Cheltenham Town 0 Northampton Town 1: As it happened

Hello and welcome to coverage of Cheltenham v Cobblers. Northampton on the road for the second time this season against a team yet to win. Cheltenham coming off a good point at Portsmouth though.

We’ve just arrived at Whaddon Road and will have team news shortly...

Cobblers players have just come out to take a look what appears a pristine playing surface here at Cheltenham. Shaun McWilliams is among them.

Tom Nield in charge of today’s game. Last refereed the Cobblers in the EFL Cup against Wycombe at the start of last season.

Cheltenham have not even scored yet this season, let alone win. Have had a pretty difficult fixture list in fairness. Lost at home to Bolton and narrowly on the road to Reading. Picked up a decent point at Portsmouth last time out.

They’re a club who have consolidated well at this level since winning promotion two years ago, finishing 15th and then 16th.

One change for Cobblers. Appere in for Simpson. McWilliams on the bench.

XI: Thompson, Odimayo, Sherring, Guthrie (c), Brough, Sowerby, Leonard, Pinnock, Hoskins, Bowie, Appere.

Subs: Dadge, Monthe, Dyche, Lintott, McWilliams, Hondermarck, Simpson

Seven players absent today - Burge, Koiki, McGowan, Fox, plus the three long-term ones - Hylton, Magloire, Haynes

First league start of the season for Appéré, who’s looked lively off the bench in the last couple of games. Simpson drops to the bench. Brady otherwise goes with the same team that beat Peterborough last weekend.