Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.
NorthamptonNorthampton Town1TranmereTranmere Rovers0
Play-off chasing Northampton Town edged out struggling Tranmere Rovers thanks to Ryan Cresswell's second-half winner.
Lawson D'Ath hit the bar for the Cobblers before Cresswell headed wide from Darren Carter's corner.
But the centre-half made amends when he headed home Carter's free-kick.
Tranmere went close late-on when Janoi Donacien's header was superbly saved by Matt Duke and they remain in the bottom two as Northampton moved three points away from the play-offs.
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Duke
- 2Moloney
- 36Cresswell
- 6Collins
- 3Horwood
- 26HolmesSubstituted forHackettat 70'minutes
- 21Taylor
- 4CarterBooked at 61mins
- 19D'Ath
- 10O'TooleSubstituted forToneyat 82'minutes
- 14GraySubstituted forNeweyat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bodin
- 11Hackett
- 16Diamond
- 17Perry
- 24Toney
- 33Newey
- 42Jalal
Tranmere
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Williams
- 12Donacien
- 5IhiekweBooked at 61mins
- 32ThompsonSubstituted forHugillat 71'minutes
- 3Ridehalgh
- 31Myrie-WilliamsBooked at 61mins
- 4Power
- 22JenningsSubstituted forShukerat 78'minutes
- 17TaylorSubstituted forDonnellyat 45'minutes
- 11Gardner
- 9Odejayi
Substitutes
- 2Holmes
- 10Hugill
- 14Laird
- 18Dugdale
- 20Ramsbottom
- 23Shuker
- 29Donnelly
- Referee:
- Graham Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 4,428
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamTranmere
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home8
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Tranmere Rovers 0.
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Foul by Ivan Toney (Northampton Town).
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Janoi Donacien (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Matt Duke.
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Attempt saved. Kayode Odejayi (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Tom Newey.
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Attempt missed. Rory Donnelly (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Brendon Moloney.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Tom Newey replaces James Gray.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Ivan Toney replaces John-Joe O'Toole.
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Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
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Chris Shuker (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Chris Shuker replaces Steven Jennings.
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Attempt missed. James Gray (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Cresswell (Northampton Town) header from very close range misses to the right.
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Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Evan Horwood.
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Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
