Billy McKay bagged a brace as Northampton thrashed Accrington and extended their unbeaten run to 11.
Adebayo Akinfenwa struck first with a shot on the turn after 10 minutes.
McKay then scored twice in four minutes, first with a superb curling effort and then by converting Kevin Thornton's cross from 12 yards.
Luke Guttridge completed the rout with a strike from the edge of the area as the Cobblers leapfrogged Stanley in the League Two table.
Northampton Town manager Ian Sampson tells BBC Radio Northampton:
"Accrington can't have any complaints about the scoreline, we were excellent.
"The last three performances haven't been too good, and tonight we asked them to keep possession and move it about.
"Billy McKay works his socks off and Adebayo Akinfenwa can be unplayable."
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Northampton
4-0
Accrington
FT
(HT 1-0)
Akinfenwa 10
Mckay 57
Mckay 61
Guttridge 66
Northampton
01 Dunn
03 Johnson
05 Hinton
06 Beckwith
23 Gilbert
04 Guttridge
08 Osman
12 Gilligan (Dyer 76)
30 Thornton (Davis 73)
10 Akinfenwa (O'Flynn 64)
17 Mckay
Substitutes
27 Lumley,
02 Rodgers,
19 Curtis,
14 Davis,
15 Dyer,
22 Herbert,
28 O'Flynn
Accrington Stanley
01 Bouzanis
05 Kempton
12 Edwards (Flynn 73)
15 Winnard
26 Lees yellow card
06 Procter
08 Joyce
11 Grant
14 Ryan (McConville 76)
24 King (Kee 46)
19 Symes
Substitutes
25 Dunbavin,
20 Murphy,
31 Flynn,
17 McConville,
18 Mullin,
07 Miles,
09 Kee
Ref: LiningtonAtt: 3,206
NORTHAMPTON
ACCRINGTON
Possession
Northampton57%
Accrington43%
Attempts on target
Northampton11
Accrington0
Attempts off target
Northampton5
Accrington4
Corners
Northampton2
Accrington2
Fouls
Northampton14
Accrington20
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:00 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
90:00+3:01 Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Procter on Abdul Osman. Craig Hinton takes the direct free kick.
90:00+2:31 Tom Lees sends in a cross, Headed effort on goal by Sean McConville from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
90:00+2:15 Liam Davis takes a shot. Save made by Dean Bouzanis.
90:00+2:03 Liam Davis takes a shot. Save by Dean Bouzanis.
90:00+0:25 Foul by Billy Kee on John Johnson, free kick awarded. Chris Dunn takes the direct free kick.
89:49 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Luke Joyce, clearance made by Luke Guttridge.
87:19 Liam Davis concedes a free kick for a foul on Tom Lees. Dean Bouzanis takes the free kick.
86:44 Dean Winnard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Abdul Osman. Craig Hinton takes the direct free kick.
86:21 Luke Guttridge crosses the ball.
85:07 Free kick taken by Peter Gilbert.
85:07 Booking Booking for Tom Lees.
85:04 Foul by Tom Lees on Liam Davis, free kick awarded.
84:20 Stephen O'Flynn takes a shot. Jonathan Flynn gets a block in. Peter Gilbert takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Jonathan Flynn.
82:35 Unfair challenge on Billy Kee by Dean Beckwith results in a free kick. Robert Grant produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick,
82:15 Stephen O'Flynn takes a shot. Save by Dean Bouzanis.
Correction - 80:44 Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Guttridge on Dean Winnard. Free kick taken by Dean Winnard.
80:44 Luke Guttridge concedes a free kick for a foul on Dean Winnard. Direct free kick taken by Dean Winnard.
80:22 Effort from inside the penalty area by Liam Davis strikes the post.
79:26 The ball is sent over by Robert Grant, clearance by Craig Hinton.
78:48 Luke Guttridge delivers the ball, clearance made by Jonathan Flynn.
77:04 Unfair challenge on Darran Kempson by Stephen O'Flynn results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jonathan Flynn.
75:24 Substitution (Northampton) makes a substitution, with Alex Dyer coming on for Ryan Gilligan.
75:24 Substitution (Accrington Stanley) makes a substitution, with Sean McConville coming on for James Ryan.
75:16 Centre by Luke Guttridge.
72:35 Substitution Jonathan Flynn replaces Phil Edwards.
72:17 Substitution Liam Davis replaces Kevin Thornton.
71:31 Stephen O'Flynn takes a shot. Dean Bouzanis makes a save.
68:33 Foul by Luke Guttridge on James Ryan, free kick awarded. Dean Winnard takes the direct free kick.
65:04 GOAL - Luke Guttridge:Northampton 4 - 0 Accrington Stanley A goal is scored by Luke Guttridge from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Northampton 4-0 Accrington Stanley.
64:29 Andrew Procter concedes a free kick for a foul on Abdul Osman. Dean Beckwith takes the direct free kick.
63:55 Substitution Stephen O'Flynn on for Adebayo Akinfenwa.
62:58 Dean Winnard produces a cross.
62:41 Phil Edwards fouled by Billy Mckay, the ref awards a free kick. Dean Bouzanis takes the free kick.
