Town were lacklustre in attack but did look set for a first clean sheet of the campaign – until Shaun McWilliams brought down Lee Tomlin in the penalty box and George Miller scored from 12 yards midway through the second-half. Here are our player ratings from a disappointing afternoon at Sixfields…
5. Ali Koiki
Stifled and kept quiet by the visitors. Has a tendency to chop inside or go back instead of driving into the space ahead of him and run at defenders... 5 Photo: Pete Norton
6. Shaun McWilliams
Should not have allowed Tomlin to wriggle into the penalty box in the first place and then it was a naive challenge which proved costly. Another ref might have brandished a second yellow card too and it was no surprise that Brady immediately substituted him... 5 Photo: Pete Norton
7. Marc Leonard
There were some signs of his quality but they were in flashes rather than anything substantial. Too deep and outnumbered in midfield to really influence his team in a positive sense... 6.5 Photo: Pete Norton
8. Kieron Bowie
Cobblers' better moments in the first-half came when he drove from deep areas but he seldom found a team-mate. Marked out of the game after the break... 5.5 Photo: Pete Norton