The Cobblers were comfortably beaten in South Wales on Tuesday night and are now on a run of five straight league defeats without a goal scored. Two goals from Jason Scotland and one from Darren Pratley sealed the win and kept the Swans top of the table.
Ian Henderson was recalled to the starting line-up and partnered Andy Kirk up front with Poul Hubertz on the bench. Jason Crowe came through his injury scare to play while Guy Branston partnered Liam Dolman in the centre of defence.
Mark Hughes had the first real effort of the game but headed over the bar from an fifth minute corner from Danny Jackman before Jason Scotland headed wide at the other end in the home side’s first chance of the game.
The home side were in front on twenty minutes as Scotland controlled the ball and fired past Cobblers keeper Mark Bunn. It got worse for the Cobblers just a couple of minutes later as Darren Pratley finished well from the edge of the area, giving the home side a comfortable lead.
Just before half-time, Andy Kirk could have got us back into the game but Swansea keeper Dorus de Vries held the ball well. At the other end, Scotland broke clear but was denied by a fine save from Bunn.
At the start of the second half, Ryan Gilligan shot wide from long range as the Cobblers looked to find a way back into the game and the same player was denied by a deflection away for a corner. But that was the closest we would come in the game and Swansea would ease to victory with a third goal.
After Mark Bunn had saved from Paul Anderson, Guy Branston fouled Dennis Lawrence and Scotland struck his second goal of the game from the penalty spot.
Dean Bowditch replaced Colin Larkin late but the Ipswich Town loanee couldn’t help us find a way back into the game. Anderson was again denied by Bunn late on but the game ended 3-0 and the Cobblers suffered another defeat in League One to fall down to 19th in the table.
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