60:22 Assist on the goal came from Adebayo Akinfenwa.
60:22 GOAL - Billy Mckay:Northampton 3 - 0 Accrington Stanley Billy Mckay finds the net with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Northampton 3-0 Accrington Stanley.
59:37 Kevin Thornton takes a shot. Clearance made by Phil Edwards.
56:07 Assist on the goal came from John Johnson.
56:07 GOAL - Billy Mckay:Northampton 2 - 0 Accrington Stanley Billy Mckay finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Northampton 2-0 Accrington Stanley.
54:23 The assistant referee flags for offside against Tom Lees. Chris Dunn takes the free kick.
52:08 Billy Mckay takes a shot. Dean Bouzanis makes a save.
49:00 James Ryan concedes a free kick for a foul on Luke Guttridge. Chris Dunn takes the direct free kick.
46:47 Billy Mckay has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.
45:35 Kevin Thornton is penalised for a handball. Free kick taken by Dean Bouzanis.
45:01 The second half kicks off.
45:01 Substitution Billy Kee on for Gary King.
Half Time
45:00+1:52 The referee calls an end to the first half.
45:00+1:05 Luke Guttridge concedes a free kick for a foul on James Ryan. Free kick taken by Dean Bouzanis.
44:45 Foul by Craig Hinton on Michael Symes, free kick awarded. The ball is sent over by Luke Joyce, Effort from deep inside the area by Darran Kempson misses to the left of the target.
43:58 Dean Winnard concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Thornton. Craig Hinton takes the direct free kick.
43:11 Centre by Adebayo Akinfenwa, free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Guttridge on Tom Lees. Dean Bouzanis takes the direct free kick.
38:50 Corner taken right-footed by Luke Joyce from the left by-line, Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Phil Edwards goes wide of the right-hand upright.
38:03 Luke Joyce fouled by Dean Beckwith, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Dean Winnard, clearance made by Peter Gilbert.
37:36 The referee penalises John Johnson for handball. Dean Bouzanis takes the free kick.
36:52 Foul by Andrew Procter on Kevin Thornton, free kick awarded. Kevin Thornton takes the free kick.
35:42 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Luke Guttridge from the right by-line, Header by John Johnson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
34:41 Foul by Darran Kempson on Adebayo Akinfenwa, free kick awarded. Kevin Thornton crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Dean Winnard.
30:29 Foul by Michael Symes on John Johnson, free kick awarded. Chris Dunn takes the free kick.
30:08 Unfair challenge on Gary King by Kevin Thornton results in a free kick. Dean Bouzanis restarts play with the free kick.
29:28 Billy Mckay takes a shot. Save made by Dean Bouzanis.
28:52 The offside flag is raised against Billy Mckay. Dean Bouzanis takes the free kick.
28:25 The ball is delivered by Billy Mckay, Phil Edwards makes a clearance.
27:02 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Robert Grant by Kevin Thornton. Dean Bouzanis restarts play with the free kick.
26:12 Darran Kempson concedes a free kick for a foul on Billy Mckay. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Kevin Thornton.
24:19 Adebayo Akinfenwa is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Dean Bouzanis.
23:56 Michael Symes is caught offside. Chris Dunn takes the indirect free kick.
22:03 Foul by Gary King on Kevin Thornton, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Chris Dunn. The referee blows for offside. Dean Bouzanis takes the free kick.
20:33 Abdul Osman concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Symes. Luke Joyce takes the free kick.
20:14 The ball is crossed by Billy Mckay, clearance by Andrew Procter.
18:04 Unfair challenge on Luke Guttridge by Tom Lees results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Peter Gilbert.
17:20 Peter Gilbert fouled by James Ryan, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin Thornton takes the direct free kick.
16:36 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darran Kempson on Billy Mckay. Kevin Thornton takes the free kick.
15:38 Adebayo Akinfenwa gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darran Kempson. Dean Bouzanis restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 15:12 Robert Grant gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Hinton. Chris Dunn takes the free kick.
15:12 Foul by Robert Grant on Craig Hinton, free kick awarded. Chris Dunn takes the direct free kick.
13:45 Unfair challenge on Dean Beckwith by Robert Grant results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Dunn.
13:01 The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Thornton. Indirect free kick taken by Dean Bouzanis.
12:00 Unfair challenge on Abdul Osman by Michael Symes results in a free kick. Craig Hinton restarts play with the free kick.
9:52 GOAL - Adebayo Akinfenwa:Northampton 1 - 0 Accrington Stanley Adebayo Akinfenwa scores a goal from deep inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Northampton 1-0 Accrington Stanley.
7:44 Phil Edwards concedes a free kick for a foul on Billy Mckay. Luke Guttridge produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
5:39 Robert Grant concedes a free kick for a foul on Dean Beckwith. Free kick taken by Chris Dunn.
3:11 James Ryan delivers the ball, Chris Dunn makes a save.
2:12 Billy Mckay is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Dean Bouzanis restarts play with the free kick.
2:04 The ball is sent over by Ryan Gilligan.
0:00 The match gets underway.
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