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Ben Fox and substitute Shaun McWilliams helped Northampton shrug off back-to-back league defeats to beat Barrow at Holker Street.

Fox set Jon Brady's high-flyers on the way to a deserved win, tapping in his third goal of the campaign from close range in the 54th minute after Louis Appere had flicked on Sam Hoskins' free-kick.

With five minutes left, Hoskins, who scored twice in last season's corresponding fixture, had a low shot saved by home goalkeeper Paul Farman, but McWilliams reacted quickest to slot in the loose ball for his third of the season.

Barrow failed to build on encouraging unbeaten away displays at Mansfield and Leyton Orient and have now lost four successive home matches at Holker Street, last winning there on 19 November against Hartlepool.

In contrast, Northampton, beaten at Salford and Stockport in their two previous away trips, remain third after completing a league double over the Cumbrians.

Match report supplied by PA Media.