‘Don't panic’ is the message from Boundary Park as Oldham Athletic head to promotion hopefuls Scunthorpe United this evening, writes Gavin Browne.

The Latics head to Glanford Park bottom of League One following defeats in their opening two league games.

While some Oldham fans might already be contemplating a season-long relegation battle, manager Paul Dickov sounded a defiant note.

“It’s not the start we wanted but that’s all it is – a start,” Dickov said.

“We’re two games in and, while we’re bottom of the league and I’m not happy with it, this time last year we were top after two games.

“I didn’t want to read too much into it then and I won’t now, but I do want to address what’s going wrong.

“In the games we’ve played so far, we’ve been in all of them but as soon as we’ve lost a goal, heads have gone down.

“Whether that’s a confidence thing I don’t know but what we have to do is work hard and get back to being hard to beat.”

In the likely prolonged absence of skipper Dean Furman (knee), James Wesolowski and Matty Lund are set to continue in the centre of midfield. Tweet