Northampton Town suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers despite scoring early on.
Sam Hoskins had given the Cobblers the lead with a fourth minute penalty, but Daniel Udoh and Richard Kone scored a goal in each half to tilt the scoreboard in the away side’s favour.
It meant a second defeat at home to Wycombe in quick succession for Northampton, with the Cobblers having lost to the same opponent at the same stadium in the Carabao Cup last month.
A reshuffled Cobblers team that included a debut for deadline day loan signing Tyler Roberts started brightly, with Jon Brady’s side ahead in the opening four minutes.
Callum Morton’s pass into the box picked out Hoskins, who was brought down for a penalty by Jack Grimmer. Hoskins duly dusted himself down and beat Wycombe keeper Franco Ravizzoli from the penalty spot to give Northampton the lead.
But the Cobblers would hold their lead for less than eight minutes before the away side equalised. Space opened up for Garath McCleary, who was able to fire in an inviting cross that Udoh met and duly converted.
Morton would see an attempt blocked by Ravizzoli after initially getting around the Wycombe keeper later in the half before Cameron McGeehan had a shot blocked as the home side attempted to find a way through.
But the balance shifted after half-time, as Wycombe came close when Cameron Humphreys forced a save from Lee Burge.
Wycombe then took the lead less than ten minutes after the restart. Burge and Jon Guthrie got in one another’s way when trying to deal with a left-wing cross and the ball broke kindly for Kone to tap over the line.
Udoh and Kone would both miss the target when well placed as Wycombe tried to put the game further out of Northampton’s reach, with the Cobblers also seeing Burge unable to continue after a knock.
Substitute Tarique Fosu had a late opportunity for Northampton but couldn’t find a way through with a shot that bounced just wide, as the home side ultimately couldn’t respond and slip to defeat.
The Cobblers face a tricky test in their next outing as they visit early high-fliers Huddersfield Town.