Northampton Northampton have signed Josh Powell on loan from Nottingham Forest for the rest of the season. Chris Hogg said the defender will add depth and competition to the back line, while Northampton now have 11 summer arrivals.
Powell's role in the squad
Hogg said Powell can play at full back or across the back line, which gives Northampton options in a defence that has been busy this summer. Powell is 21 and made 27 appearances in League Two last season during loan spells at Colchester United and Fleetwood Town.
That loan experience is part of the attraction. Hogg also said he is someone Nottingham Forest think highly of, and the move fits a straightforward need for more defensive cover.
What it says about Northampton's summer
Northampton's 11th signing does not feel flashy, but it does fit the situation. The club come into this with five straight defeats, so another defender with league minutes behind him is a reasonable addition.
Forest's own recent run has been mixed, with three draws and two defeats in their last five. They finished 16th in the 2025 Premier League season, which leaves room for loans that help develop fringe players without weakening the main squad too sharply.
Powell will now spend the rest of the season at Northampton, and the immediate job for Hogg is getting him into a defence that has already been strengthened repeatedly this summer.
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