Overview
- Ben Knight scored twice, including a second-half penalty, with Kell Watts adding a late header after Joe Quigley had equalised from the spot on his first Bristol Rovers start.
- Bristol Rovers slipped to 21st in League Two and sit five points above the relegation zone following results elsewhere.
- Steve Evans blasted the performance, saying the “whole back five were poor,” as Rovers’ league goals conceded rose to 53 this season.
- Jack Sparkes collected his 10th yellow card, triggering a two-match suspension, and was publicly criticised by Evans for an “atrocious” display.
- Team selection is in flux for Oldham: Riley Harbottle and Josh McEachran are out for two to three weeks, Tom Lockyer was ill, Shaq Forde is being assessed after concussion, and Fabrizio Cavegn has a dead leg.