Oldham’s resurgence under boss John Sheridan continued with a 2-0 victory over managerless Bradford.
It is now three wins and two draws in five unbeaten games for Oldham since Sheridan returned for a fourth permanent stint in charge.
Oldham, who are now out of the drop zone, threatened early when Davis Keillor-Dunn saw a smart half-volley well saved by Alex Bass.
After Nathan Delfouneso had gone close for Bradford, who sacked boss Derek Adams earlier this week, it was Oldham who went in front after 19 minutes when Hallam Hope glanced home a header from Nicky Adams’ in-swinging corner-kick.
Five minutes later, Keillor-Dunn made it two with a precise header after City failed to clear Adams’ cross.
Bradford almost halved the deficit shortly before the break when Andy Cook’s angled strike was saved by Danny Rogers.
Yann Sango’o’s shot clipped the crossbar soon after the restart as Bradford sought a response, while Levi Sutton also saw a deflected strike saved by Rogers.
However, they were reduced to 10 men in the 71st minute when skipper Paudie O’Connor was red-carded following an off-the-ball clash with Hope.
Substitute Tom Elliott saw a late effort ruled out for the Bantams following an apparent push on Rogers.
Match report supplied by PA Media
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Rogers
- 2Clarke
- 5McGahey
- 6Piergianni
- 3Hart
- 28MissilouSubstituted forHuntat 89′minutes
- 8Whelan
- 7Adams
- 10Keillor-Dunn
- 17StobbsSubstituted forVaughanat 87′minutes
- 9HopeBooked at 72minsSubstituted forObadeyiat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leutwiler
- 14Fage
- 22Diarra
- 26Hunt
- 30Obadeyi
- 33Couto
- 34Vaughan
Bradford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Bass
- 27Hendrie
- 6Songo’o
- 4O’ConnorBooked at 71mins
- 21StauntonSubstituted forCousin-Dawsonat 43′minutes
- 18WattBooked at 47mins
- 22Sutton
- 11Gilliead
- 8CookeSubstituted forElliottat 54′minutes
- 30Delfouneso
- 9CookSubstituted forRobinsonat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 1O’Donnell
- 16Kelleher
- 17Evans
- 20Robinson
- 23Elliott
- 24Cousin-Dawson
- 25Daly
- Referee:
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance:
- 7,716
Live Text
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Match ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Bradford City 0.
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Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Bradford City 0.
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Delfouneso (Bradford City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Watt with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Jordan Clarke.
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Attempt blocked. Theo Robinson (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Bass.
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Attempt saved. Harry Vaughan (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
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Foul by Tom Elliott (Bradford City).
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Jordan Clarke (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Alex Hunt replaces Christopher Missilou.
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Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Harry Vaughan replaces Jack Stobbs.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Danny Rogers.
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Attempt saved. Tom Elliott (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Theo Robinson.
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Substitution, Bradford City. Theo Robinson replaces Andy Cook.
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Foul by Tom Elliott (Bradford City).
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Danny Rogers (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Callum Whelan.
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Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Temitope Obadeyi replaces Hallam Hope.
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Attempt missed. Jack Stobbs (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicky Adams with a cross.
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Foul by Elliot Watt (Bradford City).

