Colchester 0 Northampton 1

JON BRADY praised Northampton for maintaining their perfect start, despite finishing with 10 men.

Jon Guthrie scored for the Cobblers, who had Fraser Horsfall dismissed with five minutes left.

Brady said: “It was tough but we controlled the game in the first half.”

U’s manager Hayden Mullins said: “Football is a cruel game sometimes, but we didn’t help ourselves.”