Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town1FleetwoodFleetwood Town0
Luke Norris fired home an injury-time free-kick as League Two's bottom club Northampton ended Fleetwood's run of four successive wins.
The hosts were on top in the first half but Fleetwood's David Ball went closest when he hit the post from 12 yards.
Ball went off injured before the break and his replacement Jon Parkin made a clumsy challenge in the 90th minute to give the Cobblers a late chance to win.
And Norris curled over the wall to grab a first league victory in five games.
But Northampton remain bottom of the standings, while Fleetwood drop from top to fourth.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM:
Northampton Town manager Aidy Boothroyd tells BBC Radio Northampton:
"I've seen Fleetwood a couple of times and they're top of the league for a reason.
"But I thought our work ethic and willingness to want to get out of the trouble we're in was fantastic today. I'm really, really pleased.
"We deserved what we got. We played very, very well. I'm delighted for our supporters because we haven't had many wins like that.
"We've beaten the top of the league now, so there's no more excuses."
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Duke
- 12Tozer
- 3Widdowson
- 32Ferdinand
- 18Reid
- 27Kouo-DoumbeBooked at 32mins
- 11HackettSubstituted forDallasat 45'minutes
- 34Ravenhill
- 25Blyth
- 33NorrisSubstituted forMorrisat 90+2'minutes
- 19EmertonSubstituted forDemontagnacat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Carter
- 7Demontagnac
- 8Morris
- 16Hooper
- 17Deegan
- 21McNamara
- 29Dallas
Fleetwood
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Davies
- 15McLaughlinBooked at 77mins
- 20Taylor
- 8Schumacher
- 6Pond
- 16Cresswell
- 7EvansSubstituted forBrownat 76'minutes
- 4MurdochSubstituted forBlairat 56'minutes
- 23BallSubstituted forParkinat 34'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 18SarcevicBooked at 90mins
- 11Hughes
Substitutes
- 5Roberts
- 9Parkin
- 12Brown
- 14Hogan
- 17Blair
- 29Dieseruvwe
- 33Lucas
- Referee:
- Garry Sutton
- Attendance:
- 4,076
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamFleetwood
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home9
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away15
Live Text
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Booking
Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Pond (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
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Matty Blair (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Dangerous play by Matthias Kouo-Doumbe (Northampton Town).
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Foul by Ishmel Demontagnac (Northampton Town).
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Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Pond (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Ian Morris replaces Luke Norris.
Goal!
Goal! Northampton Town 1, Fleetwood Town 0. Luke Norris (Northampton Town) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
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Luke Norris (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Fleetwood Town).
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Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).
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Joe Widdowson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Jon Parkin (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Jon Parkin (Fleetwood Town).
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Joe Widdowson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
