Late goal sees Northampton beat Blackpool at Sixfields

Northampton Town made it 3 wins in a row in League One after a 1-0 victory over Blackpool.

Cameron McGeehan’s goal in the final 10 minutes was the deciding factor for Kevin Nolan’s side, as Northampton picked up the three points in a lunchtime kick-off at Sixfields.

The result sees Northampton return from their international break with a third straight win, having previously seen off Exeter and Leyton Orient in their last two matches.

The Cobblers could’ve landed an early breakthrough when Tyrese Fornah saw a deflected strike kept out by Bailey Peacock-Farrell, with Fornah seeing another strike miss the target a few moments later.

Lee Burge kept out Danny Imray when Blackpool made a forward foray with a counter-attack, before McGeehan’s header at a corner was thwarted by Peacock-Farrell.

The first half petered out after a frantic start, but the second would see Blackpool start on the front foot, with Niall Ennis seeing a header just trickle wide of the mark.

McGeehan was denied by Peacock-Farrell but a flurry of chances were falling Blackpool’s way, with the visitors seeing Josh Bowler have a strike deflected wide before Ennis was kept out by Burge.

Burge would also keep out a long-range strike by Jordan Brown, before Northampton were able to limit Blackpool’s attempts to open the scoring as the second half wore on.

In the final minutes of the 90, Northampton then found themselves a way to open the scoring. Nesta Guinness-Walker’s pass release McGeehan, who advanced before finding the back of the net.

Substitute Ashley Fletcher missed the target with a chance to equalise for Blackpool, while Northampton sub Jack Burroughs made an important defensive block, but the home side were able to pick up the points at the end of the contest.

Northampton will be chasing a fourth straight League One next time out, when they travel to play Wycombe Wanderers.