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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Boundary Park
  • Attendance: 4325
  • Referee: Pike, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

84 mins

Ashley Kelly is booked for unsporting behaviour.

79 mins

Oldham are replacing Sean Gregan with Ashley Kelly.

74 mins

Matthew Wolfenden is replaced by Aaron Chalmers.

72 mins

Leyton Orient are replacing Sean Thornton with Andy Barcham.

56 mins

John Melligan is being taken off, Paul Terry has come on in his place.

56 mins

Wayne Gray is replaced by Jabo Ibehre.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

42 mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Mark Allott putting it in the back of the net.

22 mins

Goal!! Chris Taylor scores for Oldham.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Oldham eased to a comfortable victory over an out-of-form Leyton Orient thanks to two impressive goals before half-time.

Chris Taylor and Mark Allott condemned Orient to their fifth consecutive defeat and prompted visiting manager Martin Ling to launch an attack on his players.

A furious Ling blasted: "It was terrible, unacceptable and the players have been told in no uncertain terms that the first 45 minutes in particular were not something I want to be associated with.

"We were rubbish. Some of them are playing as though they have their swim shorts and flip-flops on ready for summer, but they won't be here next season if they keep performing like that."

Orient were always on the back foot as Oldham, who were ravaged by injuries, belied their inexperience.

Allott was the first to go close and they took a deserved lead midway through the first half after captain Sean Gregan set them on their way.

His pass down the right was chased by teenage striker Deane Smalley, who showed excellent pace before passing inside to Taylor.

Taylor picked his spot with a low drive into the bottom corner from 20 yards for his fifth goal of the campaign.

Oldham had chances to quickly double their lead as Matt Wolfenden headed at keeper Glenn Morris and also flicked inches off target from Taylor's cross.

Adam Boyd wasted a rare opening for the visitors but Morris had to dive full length to thwart Neal Eardley.

Oldham's second arrived three minutes before the break as Orient failed to clear a set-piece and Allott stepped up to smash an unstoppable first-time drive high into the net from just outside the box.

It could have been three in the 55th minute as Smalley was only just unable to convert from close range following a mazy run by the dangerous Taylor.

Orient improved in the last half- our but they could make little impression going forward and the nearest they came to scoring was when Jason Demetriou hit a curling shot beyond the far post.

Oldham Athletic Team

Leyton Orient Team

Oldham Athletic

Leyton Orient

Corners

4 4

Fouls

9 12

Goal attempts

18 11

Shots off target

8 6

Offsides

5 0

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