Northampton sign Chambers and Powell on loan

Northampton Town have signed Leeds United midfielder Sam Chambers and Nottingham Forest defender Josh Powell on loan for the rest of the season.

Chambers, 19, made his Leeds debut as a substitute in a 3-0 Championship win over Plymouth in 2024 and his first start followed in an FA Cup tie away to Millwall in February last year.

It is his first loan away from Elland Road but 21-year-old Powell already has League Two experience, having made 27 appearances during temporary spells at Colchester United and Fleetwood Town last season.

They are Northampton's 11th and 12th signings so far in the summer transfer window.

"Josh will provide depth and competition in the back line. He is a player who can play at full back or across the back line and someone who I know Nottingham Forest think highly of," said manager Chris Hogg, external.

On Chambers' arrival, he added: "We first spoke a couple of months ago and he has turned down some opportunities from a higher level to come here and to be a part of what we are trying to do and that's really encouraging."