Q.P.R were the first visitors to Sixfields this summer as Stuart Gray named a strong side despite being without Chris Doig and Adebayo Akinfenwa through slight knocks.
Trialist Kevin Watson, formlerly of Colchester United, started in midfield while Leon Constantine started the game up front. Fellow new boys Abdul Osman and Liam Davis started on the bench.
Jason Crowe had the first effort of the game after seven minutes but his shot was blocked and the Cobblers were made to pay with Ranger's first real effort on goal finding its way into the net through Dextor Blackstock following a corner.
Danny Jackman went just wide with a right footed shot before Patrick Ageymang forced Mark Bunn into a good save.
Abdul Osman came off the bench at half time to replace Kevin Watson and Osman started a move that saw Giles Coke narrowly miss the ball with an attempted volley.
With just over ten minutes to play, Leon Constantine could have put the Cobblers level but although he managed to lob Lee Camp in the Rangers goal, the ball didn't quite dip enough.
So it was defeat in our first home friendly of this pre-season but an entertaining game nonetheless.
Stuart Gray confirmed after the game that Kevin Watson's trial period had come to an end with the club deciding against offering the midfielder a contract
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