Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 0.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town1Dag & RedDagenham & Redbridge0
Ricky Holmes scored the only goal of the game as Northampton made it back-to-back wins by beating Dagenham.
The Cobblers started brightly as John-Joe O'Toole had his close-range effort blocked while Ryan Cresswell's header was cleared off the line.
Daggers' Rhys Murphy could have broken the deadlock when he raced clear but his lob over keeper Matt Duke was high.
Holmes then fired in off the upright from 15 yards on the hour mark after O'Toole's break down the right.
Northampton's victory lifted them up to 15th in the table, while Dagenham slipped to second-from-bottom, behind Tranmere on goal difference.
Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton:
"I thought we were excellent from setting foot on the field until we walked off it. We had to be patient and keep our concentration.
"Being greedy, maybe we should've won the game more comfortably, but I thought everybody played their part in a really good performance.
"We've got some good experience and a lot of energy in the team. I enjoyed watching the team.
"You get judged on your signings. Brendan (Moloney) was outstanding first half, Ricky gives us a spark and Jason (Taylor) does a fantastic job in the middle of the park."
Dagenham & Redbridge boss Wayne Burnett told BBC London 94.9:
"They were a very good team, with some good players. With the quality and calibre of players they have, it's very very difficult.
"We've only scored one goal in the last four games, which isn't ideal. It's been difficult.
"At times we were our own worst enemy. For the goal we should have made a different decision - the pass wasn't the right one and before you know it it's in the back of our goal.
"When they scored the momentum went with them."
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Duke
- 3Horwood
- 6Collins
- 36Cresswell
- 2Moloney
- 26HolmesSubstituted forToneyat 90+2'minutes
- 25Byrom
- 21TaylorBooked at 43mins
- 19D'Ath
- 9Richards
- 10O'TooleBooked at 83minsSubstituted forHackettat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Carter
- 11Hackett
- 12Tozer
- 13Snedker
- 16Diamond
- 17Robertson
- 24Toney
Dag & Red
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Cousins
- 2BattBooked at 49mins
- 25Obileye
- 4Doe
- 3Connors
- 6Bingham
- 28Boucaud
- 15Labadie
- 9MurphySubstituted forCuretonat 65'minutes
- 23HemmingsSubstituted forChambersat 82'minutes
- 35JakubiakSubstituted forYusuffat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 1O'Brien
- 5Saah
- 7Cureton
- 10Chambers
- 17Howell
- 27Yusuff
- 33Widdowson
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 4,122
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamDag & Red
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home10
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Dagenham and Redbridge 0.
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Evan Horwood (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Joss Labadie (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Ivan Toney replaces Ricky Holmes.
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Attempt missed. Andre Boucaud (Dagenham and Redbridge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Dagenham and Redbridge. Conceded by Evan Horwood.
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Attempt saved. Joss Labadie (Dagenham and Redbridge) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Ricky Holmes (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Joss Labadie (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Chris Hackett replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
Booking
John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
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Damien Batt (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Lawson D'Ath (Northampton Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Substitution
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Ashley Chambers replaces Ashley Hemmings.
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Attempt blocked. Joel Byrom (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Damien Batt.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Mark Cousins.
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Attempt saved. Joel Byrom (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
