
Northampton Town were left with no answer to Rotherham United’s charge after the Cobblers were beaten 3-0 by the Millers.
Two first half goals by Jonson Clarke-Harris and a second just after the break by Andre Green did the job for the Yorkshire-based club, as Northampton were unable to follow up their victory against Peterborough with another success.
The result sees Northampton slip to 19th position in the League One table, in a result that sees Rotherham climb above Northampton in the third tier table. The currently managerless Cobblers are now two points above the relegation zone, but have played a game more than the 5 teams below them in the table.
A Cobblers team still under the interim leadership of Ian Sampson had hoped to build on winning the Nene Valley Derby against rivals Peterborough, but hopes of making it back-to-back wins were hurt when they fell behind within three minutes.
Former Peterborough striker Clarke-Harris would grab an opener for the Millers, with the striker heading in Sam Nombe’s cross and an offside appeal by the away side ignored by the officials.
Clarke-Harris continued to provide a danger as he saw a similar header kept out by Nik Tzanev, before Dillon Phillips denied the Cobblers’ Jon Guthrie when he had a header on target in a chance for the visitors.
Rotherham would double their lead just after the half-hour mark, as space opened up for Green on the flank, and he duly squared for Clarke-Harris to plant home his and Rotherham’s second.
Cameron McGeehan and Mitch Pinnock would come close for Northampton to getting a goal back in the final stages of the first half, before Joe Powell fired a shot wide for Rotherham just after the break.
Northampton fell 3-0 down in the opening five minutes of the second half, as Green bundled the ball over the line when Rotherham’s corner wasn’t cleared.
The second half would largely play out in an an eventful run to the finish, with a Powell hit that struck the bar the closest either side came to adding to the scoreboard as Northampton left South Yorkshire with no points.
Northampton are next in action in the EFL Trophy away at rivals Peterborough on Tuesday, before they have their last game before Christmas next Saturday as they welcome Charlton to Sixfields.