- Michael Jacobs - 56'
Michael Jacobs gives high-flying Wigan victory over Northampton
Michael Jacobs popped up with the only goal as Wigan Athletic beat Northampton 1-0 to move up to second place in Sky Bet League One.Jacobs, a Northampton lad who started his career with the Cobblers, rifled home a beauty from 30 yards just after half-time to settle a clash that the home side should have won more comfortably.Despite dominating for the majority, Wigan couldn't find further goals, and were almost made to pay by a former player of their own.However, centre-back Leon Barnett, who joined the Cobblers over the summer, saw his close-range effort superbly saved by Jamie Jones in the Wigan goal.Sam Morsy came close to doubling the lead in stoppage-time but, after rounding the goalkeeper, his shot hit the far post and rolled across the goal-line before being cleared.Gavin Massey also came close to scoring for Wigan, who have now won three matches without conceding a goal since suffering their only league defeat so far at table-topping Shrewsbury earlier this month.
Game Information
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wycombe Wanderers | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | +17 | 35 |
Wrexham | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 31 |
Stockport County | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +12 | 30 |
Birmingham City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 30 |
Huddersfield Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +8 | 26 |
Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 26 |
Lincoln City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 26 |
Reading | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 26 |
Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 26 |
Mansfield Town | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 24 |
Exeter City | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 23 |
Peterborough United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 21 |
Bristol Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 21 |
Charlton Athletic | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 19 |
Northampton Town | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
Wigan Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 17 |
Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
Blackpool | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 17 |
Crawley Town | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
Leyton Orient | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
Cambridge United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 11 |
Burton Albion | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 8 |