OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, BRADFORD CITY 1 Oldham Athletic secured victory at home to Bradford City in a clash involving two out-of-form Sky Bet League One teams. It was a massive win for Latics who remain in the relegation places after a first win win 10 league games and first of 2018. And the Bantams remained […]
Manchester United beat Huddersfield Town on day Reds mark 60th anniversary of Munich air disaster
MAN UNITED 2, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
An emotionally charged afternoon in which Manchester United marked the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster was followed by a Reds’ victory against Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford.
It wasn’t pretty on the eye, but United did enough to find a way past the battling Terriers through second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez on his home debut.
And with leaders Manchester City surprisingly held at Burnley, United cut City’s lead from 16 to 13 points.
It was a satisfactory performance from United – nothing more than that – as they bounced back from the midweek defeat at Tottenham.
And Reds’ goalkeeper David De Gea, making his 300th appearance for the Reds, could not have had an easier ride as he didn’t have a shot to save.
Manchester City hit 100th goal of the season in home win against West Brom
MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 0
Manchester City hardly had to break sweat as they stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 15 points.
West Brom, who won 3-2 at Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, offered little threat as City made it 100 goals for the season in all competitions.
Goals from Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero completed a stroll as City recorded a 13th straight win against the Baggies since 2012.
New Oldham Athletic owner Abdullah Lemsagam loses first game in charge at home to Plymouth Argyle
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 It was the dawn of a new era, but a losing start for new Oldham Athletic owner Abdullah Lemsagam as Plymouth Argyle triumphed at SportsDirect.com Park. And the pressure continued to mount on manager Richie Wellens as the team is still looking for its first League One win of […]
Oldham Athletic has new owner as Abdallah Lemsagan succeeds Simon Corney
Oldham Athletic is under new ownership after Abdallah Lemsagam’s takeover of the club was confirmed today at a news conference at SportsDirect.com Park.
The Dubai-based Lemsagan has been forced to relinquish his role as a football agent before being permitted to take charge of the EFL League One club.
Lemsagam has been in discussions with Oldham since August with the negotiations painstaking and often complicated before they were approved by the EFL.