ACCRINGTON Stanley’s indifferent home form in League Two continued as ten man Cheltenham Town came away from the Wham Stadium with a point.

The Reds had led 1-0 courtesy of Terry Gornell’s fourth goal of the season after Daniel O’Shaughnessy had been red carded but a 90th minute Rob Dickie goal meant John Coleman’s side remain on just two home league wins this season.

Stanley had dismantled Chesterfield in the Checkatrade Trophy in midweek and despite widespread changes started at a high tempo as they looked to get in front against a Robins side which has only won one league game in the new campaign.

The opening ten minutes saw the home team pile on the pressure, with Jordan Clark, Rommy Boco and Gornell threatening to cause the visiting defence problems.

O’Shaughnessy was certainly having issues with John O’Sullivan, shown an early yellow card for pulling back the Irishman and inexplicably evading a second for a trip on the same player.

Stanley’s early momentum dissipated though, despite Matty Pearson having a header cleared off the line and Boco heading straight at keeper Russell Griffiths.

Cheltenham didn’t create a host of chances in the first half but felt they should have had a penalty for handball by Pearson, with ref Nigel Miller waving the appeals away.

With a half time score of 0-0 both sides could see an opportunity but the game became a flat affair after the interval. Cheltenham’s Harry Pell was twice off target from distance before Gornell crashed an ambitious drive into the side netting.

The game seemed to turn in the 65th minute when O’Shaughnessy clipped Gornell as he looked to be through on goal and Mr Miller produced an overdue second yellow card.

Boco threaded in Clark who shot wide as the Reds looked to press home their numerical advantage but it was the ten men who had the ball in the net first, only for the offside flag to be raised with subs James Dayton and Jonny Smith in the box and the goal ruled out.

Belatedly Stanley did find the opener, with Boco now deployed down the left as a wing back and crossing for Gornell to rise highest and head home his third goal in a week. After continued barracking from his old club’s fans the striker celebrated in front of them, much to their displeasure.

But it would be the visiting support who had the last laugh with Stanley failing to press on and put the game to bed. Instead the Reds gave away possession cheaply then gave away a free kick and from the resulting corner Aaron Chapman saved brilliantly from Danny Wright only for Dickie to be on hand to force the ball home from close range and equalise.

With just four stoppage time minutes left the visitors closed ranks and despite Stanley’s desperate late efforts, a deflected Chris Eagles shot and a Scott Brown drive straight at Griffiths weren’t enough to produce a winner.

A lengthy post match inquest began before the dressing room door closed, with Coleman leaving nobody in any doubt about his feelings over two points being dropped.