Northampton Town 0 Leyton Orient 1: James Heneghan's player ratings
By James Heneghan
Published 6th Oct 2019, 14:05 BST
Cobblers saw their four-game unbeaten run ended by Leyton Orient at the PTS on Saturday.
On a tough day for the Cobblers, who struggled most and did anyone impress? Find out with our player ratings here...
Nicky Adams. Pictures: Pete Norton
The pick of three excellent first-half stops saw him tip Wilkinson's header onto the crossbar, though seemed a fraction hesitant to come off his line when Brophy raced through, making the finish a little easier... 7 CHRON STAR MAN
Made a fine, goal-saving first-half block but his struggle to contain the dangerous Brophy culminated in the Orient man's well-taken goal as he outstripped Town's defence and finished impressively... 5
He was fortunate to get away with one or two loose bits of defending as Orient caused problems down both flanks, and neither was he able to provide much of a threat in attack... 5
To compensate for the loss of Goode he had very busy afternoon and often did the aerial work of two men. Not at his faultless best but defended solidly & a couple of dangerous attacks started from his passes out of defence... 6.5
His first start in nearly two months came out of position at centre-back but he nevertheless did a commendable job, even more so given he gave up the physical advantage to Wilkinson and co... 6.5
He saw so little of the ball that he almost became a bystander as Cobblers frequently went long and direct. Not really his fault but it meant his best attributes, as a technical, ball-playing midfielder, went to waste... 5
