Oldham Athletic 1 Harrogate Town 2: Advertiser player ratings

Harrogate Town celebrate after taking a 2-1 lead at Oldham Athletic. Pictures: Matt Kirkham

Here's an assessment of how Simon Weaver's players performed during Boxing Day's League Two encounter.

James Belshaw 6 - Didn’t have a shot to save other than the penalty, though did well with in dealing with set-pieces, especially during the closing stages.

Ryan Fallowfield 7 - With the absence of a right-winger, the Town full-back had to provide width down that side of the field and did exactly this, creating a good chance for Jack Muldoon early on.

Town right-back Ryan Fallowfield takes on Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.

Jake Lawlor 7 - Helped Town dominate the game by winning his battles high up the pitch and defending the box well. Was on the receiving end of an elbow from Bobby Grant, an indiscretion which led to a red card for the Oldham attacker.

Connor Hall 6 - A couple of uncharacteristically wayward passes, but generally looked pretty comfortable at the back and made an important block late in the game.

Warren Burrell 6 - A solid display at left-back from the stand-in skipper. One particularly brave aerial clearance resulted in a lengthy stoppage due to a clash of heads. Was guilty of giving away a penalty, though there didn't look to be too much in his challenge on Davis Keillor-Dunn.

Ed Francis 8 - A very encouraging display at the base of Harrogate's midfield diamond. More often than not, it was the former Manchester City man who broke up opposition attacks and set Town on the offensive. Also demonstrated a good range of passing before being replaced by Lloyd Kerry in the 90th minute.

Ed Francis prepares to spray a pass forwards.

George Thomson 9 - ADVERTISER STAR MAN. Two superb finishes won the game for the visitors and he could well have had a hat-trick, volleying just wide in the first half and hitting the bar from a free-kick in the second.

Connor Kirby 6 - Helped Town dominate the game from the first minute before being replaced in the 72nd minute by the returning Josh Falkingham.

Brendan Kiernan 7 - Saw plenty of the ball at the top of a midfield diamond and always looked like making something happen when on the ball. Was less effective when shifted to the left flank midway through the second period.

Jack Muldoon 7 - Ran the channels well to stretch Oldham and looked a threat throughout. He was unlucky not to put Town ahead early on, but did tee-up Thomson for his first of the match.

Aaron Martin 7 - Very good in the air and went close on a couple of occasions, heading wide from a corner and almost benefitting from a goalkeeping error. His flick-on led to Harrogate's equaliser.