Oldham Athletic 0-2 Northampton Town

Northampton kept their bid for automatic promotion alive with a well-earned win at the struggling 10-man Oldham.

Jon Brady’s men moved up one place in the table to fourth while Oldham slipped back into the drop zone.

Oldham’s Alex Hunt fired an early shot just wide before Northampton responded with Aaron McGowan, forcing Danny Rogers to make an intelligent save from the post.

Just after the half-hour, Cobblers keeper Liam Roberts made an excellent double stop by Hunt and then Harrison McGahey.

As Oldham kept pressing, Roberts also made an expert save from Davis Keillor-Dunn.

But Northampton took the lead a minute before the break when Jon Guthrie jabbed home at the far post when he found Sam Hoskins’ cross.

Rogers made a good save from Louis Appere just after the restart, but the Cobblers doubled their lead in the 66th minute when Josh Eppiah crossed for Appere and he drove into the roof of the net from eight yards.

Appere, Jack Sowerby and Ali Koiki all missed more late chances for Northampton before Oldham skipper Carl Piergianni was sent off after a scuffle involving several players just minutes from time.

Match report by PA Media.

lineups

Oldham

formation 4-2-3-1

23Rogers

2Clarke5mcgahey6Piergianni3Hard

28missilou26hunt

30Obadeyi10Keillor-Dunn7adams

29Luamba

• 23Rogers
• 2Clarke
• 5mcgahey
• 6PiergianniBooked at 88 minutes
• 3Hard
• 28missilou
• 26huntReplaced byJamesonat the 67′protocol90 minutes booked
• 30ObadeyiReplaced byCoutoat the 73′protocol
• 10Keillor-Dunn
• 7adams
• 29LuambaReplaced byHopcuttat the 70′protocol

substitute

• 1Leutwiler
• 15Jamesson
• 22Diarrhea
• 27Hopcutt
• 32sutton
• 33Couto

Northampton

formation 4-1-4-1

1Roberts

3McGowan6horse case5Guthrie14Koiki

4Sowerby

7Hoskins17McWilliams11pinnock21Felix-Eppiah

24Published

• 1Roberts
• 3McGowan
• 6horse case
• 5Guthrie
• 14Koiki90 minutes booked
• 4SowerbyBooked at 64 minutes
• 7Hoskins90 minutes bookedReplaced bycanoeat the 90+4′protocol
• 17McWilliams
• 11pinnock
• 21Felix-EppiahReplaced byZimbaat the 85′protocol
• 24PublishedReplaced byroseat the 79′protocolBooked at 84 minutes

substitute

• 2Harriman
• 12pollock
• 18Zimba
• 19canoe
• 23mills
• 26Maximum
• 32rose

Referee: Sam Purkiss

Number of visitors: 5,789

live text

1. Game ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Northampton Town 2.

2. End of the second half, Oldham Athletic 0, Northampton Town 2.

3. attempt blocked. Chanka Zimba (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose with a header.

4. Substitution, Northampton Town. Idris Kanu replaces Sam Hoskins.

5. Danny Rose (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

6. Foul by Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic).

7. attempt failed. Kyle Jameson (Oldham Athletic) header from the center of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davis Keillor-Dunn with a cross from a corner.

8. Corner, Oldham Athletic. Cashed in by Jack Sowerby.

9. attempt blocked. Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Adams.

10. Ali Koiki (Northampton Town) is yellow carded.

11. Kyle Jameson (Oldham Athletic) is shown a yellow card.

12. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) is shown a yellow card.

13. Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) is shown the red card.

14. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15. Foul by Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic).

16. attempt failed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chanka Zimba from a corner.

17. Corner, Northampton Town. Harrison McGahey scored.

18. attempt blocked. Chanka Zimba (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock.

19. Substitution, Northampton Town. Chanka Zimba replaces Josh Felix-Eppiah.

20. Fraser Horsfall (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.