Northampton Town 1-1 Southend United

Northampton battled to a draw against high-flying Southend to earn their first League Two points since November.

The visitors took the lead when Barry Corr caught out Matt Duke at his near post with a low shot and Shaquile Coulthirst forced the ball home.

Debutant Ricky Holmes was denied by keeper Daniel Bentley before Marc Richards crossed for Lawson D'Ath to head in the equaliser.

Southend finished with 10 men after Luke Prosser earned a second booking.

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Knill on Northampton v Southend

Northampton Town assistant manager Alan Knill told BBC Radio Northampton:

"I think Southend are one of the better sides in the league, but I didn't think we looked too far away from them.

"It's not often you get a standing ovation for a draw. Credit to the players and the subs, they all contributed.

"We just need to keep the players fit now. We're hopeful that Gregor Robertson and Zander Diamond will return next week at Exeter"

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Line-ups

Northampton

• 1Duke
• 2Moloney
• 36CresswellBooked at 31mins
• 6Collins
• 3HorwoodBooked at 50mins
• 19D'AthSubstituted forHackettat 90'minutes
• 21Taylor
• 25ByromBooked at 38mins
• 26HolmesBooked at 33minsSubstituted forMohamedat 84'minutes
• 10O'TooleSubstituted forSinclairat 57'minutes
• 9RichardsBooked at 77mins

Substitutes

• 4Carter
• 5Langmead
• 7Sinclair
• 11Hackett
• 12Tozer
• 13Snedker
• 23Mohamed

Southend

• 1Bentley
• 2White
• 5ThompsonBooked at 31mins
• 6ProsserBooked at 90mins
• 3Coker
• 12Atkinson
• 18LeonardBooked at 79mins
• 8TimlinSubstituted forWorrallat 74'minutes
• 19Payne
• 10Corr
• 17CoulthirstSubstituted forWilliamsat 83'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Worrall
• 16Clifford
• 21Smith
• 22Deegan
• 23Binnom-Williams
• 28Williams
• 30Bridge

Referee:

Tim Robinson

Attendance:

4,587

Match Stats

Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamSouthend

Possession

Home44%

Away56%

Shots

Home11

Away17

Shots on Target

Home5

Away6

Corners

Home7

Away7

Fouls

Home13

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Southend United 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+7'

Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Southend United 1.

Posted at 90'+7'

Attempt saved. Emile Sinclair (Northampton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.

Dismissal

Posted at 90'+6'

Second yellow card to Luke Prosser (Southend United).

Posted at 90'+5'

Hand ball by Luke Prosser (Southend United).

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Barry Corr (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 90'

Substitution, Northampton Town. Chris Hackett replaces Lawson D'Ath.

Posted at 89'

Kaid Mohamed (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by David Worrall (Southend United).

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. David Worrall (Southend United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Barry Corr.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Northampton Town. Kaid Mohamed replaces Ricky Holmes.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Southend United. Jason Williams replaces Shaquile Coulthirst.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Adam Thompson.

Posted at 79'

Attempt saved. Shaquile Coulthirst (Southend United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Ryan Leonard (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Marc Richards (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Luke Prosser (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 76'

Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Luke Prosser (Southend United).

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Southend United. David Worrall replaces Michael Timlin.

Goal!

Posted at 72'

Goal! Northampton Town 1, Southend United 1. Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Richards.

Posted at 71'

Attempt saved. Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Jason Taylor (Northampton Town).

Posted at 67'

Barry Corr (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Jack Payne (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 62'

Attempt blocked. Jason Taylor (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.

Posted at 61'

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Luke Prosser.

Posted at 59'

Attempt saved. Shaquile Coulthirst (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 58'

Foul by Lee Collins (Northampton Town).

Posted at 58'

Jack Payne (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 57'

Substitution, Northampton Town. Emile Sinclair replaces John-Joe O'Toole.

Posted at 54'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Jason Taylor.

Posted at 54'

Attempt blocked. Shaquile Coulthirst (Southend United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 53'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Lee Collins.

Posted at 52'

Attempt blocked. Luke Prosser (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 51'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Lee Collins.

Posted at 50'

Foul by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).

Posted at 50'

Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 50'

Evan Horwood (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.

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