Exeter City leapfrog promotion rivals

Exeter City ran out winners in emphatic 3-0 victory over fellow promotion rivals Northampton Town, leapfrogging the Cobblers in the league table in the process.

The Grecians gave the visitors a taste of their own medicine with the opener coming from a corner, which goalkeeper Lee Nicholls could only poke into his own net.

Matt Oakley was once again provider from a dead-ball for City’s second after the break, as he delivered a fine cross for Jamie Cureton to head in his 20th of the campaign.  And a first goal in red and white for Jake Gosling after a jinking solo run put the sheen on a brilliant victory.

There was just a single switch for the Grecians after the midweek win at Port Vale.  Mark Molesley had to sit out the first game of his suspension, meaning a place in the starting XI for Gosling.  Jimmy Keohane returned from injury to take a place on the bench.

Former City loanee Chris Hackett had to settle with a place on the bench for the Cobblers on his return to St James Park.

The game got off to a fairly flat start – with City’s results at home not being a lot better than Northampton’s results on the road, both teams looked rather tentative.

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