Match ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Scunthorpe United 2.
OldhamOldham Athletic3ScunthorpeScunthorpe United2
A brace from substitute Danny Philliskirk saw Oldham come from behind to defeat Scunthorpe and stretch their unbeaten run to seven matches.
The striker finished from close-range on 66 minutes and pounced again seven minutes from time to lift Lee Johnson's side to 10th place in League One.
Scunthorpe went ahead through Andrew Boyce's header but Oldham levelled when top scorer Jonathan Forte raced clear.
Rory Fallon's debut strike regained the lead before Philliskirk's cameo.
Oldham manager Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I was really pleased with how patient we stayed.
"The frustration was there and it was really important that we stayed patient.
"In the first half I was very disappointed with the two goals for organisational reasons.
"In League One when you go behind, it's very difficult to get back and today they've done that and I'm very proud of them."
Scunthorpe boss Russ Wilcox told BBC Radio Humberside:
"I'm bitterly disappointed, but I think you've got to look at the bigger picture - it's a tough period.
"All we're doing at the moment is firefighting. We've had three players making debuts today, five changes again to the starting line up, long-term injuries - it's very, very difficult.
"We got our noses in front with two fantastic goals, so positivity at half-time was good but we've got to manage the second period better than that.
"I hope I get time to turn it around because I believe in this group."
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Rachubka
- 5ElokobiSubstituted forKusungaat 45+1'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 20Wilson
- 3Mills
- 16Wilson
- 11Forte
- 6Kelly
- 15WinchesterSubstituted forMorgan-Smithat 79'minutes
- 8Jones
- 9PoleonSubstituted forPhilliskirkat 45'minutes
- 14Wilkinson
Substitutes
- 2Brown
- 4Dieng
- 7Dayton
- 10Philliskirk
- 17Tidser
- 21Kusunga
- 27Morgan-Smith
Scunthorpe
Formation 4-4-2
- 26Olejnik
- 25BoyceBooked at 61mins
- 33Brisley
- 24O'NeillBooked at 69mins
- 30WilliamsBooked at 77mins
- 4McAllister
- 11Myrie-Williams
- 28McSheffreySubstituted forAdelakunat 71'minutes
- 12BishopSubstituted forKeeat 87'minutes
- 9Madden
- 34FallonSubstituted forSparrowat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Dawson
- 7Sparrow
- 14Hawkridge
- 16Adelakun
- 20Howe
- 21Weaver
- 27Kee
- Referee:
- Richard Clark
- Attendance:
- 3,837
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamScunthorpe
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Scunthorpe United 2.
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Foul by Conor Wilkinson (Oldham Athletic).
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Shaun Brisley (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Conor Wilkinson (Oldham Athletic).
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Andrew Boyce (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Amari Morgan-Smith (Oldham Athletic).
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Jennison Myrie-Williams (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Amari Morgan-Smith (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Shaun Brisley (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Booking
Genséric Kusunga (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Genséric Kusunga (Oldham Athletic).
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Billy Kee (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Billy Kee replaces Neal Bishop.
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 3, Scunthorpe United 2. Danny Philliskirk (Oldham Athletic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Wilkinson.
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Michael Jones (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Marcus Williams (Scunthorpe United).
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Jennison Myrie-Williams (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Genséric Kusunga (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Matthew Sparrow replaces Rory Fallon.
