Northampton manager Stuart Gray was left to rue a pointless Easter after a 2-0 defeat to Carlisle put another dent in their play-off bid.Danny Livesey and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson scored for Carlisle as Northampton followed on from last week's poor result against 10-man Nottingham Forest.

"We've come to a team second in the league and I don't think they were any better than us," he said. "It was down to mistakes and we were punished for them.

"Carlisle never pushed or threatened us. But it's winning that breeds confidence and Carlisle must have loads of belief at the moment.

"At times we got into good areas but didn't have enough penetration. Keep believing and not let the season fizzle away - because I won't accept that."

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