Northampton Town 0 Crawley Town 0: James Heneghan's player ratings as Cobblers are held at home
By James Heneghan
Published 16th Feb 2019, 18:50 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2019, 10:49 BST
Cobblers laboured their way to a disappointing 0-0 draw with Crawley Town at the PTS Stadium on Saturday.
On a day dominated by defenders, who impressed and who struggled? Find out with James Heneghan's player ratings - scroll down and flick through our picture gallery to see how each player performed.
David Buchanan heads off the line.
Recorded a welcome clean sheet and played an important part in keeping Crawley at bay, out in a flash to block from Palmer and reacted smartly to tip wide Poleon's late deflected effort... 7
Out of position at right-back but no less impressive. Won every header that came his way and drove forward with gusto when the opportunity presented itself... 7 CHRON STAR MAN
Steadily returning to his form of last season. Some strong tackling and dominant heading around his box, and made one crucial block when diverting Palmer's goalbound effort away from danger... 7
A tad fortunate not to concede a late penalty when catching Palmer in the box, but that was the only time he looked troubled by the visitors and by and large he kept his nemesis quiet... 6
In the wars again, clattered twice, once by his team-mate, but recovered to enjoy an excellent game. Superb clearance off the line kept it goalless and made several important tackles when Crawley threatened on the break... 7
Known for his mobility and athleticism but Cobblers didn't play to those strengths as it too often became an aerial battle. Frustrated by how little of the ball he saw and when he did get on it, his passing lacked precision... 5
