Cobblers in crisis ahead of derby date with Peterborough United after defeat at home to League One's bottom club
Northampton Town could hardly be heading into a derby date with Peterborough United at Sixfields on Saturday in much worse form.
Cobblers went down 1-0 at home to bottom club Port Vale on Tuesday night to follow another Sixfields defeat at the hands of relegation rivals Leyton Orient on Saturday. Kevin Nolan’s side didn’t manage a single shot on target against Vale who are now managed by former Cobblers boss Jon Brady.
Since losing 2-1 at Posh in December, Cobblers have won just two of 15 League One games to slump to third from bottom. They are just two points from safety, but have played more games than all their closest rivals.
Struggling Rotherham remain next-to-bottom after a 1-0 defeat at promotion-chasing Bradford City tonight, but Burton climbed away from the bottom four with an excellent 3-0 win at home to promotion fancies Stockport County.
The gap between Posh, who have picked up just one point from their last three matches, and the bottom four stayed at 11 points.