LATICS boss Harry Kewell once again expressed his bewilderment as to why his side are much better on the road than at home after an improved second-half display earned them a 1-1 draw at Walsall.

The point was Oldham’s 21st out of a possible 33 on their League Two travels this campaign, compared to a paltry seven from 36 at Boundary Park.

They trailed to Zak Jules’ close-range strike on the stroke of the interval but substitute Davis Keillor-Dunn’s cool finish rewarded a better display after the break.

“People are still questioning the way we are performing but if it was flipped and our record was perfect at home and terrible away, everyone would say we were making progres,” said Kewell, who made seven changes to his side after the midweek defeat against Mansfield at Boundary Park. 

“I find it hard sometimes to understand the difference because it’s a green pitch, white lines, referees, I don’t get it. I could understand if it was packed crowds but it’s not so it’s a strange one.

“It was a game of two halves and we allowed them to play their game, go long, get set-pieces and if you give someone enough chances to put the ball in the box unattended, they’re going to have a chance of scoring.

“It took us 10 minutes to get into the game in the second half but once I made the changes, there was only really one team that was going to win and it’s just a shame we didn’t get that extra goal.”

Ian Lawlor’s double save prevented Walsall going ahead after 18 minutes, keeping out Jack Nolan’s free-kick and, while grounded, foiling Josh Gordon’s follow-up.

Dan Scarr headed a corner just over and Wes McDonald lashed a couple of feet wide from 25 yards as Walsall dominated.

They were rewarded after 45 minutes as Alfie Bates’ deep cross dropped to Jules, whose hooked finish from six yards was adjudged to have crossed the line despite Harry Clarke hacking clear.

Oldham improved after the break and Marcel Hilssner almost marked his debut with a 30-yard rocket but Walsall keeper Liam Roberts saved well down low.

However, Latics levelled after 75 minutes as substitute Keillor-Dunn controlled a cross and took a touch to beat a defender before slotting a cool finish past Roberts.