MANSFIELD TOWN 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic suffered further embarrassment – some may call it humiliation – as they crashed out of the Checkatrade Trophy at Mansfield Town. If the FA Cup loss at non-league Lincoln City wasn’t bad enough, this wasn’t far behind as Latics were beaten by mid-table League Two opponents. Latics, […]
Wayne Rooney equals Manchester United club goalscoring record with 249th strike in FA Cup win against Reading
MAN UNITED 4, READING 0 Manchester United’s juggernaut rolls on as they stretched their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions. It is more than two months since the Reds last lost and they were far too strong for Championship club Reading at Old Trafford in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. […]
Fernandinho sees red for third time in six games, but 10-man Manchester City show battling qualities to beat Burnley
MAN CITY 2, BURNLEY 1 Perhaps Pep Guardiola ought to add tackling to his coaching manual after Fernandinho’s sending off left Manchester City to play almost an hour with 10 men against Burnley. City’s manager not long ago quipped tackling was not part of his training regime but after seven dismissals in his 30 games […]
Would you believe it as Oldham Athletic fire yet another blank as they are held at home by Port Vale
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, PORT VALE 0 Yet another blank – that’s 17 in 24 matches in Sky Bet League One that Oldham Athletic have failed to find the net – was responsible for the failure to beat Port Vale at SportsDirect.com Park. It was another frustrating day as Latics twice struck the frame of the […]
Another cruel twist as own goal condemns Oldham Athletic to defeat at Fleetwood Town
FLEETWOOD TOWN 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0. When you are down on your luck, as bottom-club Oldham Athletic are at the moment, nothing tends to go your way. That was the case at Fleetwood Town where a stoppage time own goal from Josh Law condemned Latics to another loss in Sky Bet League One. It was […]