At Sixfields, Northampton overcame a goal down to defeat Carlisle 2-1 and firmly establish their position in the League Two automatic promotion spots.
All three goals were scored in the space of six second-half minutes after Jack Armer gave the visitors the lead before Sam Sherring and Louis Appere gave the Cobblers an instant response.
They are now just two points behind second-placed Stevenage.
Both teams had been idle for the previous two and a half weeks, which may have contributed to the first half’s fairly dull and monotonous nature.
Ryan Edmondson missed Carlisle’s lone opportunity early on, while Sam Hoskins was denied by Tomas Holy with the home team’s best chance remaining before halftime.
But immediately after the break, the game erupted into life with three goals scored in a row.
After 50 minutes, Armer put Carlisle ahead after a goalmouth melee, but Northampton’s reaction was equally good and quick.
Three minutes later, Sherring scored from a corner to tie the score, and a few seconds later, Appere completed the comeback by finding the bottom corner, which ended up being the game’s decisive goal.