Oldham Athletic 2-1 Crawley Town

Managerless Crawley ended a turbulent week by slipping to a late defeat at Oldham.

One day after losing boss Harry Kewell to Notts County, the Reds were denied a point by Sam Surridge's 89th-minute strike as Latics extended their unbeaten run to five league games and moved up to sixth.

Senior players Jimmy Smith and Filipe Morais took charge at Boundary Park, with both included in the starting line-up.

But Oldham went ahead in the eighth minute when Rob Hunt crossed from the left and Gevaro Nepomuceno slotted in comfortably from close range.

Crawley pulled level midway through the first half as Ollie Palmer's wicked ball into the six-yard box was palmed out to Dannie Bulman, who tapped home.

The visitors wasted a golden chance after 34 minutes when Ashley Nathaniel-George was tripped by Sam Graham and - from the resulting penalty - Palmer's weak kick was saved by Daniel Iversen.

Oldham's Callum Lang brought a sharp save from Glenn Morris as the hosts pushed for a winner.

The Crawley resistance was finally broken when Sam Edmundson's cross was forced in at the far post by a combination of Surridge and defender Mark Connolly.

Report supplied by Press Association.

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Line-ups

Oldham

• 1Iversen
• 18GrahamSubstituted forHamerat 79'minutes
• 26Clarke
• 4EdmundsonBooked at 78mins
• 23Hunt
• 22Branger
• 6Gardner
• 17MissilouSubstituted forSurridgeat 59'minutes
• 27Nepomuceno
• 10O'GradySubstituted forLangat 66'minutes
• 8BaxterBooked at 85mins

Substitutes

• 9Surridge
• 13de la Paz
• 14Benteke
• 19Lang
• 20Stott
• 28Maouche
• 34Hamer

Crawley

• 1Morris
• 14Francomb
• 6ConnollyBooked at 76mins
• 20VincelotSubstituted forN'Galaat 21'minutes
• 3Doherty
• 21Bulman
• 10PoleonSubstituted forCamaraat 66'minutes
• 8Smith
• 22MoraisBooked at 79mins
• 15Nathaniel-George
• 9Palmer

Substitutes

• 2Young
• 7Grego-Cox
• 12Mersin
• 17Allarakhia
• 28Camara
• 33N'Gala

Referee:

Michael Salisbury

Attendance:

4,160

Match Stats

Home TeamOldhamAway TeamCrawley

Possession

Home51%

Away49%

Shots

Home13

Away8

Shots on Target

Home4

Away5

Corners

Home4

Away5

Fouls

Home12

Away14

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Crawley Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Crawley Town 1.

Posted at 90'+7'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by George Edmundson.

Posted at 90'+5'

Delay in match Sam Surridge (Oldham Athletic) because of an injury.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Sam Surridge (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 90'+5'

Mark Connolly (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+4'

Chris O'Grady (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town).

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Peter Clarke.

Posted at 90'+1'

Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Panutche Camara (Crawley Town).

Goal!

Posted at 89'

Goal! Oldham Athletic 2, Crawley Town 1. Sam Surridge (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Josh Doherty.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Mark Connolly.

Posted at 85'

Rob Hunt (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Ollie Palmer (Crawley Town).

Booking

Posted at 85'

Jose Baxter (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 84'

Ashley Nathaniel-George (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Jose Baxter (Oldham Athletic).

Posted at 83'

Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Ollie Palmer (Crawley Town).

Posted at 81'

Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Mark Connolly.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Thomas Hamer replaces Sam Graham.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Filipe Morais (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 78'

Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Filipe Morais (Crawley Town).

Booking

Posted at 78'

George Edmundson (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 77'

Ashley Nathaniel-George (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by George Edmundson (Oldham Athletic).

Booking

Posted at 76'

Mark Connolly (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town).

Posted at 76'

Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Attempt saved. Callum Lang (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 73'

Jose Baxter (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Filipe Morais (Crawley Town).

Posted at 72'

Sam Surridge (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Josh Doherty (Crawley Town).

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Panutche Camara (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Dan Gardner (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Sam Surridge (Oldham Athletic).

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