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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Den
  • Attendance: 8033
  • Referee: Friend, K

Live Commentary

90 mins

The referee has booked Marcus Bignot.

90 mins

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

90 mins

The referee has booked Will Hoskins.

85 mins

It's red. He's off. Neal Eardley has been sent off.

85 mins

Oldham are replacing Lee Hughes with Reuben Hazell.

82 mins

Ali Fuseini is replaced by Adebayo Akinfenwa.

80 mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Lee Hughes putting it in the back of the net.

75 mins

Lenny Pidgeley is booked for dissent.

74 mins

Lee Hughes takes a penalty for Oldham and scores!.

72 mins

Neil Kilkenny is booked for unsporting behaviour.

68 mins

Gary Alexander goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

67 mins

Gary Alexander goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 1.

46 mins

Gary McDonald is replaced by Deane Smalley.

45 mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Zak Whitbread putting it in the back of the net.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

44 mins

Neal Eardley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

43 mins

Ali Fuseini goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

40 mins

It's red. He's off. Jay Simpson has been sent off.

38 mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Jay Simpson putting it in the back of the net.

37 mins

Jay Simpson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

32 mins

Goal!! Lee Hughes scores for Oldham.

0 mins

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

Match Report

Controversial Oldham Athletic striker Lee Hughes bagged a hat-trick as the Latics secured victory in a fiery clash at Millwall.

Oldham enjoyed the best of the opening exchanges, with Neal Trotman missing two golden chances to open the scoring after a quarter-of-an-hour. But he atoned for his profligacy in the 32nd minute.

The defender met Mark Allott's cross at the near post and his stunning backward header found Hughes, who fired the visitors in front.

Millwall's passing was wayward at best in the first half. However, captain Paul Robinson found the key on 38 minutes, with a precision long ball from the back.

Winger Jay Simpson charged on to it, leaving the Oldham defence for dead, before blasting his shot across veteran shot-stopper Mark Crossley.

The midfielder raced over to celebrate feverishly with the New Den faithful.

But the smile was wiped off his face, when referee Kevin Friend gave him a second booking and sent him down the tunnel.

It was Simpson's second booking inside a minute after his foul on Oldham's Chris Taylor and the Lions faithful were fuming.

Being down to ten men did not halt Millwall's forward momentum, though, and Zak Whitbread charged in to head home Dave Brammer's free-kick on the stroke of half-time.

Neither side could find the breakthrough early in the second period. But Oldham took full advantage when Millwall's Bryan Hodge held Taylor back in the box.

Friend pointed to the spot and Hughes defied a crescendo of boos to put his spot-kick high past Lions keeper Lenny Pidgeley.

The former West Brom forward then sealed the points when he volleyed in a superb Allott long throw in the 80th minute.

Neal Eardley received a second booking for his part in the jubilant Oldham celebrations.

Hughes was then brought off amid a hail of missiles and boos from the home fans. But the visitors hung on to take the three points back to the north-west.

Millwall Team

Oldham Athletic Team

Millwall

Oldham Athletic

Corners

5 5

Fouls

19 15

Goal attempts

10 18

Shots off target

2 9

Offsides

3 7

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