Town produced one of their better performances and led through an excellent finish from Sam Hoskins, but Liam Walsh and Kal Naismith made it eight straight defeats. Here are our ratings from Kenilworth Road…
5. Nesta Guinness-Walker
Enjoyed himself in the first half. Comfortable defensively and raided forward at times. Less so in the second half when he was regularly pinned back by lively half-time substitute Morris, whose direct running caused a lot of problems... 6 Photo: Pete Norton
6. Dean Campbell
At the forefront of a really good first half, probably Town's best half of football in months. He intercepted and tackled and was the man the team played through. Tougher second half and was penalised - somewhat harshly - for the decisive free-kick... 7 Photo: Pete Norton
7. Cameron McGeehan
In a slightly deeper role and provided the legs when Cobblers broke forward dangerously. Had one half chance in the second half which took a nick and wasn't far away... 6 Photo: Pete Norton
8. Tyrese Fornah
Had a lot of the ball in the early stages and he clearly made an effort to release it earlier and put more balls in the box. He gave Cobblers an outlet on the break. Not far away at all when dragging wide at 1-1... 6 Photo: Pete Norton