Oldham 1 Wolves 1 - match report

Former Oldham left-back Scott Golbourne headed Kenny Jackett's side level in the 37th minute after Genseric Kusunga nodded the Latics ahead in the second minute.

But after weathering heavy pressure at the start of each half, Wolves will be disappointed at not being in the hat outright for tomorrow afternoon's second-round draw after creating the more chances.

The recalled Dave Edwards missed two golden chances when clean through in the first half and Danny Batth, Golbourne and substitute Leigh Griffiths had excellent chances in the second, the first two missed from point-blank range.

Jonson Clarke-Harris and James Dayton were inches wide from distance for Oldham while Kusunga forced a diving save and Adam Rooney stabbed wide, all after the break.

The replay will be held at Molineux on Tuesday, November 19.

Head coach Jackett made three changes to the side that drew 2-2 at Carlisle on Tuesday night.

Jack Price, Edwards and Jake Cassidy came in for rare starts in place of Lee Evans, Kevin Doyle and Griffiths.

Doyle and Griffiths dropped to the bench but there was no place among the 18 for Evans or Jamie O'Hara, who had been expected to start.

Edwards started as the most advanced of a five-man midfield, just behind lone striker Cassidy.

Oldham started like a train, and, after James Henry forced a falling save from Mark Oxley with 15 seconds on the clock, Oldham took the lead with the first attack of the game after Richard Stearman conceded a free kick for dragging down Clarke-Harris from Oxley's goal kick.

Kusunga was the scorer, rising highest on the left side of a crowded penalty area from James Dayton's deep free kick to plant a firm header into the far corner of the net past the motionless Carl Ikeme.

Buoyed by the goal and a passionate home crowd, Oldham poured forward and looked to close Wolves down at every opportunity.

Wolves managed to weather the storm in a first half played for the most part in driving rain to play some excellent football.

They worked their way back into the game with some patient, passing football on a good surface and also forced eight corners in the first 45 minutes.

Wolves had to wait until the 23rd minute for their first opening however, and it came for Edwards, who sidefooted into the sidenetting after Bakary Sako's through pass sent him clean through.

Stearman had their next opportunity three minutes later but his header from Sako's deep corner was deflected wide off James Wesolowski, before the resulting flag kick saw Golbourne volley a yard wide from the edge of the box.

Edwards had an even better chance to level in the 35th minute after taking advantage of a mix-up between two Oldham defenders to race through on his own.

But with only Oxley to beat from a central position, the midfielder could only sidefoot wide.

Wolves were by now the more dangerous side however and in the ascendancy and their pressure earned its reward two minutes later.

Golbourne was the unlikely scorer, rising to glance a powerful header into the top corner of the net from James Henry's deep cross.

It was his second goal for Wolves after his fluke strike against Swindon and it came against one of his former clubs.

Oldham's threats reduced as the half wore on and, with Wolves defending well, the hosts were reduced to trying their luck from distance.

Danny Philliskirk did just that after David Davis gave away possession, but his angled drive flew a few yards wide despite Ikeme diving at full stretch.

Oldham started the second half as they finished the first – on the attack as they looked to make another early breakthrough.

But again Wolves' stout defending meant they could only threaten from long distance.

Jonson Clarke-Harris dragged his shot inches wide on 46 then Dayton did the same two minutes later.

Wolves' first threat of the second half came on 54 when Edwards came charging in late in the box but saw his effort deflected wide from point-blank range after Oxley dropped Sako's cross.

Doyle replaced Price in the 61st minute and the visitors went even closer on 66, Danny Batth steaming in at the far post only to head wide from point-blank range from a Sako corner.

In a lively second half, Oldham hit back through Kusunga, who forced a diving save from Ikeme with a first-time drive three minutes later.

As the home side again came to the boil, Rooney stabbed wide from inside the six-yard box from Dayton's centre on 69 before Sam Ricketts was booked for bringing down the same player.

Wolves introduced Griffiths for Cassidy, who had a quiet game in the 79th minute, and the visitors should have snatched the winner within seconds of his arrival.

This time though, scorer Golbourne could only blaze over at the far post from Ricketts's cross missed by Edwards.

In a frantic, end to end finish, Kusunga's drive was blocked by Stearman then substitute Kirk Millar, who replaced Clarke-Harris in the 80th minute, saw his follow-up shot fly wide.

Griffiths's only chance came eight minutes from time when Henry teed him up for an angled volley tipped away by Oxley.

James Tarkowski had the final chance of the tie in the 85th minute when his header floated over with Ikeme scrambling back after punishing clear.

In the end through, Wolves will be disappointed not to have won after creating the lion's share of the chances.