Hartlepool continued their fine away form to smash Oldham 3-0 at Boundary Park.

Latics set unwanted record after emphatic defeat

Hartlepool continued their fine away form to smash Oldham 3-0 at Boundary Park. The Latics have now gone 10 home league games without a win - their worst run for 89 years - and they were comprehensively sunk by goals from James Brown, Leon McSweeney and Denis Behan. After Oldham's Keigan Parker missed a clear early chance, Hartlepool began the rout after 21 minutes with Brown's sweet finish from the edge of the box. Andy Monkhouse then supplied a deep cross to McSweeney, who headed in from close range with home keeper Dean Brill at fault. Oldham threatened a fightback early in the second half and Pawel Abbott and Jon Worthington wasted openings but the game was killed off in stunning fashion. Behan took aim from fully 30 yards with a 61st-minute free-kick and his thunderbolt shot flew into the top corner. He almost repeated the trick from similar distance before sub Colin Larkin was denied by Brill when he looked sure to make it 4-0. Hartlepool have yet to concede a goal in four league and cup games away from home this season, Scott Flinders protecting his clean sheet when he tipped Alan Sheehan's drive against the post.