- Danny Graham - 74'
- John-Joe O'Toole - 12'
Danny Graham secures point for Blackburn
Danny Graham scored late on as promotion-chasing Blackburn snatched a 1-1 draw against Northampton at Ewood Park. John-Joe O'Toole's 12th-minute glancing header looked to have ended Blackburn's 16-match unbeaten Sky Bet League One run but Graham nodded in an equaliser in the 74th minute. However, Rovers could not force a winner and slipped out of the top two following Shrewsbury's win at Portsmouth. Despite dominating the opening exchanges, Blackburn were caught with a Northampton counter-attack when Joe Bunney crossed for O'Toole to deftly nod in his fourth goal in his last four games.Craig Conway came closest to a first-half equaliser after reacting quickest to a corner but his shot whistled just wide.Northampton perhaps should have had a second after the break, only for Regan Poole to volley over.And they paid the price when Dominic Samuel floated a cross in for Graham to head his 10th goal of the season into the bottom corner.Bradley Dack was denied a winner late on when Richard O'Donnell superbly parried his late strike, as the Cobblers moved three points away from the drop zone.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Birmingham City | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | +25 | 56 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | +24 | 54 |
Wrexham | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | +18 | 51 |
Huddersfield Town | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | +18 | 48 |
Barnsley | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 42 |
Stockport County | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | +12 | 41 |
Reading | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | +4 | 41 |
Leyton Orient | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | +10 | 38 |
Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
Charlton Athletic | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | +5 | 37 |
Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 37 |
Lincoln City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 35 |
Rotherham United | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | +2 | 34 |
Exeter City | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 32 |
Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 31 |
Stevenage | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 31 |
Wigan Athletic | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
Bristol Rovers | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 28 |
Peterborough United | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
Northampton Town | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 26 |
Crawley Town | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -19 | 21 |
Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 20 |
Burton Albion | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 18 |
Cambridge United | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -21 | 18 |