Northampton kept alive their bid for automatic promotion with a well-deserved win at struggling 10-man Oldham.
Jon Brady’s men moved up a place to fourth in the table while Oldham slipped back into the drop zone.
Oldham’s Alex Hunt fired an early strike narrowly off target before Northampton replied with Aaron McGowan forcing Danny Rogers into a smart near-post save.
Shortly after the half-hour mark, Cobblers keeper Liam Roberts made a superb double stop from Hunt and then Harrison McGahey.
As Oldham continued to press, Roberts also saved expertly from Davis Keillor-Dunn.
But Northampton went ahead a minute before the interval when Jon Guthrie stabbed home at the far post as he met Sam Hoskins’ cross.
Rogers saved well from Louis Appere soon after the restart but the Cobblers doubled their lead in the 66th minute when Josh Eppiah crossed for Appere and he drove into the roof of the net from eight yards.
Appere, Jack Sowerby and Ali Koiki all missed further late chances for Northampton before Oldham skipper Carl Piergianni was sent off with minutes left following a melee involving multiple players.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Rogers
- 2Clarke
- 5McGahey
- 6PiergianniBooked at 88mins
- 3Hart
- 28Missilou
- 26HuntSubstituted forJamesonat 67′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 30ObadeyiSubstituted forCoutoat 73′minutes
- 10Keillor-Dunn
- 7Adams
- 29LuambaSubstituted forHopcuttat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leutwiler
- 15Jameson
- 22Diarra
- 27Hopcutt
- 32Sutton
- 33Couto
Northampton
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Roberts
- 3McGowan
- 6Horsfall
- 5Guthrie
- 14KoikiBooked at 90mins
- 4SowerbyBooked at 64mins
- 7HoskinsBooked at 90minsSubstituted forKanuat 90+4′minutes
- 17McWilliams
- 11Pinnock
- 21Felix-EppiahSubstituted forZimbaat 85′minutes
- 24AppéréSubstituted forRoseat 79′minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 2Harriman
- 12Pollock
- 18Zimba
- 19Kanu
- 23Mills
- 26Maxted
- 32Rose
- Referee:
- Sam Purkiss
- Attendance:
- 5,789
Live Text
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Match ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Northampton Town 2.
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Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Northampton Town 2.
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Attempt blocked. Chanka Zimba (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose with a headed pass.
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Substitution, Northampton Town. Idris Kanu replaces Sam Hoskins.
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Danny Rose (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic).
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Attempt missed. Kyle Jameson (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davis Keillor-Dunn with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jack Sowerby.
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Attempt blocked. Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Adams.
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Ali Koiki (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Kyle Jameson (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) is shown the red card.
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Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic).
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Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chanka Zimba following a corner.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Harrison McGahey.
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Attempt blocked. Chanka Zimba (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.
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Substitution, Northampton Town. Chanka Zimba replaces Josh Felix-Eppiah.
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Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
