Oldham Athletic

Nottm Forest 0-2 Oldham
Oldham striker Chris Porter bagged a brace as League One leaders Nottingham Forest lost their 100% home record. Oldham dominated proceedings and opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark when Porter tapped in after Paul Smith parried a Gary McDonald effort. Porter went close again before he doubled the lead, nodding in after Smith misjudged Paul Edwards' cross. Forest were lacklustre and Grant Holt shot into the side-netting as they were soundly beaten at the City Ground. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottm Forest: Smith, Gary Holt (Thompson 68), Morgan, Breckin, Bennett, Southall, Clingan, Harris (Dobie 75), Perch, Lester (Agogo 45), Grant Holt. Subs Not Used: Padula, Pedersen. Booked: Lester, Grant Holt. Oldham: Pogliacomi, Charlton, Haining, Stam, Eardley, Wellens, Porter, McDonald (Rocastle 82), Edwards (Taylor 87), Liddell, Warne (Grabban 81). Subs Not Used: Knight, Trotman. Booked: Porter. Goals: Porter 29, 45. Att: 17,446 Ref: D Drysdale (Lincolnshire).

Blitz becomes new Oldham chairman
Oldham have revealed that Simon Blitz, one of their three co-owners, has replaced Barry Chaytow as chairman. The move comes because Chaytow is currently putting together a bid to buy the League One club, and wishes to avoid a conflict of interest. \"I will resign as chairman and a director, but I would hope it to be only a temporary state of affairs,\" Chaytow announced in a statement. \"If the deal goes through, then I will be back very soon.\"

Defender Trotman pens Oldham deal
Oldham boss John Sheridan has handed a new contract to defender Neal Trotman which runs until the end of the season. The 19-year-old joined the Latics on trial towards the end of last season after he was released by Burnley. Trotman then earned a three-month contract in the summer which was due to end on 1 October. However, Sheridan has been impressed by a number of impressive performances for the reserves and he has recently been included in the first-team squad.

Blackpool v Oldham
Blackpool are set to name an unchanged squad, with captain Michael Jackson to continue after a groin injury. But Adrian Forbes is out with a groin injury and is joined by John Murphy (back), Matt Blinkhorn (groin), Phil Doughty (leg) and Simon Wiles (knee). Oldham must decide whether to play Lewis Grabban or Paul Warne alongside in-form striker Chris Porter. Chris Taylor and Craig Rocastle will be hoping to be promoted from the bench after appearing as subs in midweek.

Blackpool 2-2 Oldham
An injury-time equaliser from substitute Andy Morrell won a point for Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. The Seasiders took the lead in strange fashion when Will Haining's clearance bounced off the feet of former Oldham striker Scott Vernon and into the net. Oldham midfielder Richie Wellens equalised, before Chris Porter headed home to give Oldham the lead. Blackpool clinched a point in injury time when Morrell scored his first goal for his new club. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool: Evans, Barker, Jackson, Evatt, Coid, Gillett (Morrell 70), Southern (Fox 84), Jorgensen, Hoolahan, Burgess, Vernon (Parker 74). Subs Not Used: Jones, Joseph. Booked: Southern, Gillett, Evatt, Morrell. Goals: Vernon 41, Morrell 90. Oldham: Pogliacomi, Eardley (Rocastle 66), Haining, Stam, Charlton, Liddell, Wellens, McDonald, Taylor (Wood 88), Warne (Grabban 79), Porter. Subs Not Used: Ryan Smith, Trotman. Booked: Wellens, Porter. Goals: Wellens 63, Porter 72. Att: 6,794. Ref: M Jones (Cheshire).

Oldham v Rotherham
Oldham full-back Simon Charlton is doubtful after he limped out of Saturday's win over Gillingham with a calf injury. On-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper David Knight could return to the squad following hip and neck injuries. Rotherham boss Alan Knill has reported no new injury problems ahead of the trip to Oldham. Striker Dave Hibbert has recovered from a broken nose and is expected to line up alongside Will Hoskins.

Bristol City v Oldham
Bristol City expect striker Enoch Showunmi to be back in contention after three games out with a virus. Jennison Myrie-Williams is out with a shoulder injury suffered at Bournemouth and Cole Skuse is doubtful after suffering concussion in the same game. Oldham may recall Simon Charlton after he recovered from a calf injury. Paul Edwards (thigh) is sidelined for another week and on-loan Crystal Palace striker Lewis Grabban is in contention after scoring twice for the reserves.

Oldham v Leyton Orient
Oldham boss John Sheridan is set to name an unchanged side as they have no new injury or suspension problems. Paul Edwards remains sidelined with a knee injury as does Chris Swailes, who recently had surgery to help resolve his long-standing heel problem. Leyton Orient's Adam Tann is back after a ban and striker Gary Alexander is pushing for a recall after scoring for the reserves in midweek. Craig Easton (hamstring) is missing along with Efe Echanomi (broken leg).

