Disappointed Southend boss Mark Molesley rued missed chances in his side’s 0-0 draw at Oldham.

The Shrimpers had 15 attempts on goal and hit the crossbar twice at Boundary Park but their single point return wasn’t enough to stop them dropping back into the League Two relegation places.

Molesley said: “Clearly the stats speak for themselves.

“We created enough chances to have won the game comfortably but in the end we’ve had to settle for a point.

“That victory we could, and probably should, have had has just got away from us.

“We need points at the moment but we’ll have to be content with just the one.

“We came agonisingly close on a few occasions.

“The threat was there throughout the game from us but there’s no excuses from me, you just have to make these things happen yourselves.

“Maybe with a bit more quality in the final third we could have got over the line but it wasn’t to be.

“That’s one point from the last two games and that’s probably the most disappointing thing, given the way we’ve played.

“We’ve got to keep looking forward, though, and maybe we all need to be taking a bit more responsibility.

“Whatever happens, we’ll keep believing and we’ll always keep working hard.”