Oldham Athletic 0 AFC Wimbledon 0

AFC Wimbledon withstood a late barrage from Oldham Athletic to claim a goalless draw from their meeting in League Two.

Neal Ardley’s side are now without a win in four games in all competitions but can look back on a point grafted out and an unbeaten run away from home stretched to seven.

It was one they may well not have earned were in not for the excellence of goalkeeper of James Shea.

The Dons made a bright start and kept good possession but the first clear chance of the game fell to Oldham as Billy McKay forced a sharp save out of Shea, fit enough to start in goal, at his near post.

Good link-up play between skipper Barry Fuller and Lyle Taylor saw the latter fizz an effort into the side netting and the visitors went close again only for Reeves to get the ball stuck in his feet when he was played in on goal.

Perhaps the best opening fell to Latics striker Lee Erwin whose header drew another sharp save from Shea just before half-time.

The visitors made a buoyant start to the second half and were the width of defender Peter Clarke’s leg away from taking the lead as it blocked Taylor’s goalbound shot.

McLaughlin’s deliveries from the right were a real menace and Ryan Flynn’s run from deep was very nearly rewarded by one of the winger’s better crosses.

Most of Boundary Park thought the Dons had broken the deadlock on the hour mark when Parrett curled an excellent free-kick, from a central position 20 yards out, just over the bar.

Midway through the second half concern turned to the terraces as an Oldham fan was taken ill in the family stand and an ambulance had to be driven onto the track around the pitch.

The home side pressed forward and were it not for Lyle Taylor’s work to disturb Clarke’s towering leap, the defender surely would have headed home at the back post.

The Latics piled on the pressure but found Shea equal to all they could muster.

An ingenious quick free-kick needed the former Arsenal stopper to come out and narrow Flynn’s angle, before he leapt to his left to parry clear Ollie Banks’ powerful tracer from 30 yards.

Shea made the game’s defining intervention with his right hand, tipping on to the bar in the 89 minute as Freddy Ladapo’s header sailed towards goal. Peter Clarke nodded the rebound wide.

Wimbledon were on the ropes through injury time as well, Shea on hand to bat away Lee Croft’s dipping strike.