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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Prenton Park
  • Attendance: 5473
  • Referee: Oliver, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

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

90 mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Craig Davies putting it in the back of the net.

89 mins

Neil Kilkenny goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

87 mins

Ben Chorley goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

86 mins

Chris Shuker is being taken off, Craig Curran has come on in his place.

77 mins

Deane Smalley is being taken off, Lee Hughes has come on in his place.

74 mins

Kevin Cooper is being taken off, Mike Jones has come on in his place.

65 mins

Tranmere are replacing Antony Kay with Steve Jennings.

58 mins

Neal Eardley is replaced by Mark Allott.

46 mins

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

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by M Oliver

0 mins

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

Match Report

Lowly Oldham Athletic rocked promotion chasing Tranmere with an injury-time winner at Prenton Park.

Craig Davies was the hero with a header in the fifth minute of added time and it was probably justice for the striker who had twice been denied by the woodwork earlier in the game.

Oldham hardly looked a relegation threatened side and were twice denied by the woodwork.

Chris Taylor fired wide after a good run through early on for Oldham and then a Neal Trotman effort after a corner was saved by Danny Coyne.

Anthony Kay flashed a header over from a Robbie Stockdale cross in a rare home attack, but the visitors were soon in the ascendancy again.

Trotman found the side-netting from Andy Liddell's free-kick and then a Deane Smalley shot was palmed away by Coyne.

The Latics looked in vain for a penalty on 19 minutes as Davies tangled with Coyne and Ian Goodison on the six-yard line.

The home fans were becoming very disgruntled and were not pleased when Shane Sherriff headed tamely wide following a Paul McLaren free-kick.

But it was soon better. A Chris Shuker shot was saved by Marlon Beresford after Tranmere's best approach work and then the keeper did well to keep out a close-range header by Goodison from a Kevin Cooper free-kick.

A Chris Greenacre volley was turned away for a corner by Beresford, but then came a let off for the Merseysiders just before the break when Davies put an angled shot against the outside of a post.

Tranmere should have been ahead four minutes into the second half but Kay failed to connect with a Cooper pass in front of a gaping goal.

Then it was Oldham's turn. Smalley missed the target when a Neal Eardley shot rebounded off Coyne and the keeper kept out another Smalley shot with an outstretched leg.

Oldham lost skipper Eardley with a leg injury just short of the hour with Mark Allott going on.

Tranmere soon after made a midfield change with Steve Jennings replacing Kay.

Then Cooper made way for Mike Jones and Oldham sent on Lee Hughes for Smalley as both sides looked for a break through.

Oldham went close on 85 minutes when Davies was denied by the crossbar.

But they won in at the death when Davies headed home from a cross by Andy Liddell.

Tranmere Rovers Team

Oldham Athletic Team

Tranmere Rovers

Oldham Athletic

Corners

3 6

Fouls

9 14

Goal attempts

11 15

Shots off target

6 3

Offsides

1 1

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