Northampton Town vs Blackpool. Sky Bet League One.
Sixfields Stadium.
Tuesday 12 March 2024 22:02, UK
Blackpool moved to within a point of the League One play-offs with a 1-0 victory at Northampton on Tuesday.
Matt Pennington's scrappy second-half strike was the difference as the Seasiders closed the gap on the teams above them.
The Cobblers were first to threaten at Sixfields when Kieron Bowie set his sights from the edge of the box but his shot was straight down the throat of Dan Grimshaw.
Chances were at a premium in the first half but Blackpool thought they had opened the scoring through Marvin Ekpiteta, whose effort hit the underside of the crossbar and seemingly bounced over the line only for the officials not to award a goal.
Pennington headed another chance over for the visitors but it was not until the second half when the game opened up.
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After Jordan Rhodes shot into the side-netting, Blackpool made the breakthrough 10 minutes after the restart when Karamoko Dembele's free-kick led to an almighty scramble in the box with Pennington stabbing in the loose ball.
Northampton had struggled to create anything of note all game and that continued after the goal, with the visitors comfortably seeing out victory.
