COCA-COLA LEAGUE ONE
Friday January 25th, 7.45pm
Sixfields

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Attendance: 5,405 (903 away fans)

Cobblers: Mark BUNN, Jason CROWE, Daniel JONES *, Mark LITTLE, Mark HUGHES, Brett JOHNSON, Giles COKE (sub Andy HOLT 89), Joe BURNELL, Danny JACKMAN, Ryan GILLIGAN (sub Ian HENDERSON 80), Poul HUBERTZ
Substitutes not used: Chris DUNN, Adebayo AKINFENWA, Jonathan HAYES

* Daro Ltd Man of the Match

Leyton Orient: Stuart NELSON, Charlie DANIELS, Tamira MKANDAWIRE, Brian SAAH, Adam CHAMBERS, Sean THORNTON (sub John MELLIGAN 43), Andy BARCHAM, Sam OJI (sub Stephen PURCHES 53), Paul TERRY, Adam BOYD, Jason DEMETRIOU (sub Wayne CORDEN 64)
Substitutes not used: Glenn MORRIS, Efe ECHANOMI

Referee: Mr J Singh

Booked:
Cobblers: Ryan GILLIGAN (63, 8th of the season), Ian HENDERSON (85, 3rd), Mark BUNN (89, 4th)
Leyton Orient: Brian SAAH (42), Adam CHAMBERS (50), John MELLIGAN (63)

5 cautions on or before 28 February; 1 match suspension
10 cautions on or before 8 April; 2 match suspension
15 cautions at any time in season; 3 match suspension

Sent off:
Cobblers: none
Leyton Orient: none

Sending offs: 2 cautions in one game; 1 match suspension but cautions do not count towards above totals. Other sendings off; 1 or 3 match suspension. Extra match ban for additional sendings off.

Northampton Town hosted Leyton Orient at Sixfields for the first of two successive home matches. Stuart Gray made one change to the side that had won at Gillingham, welcoming Poul Hubertz back from suspension at the expense of the departed Dean Bowditch.

The first effort at goal came from the visitors on 4 minutes, but Adam Boyd shot over after Adam Chambers had cut the ball back into his path. For the Cobblers, a neat turn from Ryan Gilligan created a shooting opportunity for the former Watford youngster and his driven tenth minute effort was not too far wide.

The Cobblers were ahead on 14 minutes. Poul Hubertz played the ball back into the path of Giles Coke, the midfielder breaking beyond the Orient defence to supply a calm finish beyond Stuart Nelson.

Stuart Gray's side were constructing a number of quality passing moves. After one such passage of play where they strung more than 15 passes together, Ryan Gilligan's dummy gave Danny Jackman a shooting opportunity but his effort was over the bar.

On 39 minutes Mark Bunn made a fine reaction stop after Paul Terry's volley - that was going wide - deflected off the back of O's striker Adam Boyd to head goalwards.

Brian Saah was booked after a 42nd minute foul on Danny Jackman before Orient were forced into a change, John Melligan replacing Sean Thornton.

Soon after the start of the second half Adam Chambers was booked for a trip on Hubertz, before Stephen Purches came on for Sam Oji as Orient made their second substitution.

Mark Hughes made an excellent challenge to deny Boyd on 56 minutes, before a crude challenge by Melligan on Gilligan saw the Orient man cautioned. Gilligan was booked for his reaction.

Orient's final change saw Wayne Corden replace Jason Demetriou.

Poul Hubertz met a 70th minute free kick from Daniel Jones with a powerful header but Nelson was in the right place to make the save, before the Cobblers doubled their lead on 77 minutes.

Jason Crowe was tripped in the area by Tamira Mkandawire and after taking advice from his assistant, Mr Singh pointed to the spot. Poul Hubertz stepped up to score, the first Cobblers player to score from the spot since Boxing Day 2006.

Stuart Gray then made his first change bringing Ian Henderson on for Gilligan, before the newly introduced substitute was booked after a handball offence.

Andy Holt came on for Giles Coke, as moments later Mark Bunn was booked for what the referee adjudged to be timewasting.

There were 4 additional minutes, but the Cobblers lead was never threatened and they recorded their second successive victory.

COBBLERS MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (2) 7
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (3) 5 
CORNERS: (1) 4
FOULS: (10) 13
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (0) 3

LEYTON ORIENT MATCH STATS (first half in brackets, match total out of brackets)
SHOTS ON TARGET: (1) 1
SHOTS OFF TARGET: (4) 6
CORNERS: (0) 3
FOULS: (4) 15
CAUGHT OFFSIDE: (1) 2

The above stats are recorded by club staff. The stats shown elsewhere on this page are recorded by the Press Association.

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