Karl Robinson is still looking for his first win since taking over at Oxford United four games ago as the U's were held to a goalless draw by Oldham.
There were few scoring chances in a nervy encounter at the Kassam Stadium.
Oxford midfielder James Henry charged down a defensive clearance but was then wasteful in front of goal.
The home side had a let-off when Todd Kane appeared to push Wilfried Moimbe in the back as the Oldham player ran into the box, but the referee let it go.
And only a clearance off the line by defender Kane denied Jack Byrne when he fired in a shot in first-half stoppage-time as the Latics ended the first half strongly.
Oxford had an effort blocked on the line in the second half when Rob Dickie's header was stopped before a mad scramble ended with Wes Thomas hooking a shot over.
The first save for either goalkeeper came five minutes from time when Latics' Johny Placide held a drive from Ryan Ledson.
English League One Standings
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hull City | 42 | +40 | 82 |
2 | Peterborough United | 41 | +34 | 79 |
3 | Sunderland | 41 | +27 | 71 |
4 | Lincoln City | 40 | +20 | 69 |
5 | Blackpool | 40 | +18 | 68 |
6 | Oxford United | 42 | +15 | 65 |
7 | Portsmouth | 41 | +14 | 65 |
8 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | +6 | 63 |
9 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 0 | 61 |
10 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | +2 | 60 |
11 | Gillingham | 42 | +1 | 59 |
12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 42 | -2 | 58 |
13 | Accrington Stanley | 41 | -7 | 58 |
14 | Fleetwood Town | 41 | +9 | 56 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | -9 | 55 |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | -16 | 53 |
17 | Burton Albion | 41 | -10 | 52 |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | -4 | 50 |
19 | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | -15 | 45 |
20 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | -21 | 44 |
21 | Northampton Town | 42 | -26 | 40 |
22 | Rochdale | 41 | -20 | 39 |
23 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | -25 | 38 |
24 | Swindon Town | 42 | -31 | 37 |
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