Match ends, Northampton Town 2, Stevenage 1.
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Alfie Potter scored the winner as Northampton Town came from behind to beat Stevenage and climb to fourth.
After early pressure from the Cobblers, Stevenage midfielder Steven Schumacher scored his first goal of the season as his effort took a deflection off of Zander Diamond into the net.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised four minutes into the second half after being set up by Sam Hoskins.
Potter then slid in the winner after Stevenage failed to clear.
Northampton, who face a winding-up petition, are now three points off the automatic promotion places in League Two.
Northampton Town manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Northampton:
"We had to dig one out today because we weren't at our best.
"We've got a good group that is fully behind each other and in my opinion we deserved the three points.
"Sometimes through a season you have to find a way to win a game of football and we did that in the second half today."
Stevenage boss Teddy Sheringham told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"Yeah I am a little bit disappointed. I thought we played very well. I felt like we were in control. To come away losing is very disappointing.
"It was a great goal from our point of view, not theirs. Steven Schumacher got on to it, he made it his own and got a good finishing.
"We didn't really create enough chances. The one chance in my mind is going across the pitch form the left hand side and having nobody in the box to finish it off. That's a disappointing thing when you're so close to going two up."
Line-ups
Northampton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Smith
- 24Furlong
- 5Diamond
- 25BrisleySubstituted forMcDonaldat 10'minutes
- 16Buchanan
- 8Byrom
- 21O'Toole
- 10Adams
- 20Calvert-LewinSubstituted forWatsonat 83'minutes
- 14HoskinsSubstituted forPotterat 60'minutes
- 9Richards
Substitutes
- 2Moloney
- 4Taylor
- 15Potter
- 18McDonald
- 19Watson
- 22Hackett
- 26Clarke
Stevenage
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Joronen
- 5Franks
- 4McCombeBooked at 86mins
- 6Hughes
- 23Okimo
- 7WhelpdaleSubstituted forAkinyemiat 68'minutes
- 15TongeBooked at 59mins
- 8Schumacher
- 11Pett
- 32ConlonBooked at 76minsSubstituted forLeeat 86'minutes
- 31GnanduilletSubstituted forWilliamsat 83'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 9Williams
- 16Day
- 19Wells
- 20Akinyemi
- 22Lee
- 28Loza
- 33Kennedy
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Attendance:
- 4,492
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthamptonAway TeamStevenage
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home11
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 2, Stevenage 1.
Booking
Brett Williams (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Rod McDonald (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Brett Williams (Stevenage).
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Darnell Furlong (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Brett Williams (Stevenage).
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Attempt missed. Dipo Akinyemi (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
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Alfie Potter (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Steven Schumacher (Stevenage).
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Charlie Lee replaces Tom Conlon.
Booking
Jamie McCombe (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McCombe (Stevenage).
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Attempt missed. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Northampton Town. Ryan Watson replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Brett Williams replaces Armand Gnanduillet.
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Attempt blocked. Zander Diamond (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Booking
Tom Conlon (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nicky Adams (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
