Newport 3-0 Northampton: Visitors promotion chase dented by heavy defeat

Omar Bogle put Newport ahead with his first goal since February

Northampton Town's promotion challenge suffered a setback with a 3-0 defeat at Newport County.

The second-placed visitors enjoyed the best of the first half before Omar Bogle put Newport ahead prodding home in the 42nd minute.

Northampton's first defeat in nine was confirmed in added time by a Bogle penalty and then a Charlie McNeill third for County.

Newport stretched their unbeaten run to six and move up one place to 17th.

Newport County manager Graham Coughlan told BBC Sport Wales: "The boys were very good today, a little bit flat for the first 20 minutes but after that I thought we took control of the game. We played some good stuff and for once I'm pleased we were very clinical in attack, we took our chances.

"We were running out of legs and the bench again played a massive part which has been a trend over the last few months but it's been one big, big effort from the lads today and they fully deserved the three points and of course, you know what I'm going to say, we want more."