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Northampton Town player ratings from impressive League One away win over Exeter City
Hoskins’ smart finish capped off an excellent move on 20 minutes before Brough rubber-stamped victory with a slick breakaway goal in stoppage-time. Town also defended excellently on their way to a third clean sheet of the season. Here are our player ratings from St James Park…
![Had hardly anything to do on his way to a first clean sheet of the season. Expertly protected by his defenders and all those in front of him - the only save he had to make was from 20 yards and it dribbled harmlessly into his gloves... 7.5](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk1MGJmMzBhLTgzNTMtNGE1My05ZDQyLWQ1MTI2ZDc1MWU2ZDo3YmMyNjI0Zi0xNmQ0LTRmODEtOWNlYy03ZTQwYmJmMTBmNjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Lee Burge
Had hardly anything to do on his way to a first clean sheet of the season. Expertly protected by his defenders and all those in front of him – the only save he had to make was from 20 yards and it dribbled harmlessly into his gloves… 7.5 Photo: Pete Norton
![A touch fortunate when slow to react from an early cross but other than that he was almost flawless. His crunching tackle led to Town's opener and he also delivered a fantastic cross for Hoskins to go close in the second half... 8](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBiOWM5OGIyLWJkOGYtNDAxNC1hODM1LTk1NzExNmMyZjQ5ZjozOGQyZTM3NC00YTcyLTQ4NmItYjlkOS02NmVmYzcxYjFkMzk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=652)
2. Akin Odimayo
A touch fortunate when slow to react from an early cross but other than that he was almost flawless. His crunching tackle led to Town’s opener and he also delivered a fantastic cross for Hoskins to go close in the second half… 8 Photo: Pete Norton
![On it from the word go. Won three big headers in the first 10 minutes which set the platform for a resolute defensive display from all those in peppermint. Noticeable that he went more direct from the back and that proved a fruitful tactic... 8.5](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdkNzI1MmY5LTZhMGYtNDUwMS1iYWJjLThiNTk0MDZlNDkyYjozZjFhYTVkNS1jOWNiLTQ4MzgtYWVmYS0zMDlhYTA0NGUxMzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Sam Sherring
On it from the word go. Won three big headers in the first 10 minutes which set the platform for a resolute defensive display from all those in peppermint. Noticeable that he went more direct from the back and that proved a fruitful tactic… 8.5 Photo: Pete Norton
![A rock at the back as he so often is, really coming into his own in the second half. Relished - and won - the physical battle against Exeter's forward men as the visitors failed to create anything clear-cut throughout 100 plus minutes... 8](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkNDg1ZWE4LTVlZjctNDY5OC1hNTdkLWM1YTY3NzY4ZmY1YjplYjhiY2ZkYS05ZTk4LTQ5N2QtYTNlMS1hNzJmZjNhMjVkNGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Jon Guthrie
A rock at the back as he so often is, really coming into his own in the second half. Relished – and won – the physical battle against Exeter’s forward men as the visitors failed to create anything clear-cut throughout 100 plus minutes… 8 Photo: Pete Norton