Match ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Bury 1.
OldhamOldham Athletic0BuryBury1
Leon Clarke's 16th goal of the season saw Bury beat Oldham, who extended their winless home run to 13 games.
Bury took the lead early on when Clarke capitalised on James Wilson's inability to deal with Danny Pugh's high ball and fire home from close range.
Oldham keeper Joel Coleman denied Clarke a second, before Andrew Tutte fired a volley just wide.
The home side piled on pressure after the break, but Bury's Ian Lawlor pulled off two smart saves to secure the win.
Oldham manager John Sheridan told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I know they're going to give me effort, but effort's not good enough is it?
"We've got to create opportunities because we've got to score goals to win games.
"It's hard for the supporters, I know it is. We look vulnerable"
Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Extremely proud of a fantastically battling performance.
"It's been difficult on the road over the last month to six weeks.
"It was always going to be a tough game but our fans really diffused that."
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Coleman
- 20WilsonSubstituted forCassidyat 68'minutes
- 4Dieng
- 5Wilson
- 35Lafferty
- 12PalmerSubstituted forCroftat 88'minutes
- 6Kelly
- 15Winchester
- 8Jones
- 9PoleonSubstituted forMurphyat 74'minutes
- 11Forte
Substitutes
- 3Mills
- 7Croft
- 13Cornell
- 14Cassidy
- 19Murphy
- 23Vassell
- 27Edmundson
Bury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lawlor
- 19SoaresBooked at 49mins
- 5Clarke
- 40Brown
- 3Hussey
- 4TutteSubstituted forJonesat 74'minutesBooked at 78mins
- 6Etuhu
- 22Pugh
- 10MayorSubstituted forO'Sullivanat 45'minutes
- 11PopeSubstituted forRoseat 79'minutes
- 9Clarke
Substitutes
- 8Mellis
- 14Jones
- 15Lowe
- 18O'Sullivan
- 20Burgess
- 31Miller
- 32Rose
- Referee:
- Phil Gibbs
- Attendance:
- 5,537
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamBury
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away5
- Corners
- Home10
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away20
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Bury 1.
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Foul by Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic).
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Danny Rose (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic).
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Peter Clarke (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Peter Clarke.
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Croft replaces Matthew Palmer.
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Hand ball by John O'Sullivan (Bury).
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Hand ball by John O'Sullivan (Bury).
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Attempt missed. Jake Cassidy (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Bury. Danny Rose replaces Tom Pope.
Booking
Craig Jones (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Liam Kelly (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Craig Jones (Bury).
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Carl Winchester (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by John O'Sullivan (Bury).
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Reece Brown.
Substitution
Substitution, Bury. Craig Jones replaces Andrew Tutte.
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Rhys Murphy replaces Dominic Poleon.
