The striker finished off left-back Warren Cummings' 61st-minute cross to net his 10th goal of the season.

Neil Moss made good stops from Danny Boshell and Scott Vernon of Oldham, while Bournemouth's Warren Feeney and Claus Jorgensen saw shots saved.

Oldham could have levelled late on, but Calvin Zola failed to connect with Jermaine Johnson's cross.

Bournemouth: Moss, Buxton, Carl Fletcher, Maher, Cummings, Purches, Browning, Jorgensen, Feeney, Steve Fletcher, Hayter. Subs: Elliott, O'Connor, Stock, Tindall, Holmes.

Oldham: Pogliacomi, Clegg, Holden, Owen, Haining, Murray, Boshell, Eyres, Eyre, Johnson, Vernon. Subs: Westwood , Killen, Zola, Beharall, Cooksey.

Referee: M Thorpe (Suffolk).

		P	GD	PTS
1	Norwich	29	34	63
2	Leeds	27	29	60
3	Charlton	28	20	55
4	Colchester	27	13	49
5	Swindon	26	8	48
6	Millwall	28	11	46
7	Huddersfield	26	20	45
8	MK Dons	28	4	43
9	Bristol Rovers	26	-3	38
10	Brentford	27	-3	34
11	Southampton	27	15	33
12	Carlisle	26	-3	33
13	Walsall	25	1	32
14	Yeovil	28	-5	31
15	Southend	28	-7	31
16	Hartlepool	29	-10	31
17	Leyton Orient	27	-10	31
18	Exeter	29	-11	30
19	Gillingham	28	-7	29
20	Brighton	27	-13	28
21	Oldham	25	-10	26
22	Tranmere	27	-22	26
23	Wycombe	29	-22	23
24	Stockport	27	-29	16