Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Chesterfield 3.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town1ChesterfieldChesterfield3
Chesterfield moved into the automatic promotion places with a win in dreadful conditions at bottom side Northampton.
Darren Carter had the Cobblers ahead from the penalty spot early on after keeper Tommy Lee fouled Hallam Hope.
But a quickly taken Spireites free-kick let Dan Gardner rifle home an equaliser from a tight angle on his full debut.
Gary Roberts then delightfully chipped the keeper to put the visitors ahead before Armand Gnanduillet's low strike compounded the hosts' misery.
Substitute Gnanduillet's goal from Ian Evatt's pass settled the contest with Northampton pressing for an equaliser, having already come close when Hope's scrambled effort was cleared off the line by Richie Humphreys.
Paul Cook's Chesterfield appeared to cope much better at a damp, wet Sixfields as they inflicted a third straight home defeat on the Cobblers, who are now six points adrift of safety.
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Duke
- 33HurstSubstituted forMorrisat 64'minutes
- 3Widdowson
- 12Tozer
- 6Collins
- 23McGinty
- 32Blair
- 17DeeganSubstituted forHooperat 75'minutes
- 29Hope
- 25German
- 4CarterSubstituted forO'Donovanat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Demontagnac
- 8Morris
- 10O'Donovan
- 13Snedker
- 16Hooper
- 26Harriott
- 27Kouo-Doumbe
Chesterfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lee
- 7DarikwaBooked at 82mins
- 15Humphreys
- 12Ryan
- 23Evatt
- 6Cooper
- 26GardnerBooked at 56minsSubstituted forO'Sheaat 75'minutes
- 5Morsy
- 17DoyleSubstituted forHirdat 83'minutes
- 2BanksSubstituted forGnanduilletat 64'minutes
- 11Roberts
Substitutes
- 3Smith
- 4Hird
- 8Togwell
- 10O'Shea
- 21Gnanduillet
- 22Brown
- 35Dunbavin
- Referee:
- Graham Horwood
- Attendance:
- 5,082
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamChesterfield
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Chesterfield 3.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
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Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
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JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ben Tozer (Northampton Town).
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Attempt blocked. Antonio German (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield).
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Antonio German (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
Goal!
Goal! Northampton Town 1, Chesterfield 3. Armand Gnanduillet (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Evatt.
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Tendayi Darikwa (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by JJ Hooper (Northampton Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Sam Hird replaces Eoin Doyle.
Booking
Tendayi Darikwa (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield).
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Matty Blair (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Matty Blair (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Jay O'Shea replaces Dan Gardner.
