Duckens Nazon's double helped Oldham Athletic earn a much-needed point from a 2-2 draw against AFC Wimbledon but relegation worries remain for both sides.
Wimbledon twice had the lead through Jonathan Meades and Joe Pigott, but Oldham, who remain one point and one place above the relegation zone, showed their resilience to level twice through Nazon.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 10th minute with Meades firing in from 10 yards via the aid of a deflection.
Oldham started the second-half brightly and were level within five minutes, with Nazon firing in at the far post from Tom Hamer's long throw.
Wimbledon, who are three points above the drop zone, went back in front in the 68th minute with Pigott tapping the ball into the net from Meades' low cut-back.
The Latics equalised in the 74th minute thanks to Nazon's low finish from the edge of the penalty area from Eoin Doyle's cross.
Nazon came close to completing a hat-trick and grabbing an important win for Oldham, but his header was deflected wide of the post from Aaron Amadi-Holloway's headed centre as the visitors recorded their fifth-straight draw.
English League One Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peterborough United | 29 | +24 | 58 |
2 | Lincoln City | 29 | +19 | 57 |
3 | Hull City | 31 | +21 | 53 |
4 | Portsmouth | 29 | +19 | 51 |
5 | Sunderland | 29 | +20 | 50 |
6 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | +12 | 49 |
7 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | +9 | 46 |
8 | Oxford United | 28 | +8 | 44 |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | +4 | 44 |
10 | Ipswich Town | 28 | +4 | 44 |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | +2 | 43 |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | -7 | 42 |
13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 30 | +4 | 41 |
14 | Blackpool | 26 | +4 | 40 |
15 | Gillingham | 30 | -3 | 40 |
16 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 0 | 37 |
17 | Fleetwood Town | 30 | +5 | 36 |
18 | Rochdale | 30 | -14 | 28 |
19 | Swindon Town | 30 | -20 | 28 |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | -20 | 28 |
21 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | -20 | 27 |
22 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | -26 | 27 |
23 | Northampton Town | 30 | -24 | 26 |
24 | Burton Albion | 28 | -21 | 25 |
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