke saved from Jack Redshaw but the ball popped up nicely for Jame Devitt to head...Full Story »

Marc Richards made it 15 goals for the season as his brace helped 10-man Northampton thrash Accrington 5-1. The Cobblers got off to a dream start when a long Matt Duke ball forward was collected by Ricky Holmes on five minutes and his shot found the back of the net via the underside of the crossbar. The second came when Adam Buxton brought down Holmes in the area and Richards fired home the pe...Full Story »

First-half goals from Marc Richards and John-Joe O'Toole saw Northampton earn a 2-0 away win at Exeter. City had several good chances early on with Tom Nichols twice going close, while Arron Davies was denied a spectacular long-range goal by a superb flying save from Matt Duke as the home side bombarded the visitor's goal. However, the Grecians paid the price for not taking their chances when ...Full Story »

Goals from skipper Jim O'Brien and Marcus Tudgay saw Coventry win 2-0 at Walsall, who slipped to a second successive home defeat. The Saddlers tried hard to recover from a bad start, but the Sky Blues, who also missed a penalty, survived heavy second-half pressure before adding a second and clinching goal three minutes from the end of normal time. Coventry had made a tremendous start in which ...Full Story »

Top scorer Marc Richards bagged the only goal of the game as Northampton beat Stevenage 1-0 at Sixfields. The Cobblers started brightly with Darren Carter having an effort blocked and Kaid Mohamed off target from the edge of the box. Top scorer Richards broke the deadlock in the 20th minute with his ninth goal of the season. Stewart Murdoch exchanged passes with Chris Hackett on the left befor...Full Story »

Northampton boss Chris Wilder will not rush top scorer Marc Richards back into action against Rochdale. The striker returned to training this week after missing the last five games with a hamstring injury but is unlikely to be considered for the FA Cup first-round tie. Darren Carter (back) and Lee Collins (foot) could start after being unused substitutes last week. Lewis Hornby (tendinitis), ...Full Story »

Two goals by Jim O'Brien earned Coventry an away point in a 2-2 draw at Leyton orient after Scott Cuthbert and Jay Simpson had scored for the hosts. The Sky Blues opened the scoring in the 35th minute after Nathan Clarke had slipped allowing Gary Madine to run onto the ball and square a pass across goal for O'Brien to net from close range. The home side, still looking for their first home win ...Full Story »

Northampton must cope without Marc Richards for the visit of Burton after League Two's leading scorer suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury in midweek. The 32-year-old, who has netted eight times this term, will be out for at least a month after straining himself in Tuesday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy triumph at Portsmouth. Teenagers Ivan Toney and David Moyo will now compete for playing ...Full Story »