Sam Hoskins opened the scoring on only six minutes before Chanka Zimba opened his account for the club with a close-range finish in the second-half. Here are our player ratings from a solid team performance...
5. Joseph Mills
Had a good tussle with Sterry on the left side. United's impressive wing-back caused problems in the first-half but had far less influence in the second as Cobblers tightened things up... 7
6. Jack Sowerby
It was tough going for 20 minutes as Hartlepool's midfielders drifted into pockets between the lines but once Cobblers got to grips with that, they took control. Broke things up at the base of midfield and always made himself available as a passing option... 7.5
7. Paul Lewis
One of his strongest outings for quite a while. He seemed to have more freedom in an advanced role with Sowerby deeper and it was something he thrived upon. He always covers so much ground and did so again here, popping up left, right and through the middle... 8
8. Bez Lubala
Looks to be getting sharper with every game he plays and was again a lively presence on the wing. Just needs to add an end product to some of his good approach work, nearly doing so here when whipping a shot narrowly wide... 7