Stevenage 0 Northampton Town 1: James Heneghan's player ratings from the Lamex
By James Heneghan
Published 18th Sep 2019, 16:38 BST
Cobblers made it two wins in a row for the first time this season as Harry Smith both scored and saw red in a 1-0 victory over Stevenage on Tuesday.
Here are our player ratings from the Lamex...
Nicky Adams stretches for the ball. Pictures: Pete Norton
Second consecutive clean sheet but made a far greater contribution to this one, producing one excellent save in each half, the pick coming from Carter, and did what was needed to keep the hosts at bay late on... 8
Whilst others have performed the role competently this season, his experience and expertise at right-back has given the Cobblers extra security at the back. Made one key clearance in particular before the break.... 7.5
A winning return to his old club. Not always able to shut down the space as Boro switched play effectively, but generally did a decent job of forcing the hosts to cross from deep positions instead of nearer the penalty box... 7.5
Immense again. Was a calm and composed head amid the chaos and mayhem of the final stages, showing great positional sense and aerial prowess to help his skipper to fend off Boro's bombardment... 8
The linchpin of Town's defence again with another colossal display. At times it seemed his head was a magnet to the ball such was his aerial dominance. Headed, kicked and cleared virtually everything away... 9 CHRON STAR MAN
Combative again in midfield but his booking made him vulnerable to Breakspear's card-happy antics and prompted Curle to switch things up at half-time... 6.5
