Oldham Athetic got off to a flying start when Kane Drummond scored one of the quickest goals of the English Football League season for Oldham in their 2-0 home win against struggling Bristol Rovers
Only 35 seconds had been played when Drummond latched on to a Mike Fondop head down and found the top corner of the net with a spectacular shot on the run from outside the box.
The goal, Drummond's third of the season, set Oldham on the road to victory which ended a four-match winless run to cement their mid-table position.
The victory was sealed with a 59th-minute goal from Fondop whose penalty, awarded for handball by Joel Senior, was brilliantly saved by keeper Bradley Young only for the striker to lash the rebound into the roof of the net for his second goal of the campaign.
It was a third straight loss for Rovers who remain perilously close to the bottom two relegation places.
They would not have left Boundary Park empty-handed had they had a cutting edge, while home keeper Matt Hudson made a fine flying save to keep out Alfie Kilgour's header.
Although Bristol Rovers has a lot of the ball, they found Matt Hudson in fine form. It was good to see Latics win.
My first win I've seen in 10 games going back to 1991 when they beat Torquay 7-1 in a cup-tie. My son Alexander was also on the trip and it was good for him to see more of Oldham which we did on our two night stay.
Oldham Athletic: Hudson, Robson, Monthé, Daniels, Caprice, Payne, Pett(c),Stevens, (Hannant 79'), Kavanagh (Woods 60) Drummond, Fondop-Talon (Garner 85). Subs Not Used: Donaghy, Taylor, Hammond, Simeu
Referee: Scott Oldham
Att: 6,256
