Ahead of this afternoons visit to Stadium MK, We look back at the past six meetings between the two clubs.
12/01/21 Cobblers 0 MK Dons 2 – Papa Johns Trophy
The second game of the year saw Mills return to the the side. Ex -Don Ryan Watson fired over after a tentative opening few minutes. On 16 minutes MK thought they had the early advantage but the off-side flag was already up.
On the half hour mark, on-loan Middlesbrough striker Stephen Walker with a neat chip over Mitchell having been played in by Fraser ad the visitors where in-front.
The Dons doubled their lead from the penalty spot, Stephen Walker scoring his second goal of the night after Jerome was brought down by Bolger.
The Dons doubled their lead from the penalty spot, Stephen Walker scoring his second goal of the night after Jerome was brought down by Bolger.
03/11/20 – Northampton 0 MK Dons 0 – Sky Bet League One
The visitors dominated the ball throughout the 90 minutes but both sides were toothless in front of goal as the Cobblers kept their first league clean sheet of the season.
MK Dons struggled to convert their stranglehold of possession into clear chances during a largely uneventful first 45 minutes.
Their only shot on target came on the half-hour mark when Carlton Morris saw his effort beaten away by Jonathan Mitchell. At the other end, Andrew Fisher saved comfortably from Danny Rose.
The game remained goalless at half-time but the hosts nearly broke the deadlock 15 minutes into the second half as Fraser
Horsfall planted his free header wide.
Horsfall went closer still when his header crashed against the crossbar while for MK Dons, Regan Poole smacked wide from long range in the nearest they came to scoring a winner.
08/09/20 MK Dons 3 Northampton 1 – Papa Johns Trophy
The Cobblers kicked off their 2020/21 EFL Trophy campaign at Stadium:MK.
Mitchell turned behind a shot from David Kasumu before the Cobblers made the breakthrough, Joseph Mills with a terrific left-footed volley into the bottom corner.
The Dons were back on level terms when Regan Poole provided the finishing touch at the far post following a quick break away.
Shortly after the equaliser the Cobblers were forced into making a change after goalscorer Mills picked up an injury, Morgan Roberts coming on for the final few minutes of the first half.
With just over a quarter of an hour to play Nombe found the bottom corner to put the Dons in front and Matthew Sorinola then made it 3-1, firing a shot into the roof of the net.
29/12/18 Northampton 2 MK Dons 2 – Sky Bet League Two
Alex Gilbey and Chukes Aneke had Dons 2-0 up with just 12 minutes to go but the Cobblers hit back thanks to Andy Williams and then Morias’ last-gasp leveller, increasing their unbeaten home run to 10 games.
Baily Cargill fired just wide for the visitors early on before Dons struck 19 minutes in when Ash Taylor gave away a penalty and Gilbey converted the rebound after David Cornell had saved Aneke’s spot-kick.
Taylor was then involved at both ends of the pitch, clearing off the line from Kieran Agard before heading just over in Northampton’s best chance.
Dons survived two goalmouth scrambles either side of half-time but they doubled their lead when Agard’s shot was deflected into the path of Aneke and he spun in the box and fired beyond Cornell.
But the Cobblers dramatically fought back, Williams thundering home a header from Jack Bridge’s corner and then Morias latching onto Sam Hoskins’ pass and lifting over Lee Nicholls to equalise in added time.
20/10/18 – MK Dons 1 The Cobblers 0 – Sky Bet League Two
The Dons started on the front foot but it took until the stroke of half-time for the deadlock to be broken, Agard smashing home from Jordan Moore-Taylor’s header after a corner.
But The Cobblers fought back after the break, Billy Waters holding the key to a number of visiting attacks.
The Cobblers then had goalkeeper David Cornell to thank for a wonderful save to deny Joe Walsh while a goal-saving challenge from Jordan Turnbull kept the score at 1-0 just moments later.
Agard thought he had his second, only to be called back for a foul, while Northampton substitute Daniel Powell was thwarted by Lee Nicholls after being played in by Kevin van Veen.
Rhys Healey then smashed the crossbar for the hosts with a volley before Chuks Aneke headed over, though the solitary Agard goal proved enough despite two dangerous crosses late on from Van Veen.