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Walsall vs Oldham: match report

Walsall hosted Oldham Athletic at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday 20 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 12). Alan Dale is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Walsall 3-0 Oldham. Goals: Tai Sodje 21' for Walsall; Aaron Pressley 26' for Walsall; Aaron Pressley 58' (pen) for Walsall.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 9' Yellow card: Tai Sodje (Walsall)
  • 20' Yellow card: Charlie Crew (Walsall)
  • 21' Goal: Tai Sodje (Walsall)
  • 26' Goal: Aaron Pressley (Walsall)
  • 32' Yellow card: Lewis Simper (Walsall)
  • 40' Yellow card: Jamie Robson (Oldham)
  • 58' Yellow card: Matthew Hudson (Oldham)
  • 58' Penalty: Aaron Pressley (Walsall)
  • 61' Red card: Elicha Ahui (Walsall)
  • 62' Yellow card: Favour Fawunmi (Oldham)
Match stats (contains the result)
54.4%Possession45.6%
22Shots15
5Shots on target5
8Corners1
13Fouls21
0Offsides1
5Saves2
3Yellow cards3
1Red cards0

Line-ups

Walsall 4-2-3-1

Coach: Lee Grant

  1. 1 Jed Ward GK
  2. 22 Elicha Ahui DEF
  3. 25 Declan Skura DEF
  4. 4 James Connolly DEF
  5. 29 James Furlong DEF
  6. 8 Charlie Crew MID
  7. 15 Isaac Moore MID
  8. 10 Lewis Simper FWD
  9. 7 Tai Sodje FWD
  10. 17 Courtney Clarke MID
  11. 19 Aaron Pressley FWD

Bench

  • 26 Ryan Leak DEF
  • 6 Sven Sprangler MID
  • 3 Mason Hancock DEF
  • 11 Reece Smith FWD
  • 9 Andrew Dallas FWD
  • 31 Tom Wooster GK
  • 37 Albert Adomah FWD

Oldham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Micky Mellon

  1. 1 Mathew Hudson GK
  2. 16 Will Sutton DEF
  3. 5 Donervon Daniels DEF
  4. 6 Manny Monthé DEF
  5. 3 Jamie Robson DEF
  6. 8 Oliver Norburn MID
  7. 7 Keenan Appiah-Forson MID
  8. 17 Favour Fawunmi MID
  9. 4 Tom Pett MID
  10. 15 Kane Drummond FWD
  11. 10 Calum Kavanagh FWD

Bench

  • 9 Mike Fondop-Talum FWD
  • 2 Gus Scott-Morriss DEF
  • 22 Aston Wilson GK
  • 24 Lewis Temple DEF
  • 26 Kai Payne MID
  • 27 Oliver Hammond MID
  • 30 Thomas Hill MID
Previous meetings
  • Monday 29 December 2025: Walsall 1-2 Oldham Athletic
  • Wednesday 10 December 2025: Oldham Athletic 0-1 Walsall
  • Tuesday 15 March 2022: Walsall 2-1 Oldham Athletic
  • Tuesday 19 October 2021: Oldham Athletic 1-3 Walsall
  • Saturday 16 January 2021: Walsall 1-1 Oldham Athletic