Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Oldham Athletic

Harry Davis's injury-time header earned Crewe Alexandra a valuable point against fellow strugglers Oldham.

Adam Lockwood headed wide for Oldham early on, before on-loan debutant Joel Byrom shot across the face of goal.

The Latics finally broke the deadlock when Gary Harkins cut in from the left of the area and struck in at the near post following good work from James Wesolowski and Jonson Clarke-Harris.

But Davis headed home George Evans' corner at the back post for the draw.

Steve Davis's Crewe are now just a point away from safety, while Oldham lie two points above the drop zone.

Oldham manager Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Manchester:

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Post-match: Oldham manager Johnson

"It feels like a sucker punch because we played so well and defended so solidly throughout the game.

"Overall, there was some superb play from us - nice and solid and we broke well.

"There was a lot of good things and I think our passing was good on a poor pitch."

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Line-ups

Crewe

• 21Garratt
• 2Tootle
• 16Guthrie
• 22Evans
• 4Davis
• 5EllisSubstituted forMellorat 76'minutes
• 31ParkSubstituted forIkpeazuat 68'minutes
• 42GrantBooked at 83mins
• 9PogbaSubstituted forOliverat 55'minutes
• 26Aneke
• 14Inman

Substitutes

• 1Phillips
• 3Mellor
• 6Dugdale
• 8Osman
• 11Moore
• 19Oliver
• 30Ikpeazu

Oldham

• 29Rachubka
• 2BrownBooked at 71mins
• 3Grounds
• 4WesolowskiBooked at 45mins
• 16Wilson
• 18Lockwood
• 28Worrall
• 24Byrom
• 14Clarke-HarrisSubstituted forMacDonaldat 90+6'minutes
• 27Philliskirk
• 30Harkins

Substitutes

• 1Oxley
• 6Gafaiti
• 7Dunfield
• 10MacDonald
• 12Mellor
• 19Dayton
• 23Turner

Referee:

David Phillips

Attendance:

5,258

Match Stats

Home TeamCreweAway TeamOldham

Possession

Home55%

Away45%

Shots

Home4

Away10

Shots on Target

Home2

Away4

Corners

Home8

Away7

Fouls

Home7

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Oldham Athletic 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 1, Oldham Athletic 1.

Posted at 90'+8'

Foul by Chukwuemeka Aneke (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 90'+8'

Joel Byrom (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+6'

Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Charlie MacDonald replaces Jonson Clarke-Harris.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+4'

Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1, Oldham Athletic 1. Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Evans with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Paul Rachubka.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt saved. Chukwuemeka Aneke (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 90'+2'

Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Joel Byrom (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 87'

Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Jonson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 86'

Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 85'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Connor Brown.

Posted at 84'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Harry Davis.

Booking

Posted at 83'

Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Anthony Grant (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 83'

Joel Byrom (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jon Guthrie.

Posted at 79'

Uche Ikpeazu (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by James Wilson (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 77'

Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Danny Philliskirk (Oldham Athletic).

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Kelvin Mellor replaces Mark Ellis because of an injury.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 72'

Adam Lockwood (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 71'

Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 71'

Bradden Inman (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic).

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Cameron Park.

Posted at 66'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Adam Lockwood.

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 64'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Adam Lockwood.

Posted at 59'

Attempt missed. Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Posted at 57'

Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Adam Lockwood.

Posted at 56'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Anthony Grant.

Substitution

Posted at 55'

Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Vadaine Oliver replaces Mathias Pogba.

Posted at 54'

Attempt missed. James Wesolowski (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 53'

Foul by Bradden Inman (Crewe Alexandra).

Posted at 53'

Adam Lockwood (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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