Cobblers: Key man injured in Torquay stalemate
THE Cobblers were forced to settle for a point against Torquay United at Sixfields, and slipping out of the play-offs as a result.
And there was further anguish for the club's supporters when leading goalscorer Adebayo Akinfenwa went off injured on the half-hour mark.
Torquay had the better chances to score in the first, with Nicky Wroe coming closest with a fierce shot that was blocked by Craig Hinton in the box.
Town improved in the second half, and hit the bar with a swirling Liam Davis volley, but they could not find a way through and had to make do with a draw.
COBBLERS: Steele; Johnson, Hinton, Beckwith, Gilbert; Guttridge, Osman, Gilligan, Davis (Harris 87); Akinfenwa (Guinan 34), McKay (Herbert 76). Subs: Rodgers, Dyer, Mulligan, Curtis
TORQUAY: Bevan, Nicholson, Ellis, Robertson, Mansell, Benyon, Rendell, Wroe, Carayol, Zebroski, Branston. Subs: Thompson, Stevens, Smith, Charnock, Poke, O'Kane, Rowe-Turner
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