Match ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Oldham Athletic 0.
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A first-half goal from Harvey Saunders proved enough to give Bristol Rovers a victory over Oldham at the Memorial Stadium in League Two.
Saunders broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, powerfully heading home Harry Anderson's left-wing cross, with the ball taking a deflection on its way in.
The strike ended an eight-match losing streak for Joey Barton's men, stretching back to last season. But for Oldham it meant bottom place in the table without a point from three games.
Rovers could have been out of sight by the break. Luke Thomas was wide with two decent chances, while Aaron Collins had a shot blocked and another saved.
The visitors improved after the break, with substitute Nicky Adams wasting a good chance to equalise when firing high over the bar after 69 minutes.
Ousseynou Cisse had a shot blocked, but Rovers also created openings and were good value for the points.
Oldham were again operating under assistant head coach Colin West, with boss Keith Curle still isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Belshaw
- 26Baldwin
- 3Hughes
- 16Anderton
- 33Rodman
- 6Finley
- 4Grant
- 19AndersonSubstituted forHarriesat 78'minutes
- 7ThomasSubstituted forNicholsonat 60'minutes
- 10Collins
- 22SaundersBooked at 22minsSubstituted forPitmanat 78'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 5Kilgour
- 11Nicholson
- 14Hargreaves
- 25Harries
- 27Liddle
- 35Ward
- 40Pitman
Oldham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 37Walker
- 2Clarke
- 6Piergianni
- 3Hart
- 14FageSubstituted forDiarraat 45'minutesBooked at 47mins
- 8WhelanBooked at 4mins
- 4CisséBooked at 73mins
- 17StobbsSubstituted forBlythat 45'minutes
- 24Bahamboula
- 10Keillor-DunnSubstituted forAdamsat 65'minutes
- 9Hope
Substitutes
- 7Adams
- 13Danielewicz
- 22Diarra
- 25Blyth
- 29Luamba
- 34Vaughan
- 44Sheehan
- Referee:
- Sam Purkiss
- Attendance:
- 6,005
Match Stats
Home TeamBristol RoversAway TeamOldham
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bristol Rovers 1, Oldham Athletic 0.
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Foul by Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic).
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Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Raphael Diarra (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Brett Pitman (Bristol Rovers).
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Attempt saved. Dylan Bahamboula (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Blyth.
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Offside, Bristol Rovers. Aaron Collins tries a through ball, but Nick Anderton is caught offside.
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Foul by Sam Hart (Oldham Athletic).
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Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Dylan Bahamboula (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers).
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Foul by Raphael Diarra (Oldham Athletic).
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Sam Nicholson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Cian Harries replaces Harry Anderson.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Brett Pitman replaces Harvey Saunders.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
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Attempt saved. Hallam Hope (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
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Foul by Jacob Blyth (Oldham Athletic).
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The support was immense and the first half performance, should of buried it in the first 30 minutes.
The referee was poor, on another day we would have had 2 pens, gave a yellow to a player for diving despite the player stayed on his feet!