Oldham started well enough and went into a third minute lead through a Duxbury (pictured) header after an Allan Smart cross but Walker hit two to put the visitors ahead. David Eyres equalised again from a Smart cross but then it was all Blackpool and Murphy and Bullock scored before Walker completed his hat-trick in the 88th. minute.
Wadsworth said, “I thought that the sending off was questionable - referee's are making it harder and harder for players to tackle each other. But Blackpool played very well and I can't criticise Darren Sheridan too much because I thought the contact was minimal.”