Scunthorpe v Northampton
Iron hit back to earn point against Northampton
Play-off chasing Scunthorpe twice came from behind to pick up a point in a 2-2 draw with Northampton.The Cobblers took the lead against the run of play in the 13th minute when Chris Long converted at the back post after Matt Crooks had flicked on a free-kick in the box.Although the Iron rallied, they struggled for quality in the final third, until Funso Ojo found the bottom corner from 20 yards after a driving run through midfield just after the half-hour.Having got men behind the ball to frustrate the home side, the Cobblers hit Scunthorpe with a sucker punch in the 57th minute when John-Joe O'Toole powered home a header from a corner.But the Iron also underlined their threat from set-pieces with defender Murray Wallace rising highest above a scrum of players to head home his side's 76th-minute equaliser after a free-kick had spun high into the air.Buoyed by the goal, the Iron piled forward in search of a winner, but Northampton goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell preserved his side their point by brilliantly pushing away Josh Morris' late free-kick.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Cardiff City | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 17 |
Bradford City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 17 |
Barnsley | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 16 |
Stevenage | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 16 |
Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 16 |
Huddersfield Town | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 15 |
Lincoln City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
Wigan Athletic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 12 |
Luton Town | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
Stockport County | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 12 |
AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 |
Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
Leyton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
Exeter City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
Rotherham United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
Port Vale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
Reading | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
Burton Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |