Match ends, Oldham Athletic 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Shrewsbury Town
- From the section Football
League One leaders Shrewsbury kept up their blistering start to the season with a hard-fought win at Oldham.
Jon Nolan's second-half goal handed the Shrews a fourth straight victory, while Oldham ended the game with 10 men after Eoin Doyle's injury time red card.
Shrewsbury went in front as home goalkeeper Jack Ruddy failed to hold Joe Riley's low cross and the loose ball was forced in by Stefan Payne.
Payne was injured in the process of scoring and Oldham almost snatched an equaliser when Doyle fired wide from a tight angle.
The home side did level after 33 minutes, with Craig Davies powering in a six-yard header from Gevaro Nepomuceno's left-wing cross.
But Doyle wasted a golden chance as he rounded visiting stopper Dean Henderson, only to shoot against the post instead of finding the empty net.
Shrewsbury regained the lead when Alex Rodman set up Nolan for a cool 10-yard strike inside the far corner.
The Latics went close to scoring through Davies and Jack Byrne, but Doyle's second yellow card ended their hopes.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Oldham
- 1Ruddy
- 15EdmundsonSubstituted forMenigat 77'minutes
- 26Clarke
- 5GerrardBooked at 90mins
- 6GardnerBooked at 74minsSubstituted forFaneat 75'minutes
- 11McLaughlin
- 29Byrne
- 40BryanSubstituted forObadeyiat 85'minutes
- 27Nepomuceno
- 9Davies
- 13DoyleBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 2Dummigan
- 4Wilson
- 10Holloway
- 16Menig
- 19Placide
- 24Fane
- 30Obadeyi
Shrewsbury
- 1Henderson
- 2Riley
- 5Sadler
- 22Nsiala
- 12Brown
- 4Godfrey
- 7Whalley
- 8Ogogo
- 20NolanBooked at 90mins
- 23RodmanBooked at 80minsSubstituted forAdamsat 90+3'minutes
- 45PayneSubstituted forMorrisat 21'minutesBooked at 73mins
Substitutes
- 6Beckles
- 9Morris
- 10Dodds
- 11Gnahoua
- 14John-Lewis
- 15MacGillivray
- 17Adams
- Referee:
- Ben Toner
- Attendance:
- 4,150
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamShrewsbury
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home9
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away13
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 1, Shrewsbury Town 2.
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Anthony Gerrard.
Booking
Anthony Gerrard (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Anthony Gerrard (Oldham Athletic).
Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Ebou Adams replaces Alex Rodman.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Eoin Doyle (Oldham Athletic) for a bad foul.
Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Eoin Doyle (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Eoin Doyle (Oldham Athletic).
Mat Sadler (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).
Booking
Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Peter Clarke.
Attempt blocked. Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Tope Obadeyi replaces Kean Bryan.
Attempt missed. Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Craig Davies (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Junior Brown (Shrewsbury Town).
Booking
Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town).
Attempt missed. Anthony Gerrard (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
Attempt saved. Jack Byrne (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Jack Byrne (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Godfrey (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Queensy Menig replaces George Edmundson.
Attempt missed. Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Ousmane Fane replaces Dan Gardner because of an injury.
Booking
Dan Gardner (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dan Gardner (Oldham Athletic).
Jon Nolan (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Carlton Morris (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Carlton Morris (Shrewsbury Town).
