Oldham 0-1 Walsall - report: Saddlers move four points clear at the top of League Two
Walsall moved four points clear at the top of League Two after beating Oldham Athletic 1-0 at Boundary Park.
Daniel Kanu moved on to double figures for the season in all competitions after capitalising on Luke Hannant's error to provide the match-winner in the 27th-minute.
Joe Quigley had hit the post earlier in the first half but Walsall made it six away wins in a row across all competitions, and three on the spin in League Two.
Mat Sadler rung the changes with no fewer than six alterations from the team that started the Saddlers' 2-0 win at Gateshead in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Evan Weir and Jid Okeke were both absent from the squad, while Priestley Farquharson, Brandon Comley, Ryan Finnigan and Courtney Clarke dropped to the bench.
Dan Cox made his first league start in almost four months and Rico Browne, Vincent Harper, Lewis Warrington, Jamie Jellis and Charlie Lakin were also recalled.
There was very little to split the two teams in the opening exchanges, but Oldham came agonisingly close to opening the scoring when Quigley's low shot from the edge of the box struck the post.
