OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, CRAWLEY TOWN 1 Oldham Athletic lost out on the chance to move back into the play-off places in Sky Bet League One after being held at home by Crawley Town. It was a disappointing afternoon as Latics squandered a lead given to them by new loan-signing Daniel Johnson. The Red Devils, who […]
Home FA Cup draw for Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic has been draw at home to either non-league Weston-Super-Mare or Doncaster Rovers in the second round of the FA Cup. Latics will have to wait before discovering their opponents whose game was called off on Saturday 10 minutes before kick off through a waterlogged pitch in Somerset. If Doncaster triumph, it will mean […]
Oldham Athletic post FA Cup win through the letter box against Leyton Orient
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, LEYTON ORIENT 0. Oldham Athletic posted victory through the letter box against Leyton Orient in the first round of the FA Cup. Manager Lee Johnson described the theory which brought about Mike Jones’ match-winning free kick. Jones lifted a 25-yard free kick over the defensive wall leaving keeper Gary […]
What’s Mata as Manchester United climb to sixth in the Premier League
MAN UNITED 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Substitute Juan Mata, squeezed out of Manchester United’s starting line up in recent weeks, spared the blushes as the Spanish midfield man scored their match-winning goal against Crystal Palace. It looked as though Palace would pinch a point at Old Trafford until Mata, last season’s £37.8million capture from Chelsea,, struck midway through […]
Nine-man Manchester City beaten by CSKA Moscow as Champions League elimination looms
MAN CITY 1, CSKA MOSCOW 2 Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the knockout phase of the Champions League all but fizzled out on Bonfire Night following their home defeat to CSKA Moscow. Two goals from Ivory Coast international Seydou Doumbia inflicted a painful loss which leaves City bottom of group E with two points from […]