Oldham Athletic 0-2 Portsmouth

Brett Pitman scored a first-half double as Portsmouth cast aside their recent poor form with victory at struggling Oldham.

Pompey had lost four of their last five matches but - in a game held up for almost 10 minutes while snow was cleared from the pitch markings - Pitman took his season's tally to 17 goals.

Their opener came just before the half-hour mark as Connor Ronan crossed from the right and Pitman flicked an excellent header into the top corner from 10 yards.

Portsmouth's second goal came 13 minutes later and was an absolute gift from Oldham goalkeeper Johny Placide, who passed straight to Pitman and gave the striker a chance to roll his shot into the unguarded net.

Blizzard conditions forced a delay midway through the second half, though the players were not taken off the pitch by referee Sebastian Stockbridge.

Oldham almost pulled one back through Eoin Doyle when play eventually resumed, but it could have been 3-0 in stoppage time as Portsmouth's Jamal Lowe hit the inside of a post.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

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Line-ups

Oldham

• 19Placide
• 2Dummigan
• 4Wilson
• 40Bryan
• 3MoimbéSubstituted forNazonat 80'minutes
• 29Byrne
• 6Gardner
• 24Fane
• 11McLaughlinSubstituted forMcEleneyat 55'minutes
• 13Doyle
• 9DaviesSubstituted forHollowayat 59'minutes

Substitutes

• 1de la Paz
• 10Holloway
• 12Nazon
• 15Edmundson
• 16McEleney
• 18Pringle
• 23Hunt

Portsmouth

• 1McGee
• 2Walkes
• 16Whatmough
• 5ClarkeBooked at 47mins
• 38Haunstrup
• 33Close
• 17DonohueBooked at 90mins
• 18Lowe
• 14Ronan
• 22Naismith
• 8PitmanBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

• 6Burgess
• 11Kennedy
• 19Chaplin
• 29Deslandes
• 30May
• 35Bass
• 37Widdrington

Referee:

Seb Stockbridge

Attendance:

4,306

Match Stats

Home TeamOldhamAway TeamPortsmouth

Possession

Home49%

Away51%

Shots

Home12

Away9

Shots on Target

Home6

Away3

Corners

Home5

Away2

Fouls

Home8

Away9

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Portsmouth 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+12'

Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Portsmouth 2.

Posted at 90'+11'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jack Whatmough.

Posted at 90'+11'

Attempt blocked. Jack Byrne (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 90'+9'

Dion Donohue (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+9'

Patrick McEleney (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+9'

Foul by Dion Donohue (Portsmouth).

Posted at 90'+9'

Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.

Posted at 90'+8'

Attempt missed. Jack Byrne (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 90'+6'

Attempt missed. Dan Gardner (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Booking

Posted at 90'+5'

Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt saved. Cameron Dummigan (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Duckens Nazon (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Brian Wilson (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 87'

Connor Ronan (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

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

Posted at 82'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.

Posted at 81'

Attempt blocked. Jack Byrne (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Duckens Nazon replaces Wilfried Moimbé.

Posted at 77'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Luke McGee.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Eoin Doyle (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 73'

Attempt saved. Eoin Doyle (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 61'

Attempt missed. Dion Donohue (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kean Bryan.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Aaron Holloway replaces Craig Davies.

Posted at 57'

Attempt missed. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 56'

Attempt missed. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Substitution

Posted at 55'

Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Patrick McEleney replaces Ryan McLaughlin.

Posted at 51'

Foul by Kean Bryan (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 51'

Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 49'

Wilfried Moimbé (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 49'

Foul by Ben Close (Portsmouth).

Posted at 47'

Attempt saved. Kean Bryan (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Booking

Posted at 47'

Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 46'

Craig Davies (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 46'

Foul by Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth).

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Oldham Athletic 0, Portsmouth 2.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+2'

First Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Portsmouth 2.

Goal!

Posted at 42'

Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Portsmouth 2. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 41'

Kean Bryan (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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