On The Game

Chris from Northampton said after the game: " What was a wrong team selection gave the side an unbalanced look. "The speculation about a move to Stoke unsettled Elliott Ward who would appear culpable for two of the goals.

"The aerial threat of Kevin Kyle was easily blotted out with only Michael Mifsud looking a likely scorer.

"With Hughes certainly not likely to make Saturday's game, Dowie is going to have to pick a more balanced team to get us out of this nose dive."

Iain Dowie said: We were beaten by a side that were a bit better than us tonight.

"When you give away three very soft goals, you are giving yourself a mountain to climb.

"They are very good at what they do. They are a powerful side and we at times coped with it very well and at other times we didn't."