Salford City were made to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Northampton Town on 14th November 2026, but Kallum Cesay’s second-half equaliser kept their charge at the top of League Two moving. Northampton led from the second minute, yet Salford responded and finished with a point that left them well clear at the summit.
The game turned quickly. Elliott Moore put Northampton ahead with a shot into the top-right corner after only two minutes, finishing a move set up by John Guthrie, and Salford spent much of the rest of the first half trying to find a way back. Their best chance before the break came when Adebola Oluwo met a Luke Garbutt free-kick and Ross Fitzsimons pushed the looping header on to the crossbar in the 32nd minute.
Cesay levelled in the 64th minute, sweeping Daniel Udoh’s low centre into the bottom right corner to restore balance after a start that had threatened to unsettle Salford at home. That goal mattered because it preserved their unbeaten league run at 12 games and made clear they are still the side everyone else is chasing in League Two. For readers tracking the latest result, the draw sits alongside the other major live sporting swings that matter by the day, whether it is a Champions League scoreline or a late turn in a domestic promotion race.
Northampton still had moments to steal it. Will Norris caught Owen Dale’s tame effort from the edge of the box after the equaliser, and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans headed straight at him from close range two minutes from time. Neither side found a late winner during three minutes of added time, and the match closed with Salford still on top, still unbeaten, and still leaving one unanswered question: just how far clear can they stretch that lead before a result finally catches them?
