Oldham Athletic 3-2 Scunthorpe United

Danny Philliskirk's father Tony also played for Oldham

A brace from substitute Danny Philliskirk saw Oldham come from behind to defeat Scunthorpe and stretch their unbeaten run to seven matches.

The striker finished from close-range on 66 minutes and pounced again seven minutes from time to lift Lee Johnson's side to 10th place in League One.

Scunthorpe went ahead through Andrew Boyce's header but Oldham levelled when top scorer Jonathan Forte raced clear.

Rory Fallon's debut strike regained the lead before Philliskirk's cameo.

Oldham manager Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Manchester:

"I was really pleased with how patient we stayed.

"The frustration was there and it was really important that we stayed patient.

"In the first half I was very disappointed with the two goals for organisational reasons.

"In League One when you go behind, it's very difficult to get back and today they've done that and I'm very proud of them."

Scunthorpe boss Russ Wilcox told BBC Radio Humberside:

"I'm bitterly disappointed, but I think you've got to look at the bigger picture - it's a tough period.

"All we're doing at the moment is firefighting. We've had three players making debuts today, five changes again to the starting line up, long-term injuries - it's very, very difficult.

"We got our noses in front with two fantastic goals, so positivity at half-time was good but we've got to manage the second period better than that.

"I hope I get time to turn it around because I believe in this group."