It was a tough slog for both teams but a wave of relief and euphoria washed around Sixfields when O’Brien-Whitmarsh picked out the bottom corner with just three minutes to go. Here are our player ratings...
13. Matty Warhurst
He encountered the same problems as Opoku, although perhaps offered a bit more of a focal point. Nearly scored too when denied by a decent late save shortly after JOW's winner... 6 | Getty Images
14. Owen Dale
Some nice flashes during his short cameo and provided the type of direct play Cobblers had been missing. Surely only more to come as he builds his match fitness... 6 | Getty Images
15. Sam Hoskins
Decent display from the bench and curled in one good cross that nearly found Opoku... 6 | Getty Images
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