Nick Blackman's excellent strike sealed a point for Oldham in an ill-tempered 1-1 draw at Brentford.

O'Connor penalty cancelled out by on-loan striker

Nick Blackman's excellent strike sealed a point for Oldham in an ill-tempered 1-1 draw at Brentford. The Bees took the lead just before the break when Sam Saunders' mazy run was ended with a shove by Andy Holdsworth in the penalty area and Kevin O'Connor made no mistake from the spot. Oldham levelled seven minutes after the restart through a superb 25-yard curler from the edge of the box from the right foot of Blackman. The home side had the better of the second-half chances with Carl Cort seeing a header tipped over and Steve Kabba slicing wide when well placed. But the game was marred by a string of bizarre decisions against both sides from referee Grant Hegley. The closest the visitors came to snatching the points was when Pawel Abbott missed a glorious chance with 10 minutes to go when he headed wide with the goal gaping. Brentford midfielder David Hunt flashed a half-volley narrowly over in the closing minutes.