Oldham 3-3 Leyton Orient
Andy Liddell's last-gasp penalty earned Oldham a dramatic draw and extend their unbeaten run to eight matches. The O's went ahead with Jabo Ibehre's first goal of the season before Gary Alexander netted to make it 2-0. But Oldham hit back with a double from top-scorer Chris Porter before Orient went back in front with four minutes to go as Alexander fired home a second. But veteran striker Liddell kept his cool to salvage the Latics a point with his 94th-minute spot-kick. Oldham: Pogliacomi, Eardley, Taylor, Haining, Stam, Liddell, Rocastle (Tierney 61), McDonald, Wellens, Porter, Warne (Hall 61). Subs Not Used: Ryan Smith, Trotman, Wood. Booked: Rocastle, Stam. Goals: Porter 78, 82, Liddell 90 pen. Leyton Orient: Garner, Lockwood, Miller, Fortune, Mackie, Corden (Easton 79), Till, Simpson, Chambers, Alexander, Ibehre. Subs Not Used: Steele, Morris, McMahon, Connor. Booked: Chambers, Miller. Goals: Ibehre 9, Alexander 59, 86. Att: 5,014 Ref: R Lewis (Shropshire)

Eardley out for 'up to six weeks'
Oldham defender Neil Eardley has picked up a knee injury in training and could be ruled out of action for six weeks. The 17-year-old has been a first-team regular since breaking into the senior squad at the start of the season. Eardley twisted his knee awkwardly during Wednesday's training session and damaged medial ligaments, although he is unlikely to undergo an operation. An initial scan revealed that the teenager could be on the sidelines for four to six weeks.

Yeovil v Oldham
Yeovil have several injury worries, with Paul Terry (calf) struggling and Arron Davies (thigh) a doubt. Mark Lynch has a foot injury, while Scott Guyett (hamstring) and Andy Lindegaard (groin) are missing and Anthony Barry (virus) is a doubt. Oldham will be without injured teenage defender Neil Eardley medial knee ligament damage, so Chris Taylor is expected to fill in at full-back. Eight-goal leading scorer Chris Porter will partner Paul Warne in attack.

Yeovil 1-0 Oldham
Captain Terry Skiverton kept Yeovil in second spot after a close encounter. Paul Warne almost put the visitors ahead with a flick before Chris Cohen twice went close for Yeovil. The winner arrived on half time when Arron Davies Davies hit a left-wing corner to the near post and Skiverton got down low to head home. There was little between the two sides in the second half, but Yeovil almost grabbed a second when substitute Wayne Gray's header flew just wide. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeovil: Mildenhall, Lynch, Forbes, Skiverton (Tonkin 85), Jones, Davies, Kalala, Cohen, Terry, Morris (Gray 52), Stewart. Subs Not Used: Barry, Welsh, Cooper. Goals: Skiverton 45. Oldham: Pogliacomi, McDonald (Lomax 17), Haining, Stam, Charlton, Liddell, Rocastle (Hall 74), Wellens, Taylor, Porter, Warne (Wolfenden 89). Subs Not Used: Ryan Smith, Wood. Booked: McDonald, Charlton, Haining. Att: 5,471 Ref: D McDermid (Hampshire).

Oldham midfielder facing lay-off
Oldham midfielder Gary McDonald is facing two to three weeks on the sidelines with a suspected ankle ligament injury. The 24-year-old Scot limped off early on during the Latics' 1-0 defeat at Yeovil on Saturday. He was then booked for re-entering the field of play without permission, and eventually substituted on 17 minutes. Also joining the Latics' injury list is 17-year-old keeper Ryan Smith, who has twisted his knee in training.

Pettinger given trial at Oldham
Oldham are giving a trial to former Everton goalkeeper Andrew Pettinger. Latics boss John Sheridan is set to give the 22-year-old a start in Tuesday night's reserve game against Bolton. Pettinger left Goodison Park by mutual consent in September 2002 before joining Grimsby three months later and then move into the non-league ranks. Rovers have already used five keepers at senior and reserve level this season - Les Pogliacomi, Terry Smith, David Knight, Chris Howarth and Ryan Smith.

Oldham v Brentford
On-loan goalkeeper Adam Legzdins could go into Oldham's squad after joining on a month's loan as cover for the injured Terry Smith (knee ligaments). Gary McDonald (ankle) is out for at least two weeks, and Neal Eardley, Paul Edwards, Moussa Dabo and Chris Swailes are all absent. Brentford keeper Clark Masters should start after his red card last week against Gillingham was rescinded. Back-up stopper Stuart Nelson (ankle) is a doubt and Chris Moore has a virus.

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