Northampton Town made it back-to-back victories after a 1-0 win over Leyton Orient in East London.

Sam Hoskins scored his first goal of the season to win the match for the Cobblers, who beat Leyton Orient at their ground for the second season in a row.

Victory means that Kevin Nolan’s side have picked up 7 points from their first 6 games of the new season, though the win sees them build on last week’s maiden success when they beat Exeter.

Northampton began brightly, with last weekend’s scorers Ethan Wheatley and Max Dyche thwarted with early opportunities before a mad scramble in the home side’s box at a corner ended up in a foul being given against Northampton when it looked like they had done just enough to force the ball over the line.

The home side did maintain a threat, however, with Leyton’s Diallang Jaiyesimi denied by Northampton keeper Lee Burge.

After that initial flurry, however, the game became less of a quality spectacle, with Northampton looking likelier to do something positive without creating a multitude of opportunities.

This pattern continued in the second half until Northampton landed a breakthrough a few moments before the hour mark. The visitors worked the ball out to Tyrese Fornah on the left flank, and his cross picked out Hoskins to run onto it and finish.

Leyton Orient had their best attacking moments in the final stages as they sought an equaliser, with Burge making stops to thwart Demetri Mitchell, Aaron Connolly and Josh Koroma.

But it was ultimately a successful defensive display by the Cobblers, who were able to close out the match and take their first away points of the new season.

Northampton now have a two week break from action after their match at Reading next weekend was postponed due to international call-ups. The Cobblers are next in action on September 13, when they welcome Blackpool to Sixfields.