A mere 10 seconds were on the clock when Ollie Pearce volleyed York ahead and his second, followed by Alex Hunt’s side-foot, effectively put the tie to bed inside half-an-hour. Josh Stones scored a late fourth to rub salt into the wounds. Here are our player ratings....
5. Joe Wormleighton
Crossed for Fornah's chance early on but couldn't stop the cutback that led to Hunt making it three. Saw a lot of the ball out on that right flank without doing anywhere near enough with it... 4.5 | Getty Images
6. James Maxwell
Given a let-off with one misplaced pass but otherwise not the worst offender. Again though this system relies so much on the output of the wing-backs and they weren't able to hurt York when in promising areas... 5 | Getty Images
7. Lee Evans
He was under very little pressure when inexplicably passing straight to Pearce, who somehow had the freedom of the Cobblers half to stroll forward, cut inside and curl home. Just a complete lapse and effectively ended the tie as a contest with only 10 minutes played... 4 | Getty Images
8. Tyrese Fornah
Had a shot blocked straight after Pearce's very early opener and also saw an effort saved later on but struggled to make much of an impact on his first start for nearly two months, although he was probably one of the better performers... 5 | Getty Images