Walsall 1 Oldham 1

Darryl Westlake's first senior goal earned Walsall a valuable point in their fight for survival against Oldham.

Filipe Morais' first-half strike dented the hosts' hopes but right-back Westlake's 61st minute drive nabbed a draw.

However, the point failed to lift the Saddlers off the bottom of the table and they remain nine points from safety after Swindon's goalless draw with Tranmere.

But the Saddlers had enough chances to win it, especially in the first-half, as Will Grigg, Jonathan Macken and Alex Nicholls had goalkeeper Ben Amos stretching.

Richard Taundry and Manny Smith sat out the game injured as Grigg and Oliver Lancashire came in following Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Exeter.

Nicholls tested Manchester United loanee Amos inside the first two minutes, before Grigg and Macken went close in quick succession.

Grigg had his own battle with Amos, who denied him again eight minutes before half-time but the Saddlers fell behind on 39 minutes.

They failed to clear a corner and, after a set of head tennis, the ball was worked to Morais whose low drive beat goalkeeper Jimmy Walker.

It left Walsall still searching for a first home clean sheet in League One and they were indebted to Lancashire 30 seconds after the restart for a timely challenge on Kieran Lee.

And Oumare Tounkara should have made it 2-0 on 58 minutes after capitalising on a slip from Lancashire to race though, only to chip wide.

But three minutes later the Saddlers were level, when Westlake received Nicholls' lay-off and rifled into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Andy Butler glanced wide soon after and Nicholls planted a looping header over in injury time, as neither side could find a winner.