Cobblers sack Hasselbaink

Northampton Town last night sacked Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink after the League One strugglers lost 2-0 at Peterborough and supporters chanted for him to go. The Cobblers, who were bottom when the Dutchman took over in September, are now 22nd, two points from safety with five games to play. Dean Austin will be in charge for the rest of the season as Northampton try to address a run of nine games without a win.

In the Championship, Britt Assombalonga’s first goal in 14 matches rescued a point for Middlesbrough at Burton and kept them in the fourth play-off position. Marvin Sordell’s first goal in 19 matches looked to have sealed a vital win for bottom club Burton, only for Assombalonga to level in the 90th minute. Bristol City lost ground in the promotion race after going down 1-0 at home to

Brentford. Neal Maupay was dropped from the visitors’ starting line-up, but came on to grab a deserved winner as City were booed off by their supporters.

Millwall also missed the chance to move further into contention as they failed to secure a club-record eighth successive away win after

Ipswich’s Martyn Waghorn scored twice in as many minutes in the 2-2 draw at Portman Road.

Ryan Manning experienced an eventful day at Loftus Road, where he put through his own net and then scored QPR’S fourth goal in the 4-1 defeat of Norwich.

In League Two, Yeovil hit six away goals for the first time in the Football League as they thumped

Coventry 6-2.