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Tranmere maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 victory over Oldham at Prenton Park.<\/p>\n
Dylan Jones’ second goal in three games and a Joe Ironside penalty extended Rovers’ unbeaten stretch to five games as they moved into the League Two play-off places.<\/p>\n
The home side had the first clear chance to open the scoring in the sixth minute but Jones saw his effort smothered by Athletic goalkeeper Matthew Hudson.<\/p>\n
Tranmere took a deserved lead in the 17th minute when Jones latched onto a perfectly-weighted through ball from Tom Ince before slotting past Hudson from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n
Oldham almost levelled just before the break when Keenan Appiah-Forson was denied by Luke McGee, with Kane Drummond’s follow-up blocked on the line.<\/p>\n
They came close again 15 minutes after the interval, with Ryan Delaney seeing his speculative effort hit the crossbar with McGee helpless.<\/p>\n
The visitors continued to press for an equaliser, with Appiah-Forson and Oliver Norburn both seeing shots blocked.<\/p>\n
But the home side made the game safe with eight minutes remaining when they were awarded a penalty after Gus Scott-Morris handled in the box, and Ironside calmly converted from the spot.<\/p>\n