Northampton Town picked up the last point in their away game against Oxford United on Tuesday night, drawing 2-2, much to the disappointment of United fans.
A win for Oxford would have reduced the gap to seventh place Stevenage by six points, although the latter still have two games in hand. Nevertheless, this is another point for Des Buckingham’s side, which will see them leapfrog Peterborough United into fifth place.
But that wasn’t the outcome they were hoping for, especially considering the circumstances. They may be looking over their shoulders at the teams below them, who have games coming up. Only top-flight Portsmouth have played as many games as Oxford in the top half, so it looks as if they are one of the teams being targeted by other teams in the play-off spots.
As for Northampton, it’s a good point on the road and they look mostly safe this season, which is an achievement in itself. They were 11th on Saturday, 11 points behind sixth-placed Peterborough, and a place in the play-offs now appears to be out of reach, although experts expected them to finish in the top half at this stage. There probably weren’t many. season.
Josh Murphy took the lead early in the first half, but both teams were level at the break after William Hondermark headed home Mark Leonard’s cross. Oxford looked to have scored the winning goal in the 81st minute through Will Goodwin, but Northampton pulled back again in stoppage time with a goal from Tony Springett and they were set to share the spoils.
Here are three things we learned from the 2-2 draw.
Oxford looks unconvincing.
Not being able to watch games has seriously hampered Oxford’s scoring this season, and it was on display once again when Northampton equalized in stoppage time. Buckingham’s side are currently unbeaten in six games, but four of those have been draws.
If we want to make the playoffs this season, we have to start winning games. They just need one or two of the teams directly below them to stay on track. If that happens, they could be eliminated from the playoffs.
But it’s not all negative as this will give them another point and extend their unbeaten run. However, as things stand, they don’t look like a team that can be promoted.
John Brady deserves a lot of credit for his accomplishments.
Northampton have been one of the surprise packages this season and continue to exceed all expectations. A lot of that is due to the work John Brady has done and the “never die” attitude he instilled in his players.
The Cobblers seem to have found a way to bounce back from every setback they’ve had this season, and they’re a tough team to contend with. They don’t have much to play at this point in the season, but finishing in the top half would be a huge achievement.
Will Goodwin is a player to watch next season
It was Goodwin’s second goal for the club since joining from Cheltenham Town in the January transfer window, an impressive feat considering he has only made five appearances for the club so far. became. He has already shown plenty of promise at Cheltenham and proved through his performances at Oxford that he is not a ‘system player’.
The sky is truly the limit for the 21-year-old striker.
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