Chris Turner heaped praise on two goal hero Joel Porter
"Joel Porter was fantastic," said Turner.
"He's only trained one day since we beat Stoke in the Cup two weeks ago and he missed our last match because of injury.
"But he's come back today and provided two brilliant finishes to win the game for us. He's done that throughout his career with us and I can't speak highly enough of his ability and his application.
"This was a very important game for us and I made it clear to the players before the game that winning this means more to the club than our Cup-tie against West Ham next weekend. This is our bread and butter, the cup match is a bonus, but we can look forward to it all week now."
Northampton now have all week to prepare for the visit of bottom placed Crewe next Saturday.