4-4-2 KEITH BRANAGAN ... 9
STEVE McANESPIE ... 7
CHRIS FAIRCLOUGH ... 7
GERRY TAGGART ... 8
JIMMY PHILLIPS ... 7
JAMIE POLLOCK ... 7
PER FRANDSEN ... 6
ALAN THOMPSON ... 6
SCOTT SELLARS ... 6
NATHAN BLAKE ... 6
MIXU PAATELAINEN ...6
Subs: Bryan Small for Phillips, Scott Taylor for Paatelainen, John Sheridan for Frandsen (all 81 mins). OLDHAM ATHLETIC
3-4-3 Kelly, Serrant, Garnett, Hodgson; Rickers, Duxbury, Graham, Reid; Rush, McCarthy, Barlow. Subs: McNiven for Barlow 68 mins, Ormondroyd for Ruch 84 mins, Holt. Referee: R Rejer Attendance: 10,702
Shots/headers on target: Oldham 2, Wanderers 4.
Corners: Oldham 7, Wanderers 2.
Fouls committed: Oldham 19, Wanderers 19.
Offsides: Oldham 3, Wanderers 8.;
Bookings: Oldham - McCarthy 22 mins (foul), Rush 38 (foul), Rickers 49 (foul); Wanderers - Thompson 52 mins (foul), Fairclough 57 (foul). Man of the Match KEITH BRANAGAN OLDHAM'S weak finishing meant the Wanderers' keeper only had one serious save to make but his confidence, clean handling and perfect positioning made the job look easy. Far and away the tidiest performance in an untidy game. Magic moment THE 55th minute move when Paatelainen and Sellars paved the way and Blake powered past Garnett to force Kelly to make the save of the game. A rare moment of quality on an otherwise forgetable afternoon. Moan of the Match WAS that booing we heard at the end coming from sections of the Bolton crowd?
The players thought it was and were left wondering what more they had to do to satisfy their supporters ... other than winning the Championship by a mile!
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