Oldham Athletic vs Walsall, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Oldham Athletic
  • 55': Dylan Fage
  • 68': Carl Piergianni
FT
2 - 3
Walsall
  • 23': Josh Gordon (P)
  • 52': Carl Piergianni (OG)
  • 73': Elijah Adebayo

About

Oldham Athletic are hosting Walsall at Boundary Park, Oldham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Bobby Grant (Oldham Athletic).
  • 4': James Clarke (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Dan Scarr (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Brice Ntambwe (Oldham Athletic).
  • 8': Offside, Oldham Athletic. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson tries a through ball, but Bobby Grant is caught offside.
  • 8': Hand ball by Bobby Grant (Oldham Athletic).
  • 10': Alfie McCalmont (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Walsall).
  • 10': Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
  • 14': Dan Scarr (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Bobby Grant (Oldham Athletic).
  • 15': Foul by Brice Ntambwe (Oldham Athletic).
  • 15': Rory Holden (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Dylan Fage (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
  • 20': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Alfie McCalmont.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Josh Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Norman.
  • 22': Penalty Walsall. Wesley McDonald draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 22': Penalty conceded by Dylan Fage (Oldham Athletic) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 23': Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Walsall 1. Josh Gordon (Walsall) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 24': Foul by Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic).
  • 24': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
  • 26': Foul by Conor McAleny (Oldham Athletic).
  • 26': Josh Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Dan Scarr (Walsall).
  • 30': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by James Clarke.
  • 31': Dylan Fage (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Zak Jules (Walsall).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross.
  • 33': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
  • 35': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Norman.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bobby Grant with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Josh Gordon.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Alfie McCalmont (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Grant.
  • 38': Alfie McCalmont (Oldham Athletic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bahamboula (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Substitution, Walsall. Hayden White replaces Zak Jules because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bahamboula (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Garrity.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Walsall 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Oldham Athletic 0, Walsall 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rory Holden following a fast break.
  • 52': Own Goal by Carl Piergianni, Oldham Athletic. Oldham Athletic 0, Walsall 2.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Bahamboula.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Bobby Grant (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Goal! Oldham Athletic 1, Walsall 2. Dylan Fage (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Bahamboula.
  • 57': Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic).
  • 58': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Alfie McCalmont.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Scarr with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Conor McAleny (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie McCalmont.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Dylan Bahamboula (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Grant.
  • 60': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Davis Keillor-Dunn replaces Brice Ntambwe.
  • 62': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Davis Keillor-Dunn.
  • 66': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Foul by Davis Keillor-Dunn (Oldham Athletic).
  • 67': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
  • 68': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Zachary Dearnley replaces Conor McAleny.
  • 68': Goal! Oldham Athletic 2, Walsall 2. Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Bahamboula following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Offside, Oldham Athletic. Davis Keillor-Dunn tries a through ball, but Zachary Dearnley is caught offside.
  • 70': Hand ball by Dan Scarr (Walsall).
  • 71': Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
  • 72': Alfie McCalmont (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
  • 73': Goal! Oldham Athletic 2, Walsall 3. Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley McDonald with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Walsall. Stuart Sinclair replaces Josh Gordon.
  • 77': Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
  • 78': Alfie Bates (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Hayden White (Walsall) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 79': Offside, Walsall. Cameron Norman tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Zachary Dearnley (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 82': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Carl Piergianni (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Grant with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Walsall. Caolan Lavery replaces Elijah Adebayo.
  • 83': Substitution, Walsall. Jake Scrimshaw replaces Wesley McDonald.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jake Scrimshaw (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 85': Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Jordan Barnett replaces Alfie McCalmont.
  • 85': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jordan Barnett (Oldham Athletic).
  • 89': Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
  • 90': Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Hayden White.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Oldham Athletic. Ian Lawlor tries a through ball, but Carl Piergianni is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Caolan Lavery (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Harry Clarke (Oldham Athletic).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic).
  • 90'+3': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Ben Garrity (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by James Clarke (Walsall).
  • 90'+4': Zachary Dearnley (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': James Clarke (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Walsall 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Oldham Athletic 2, Walsall 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Boundary Park
Location: Oldham, England

EFL League Two Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Walsall 18 +10 35
2 Swindon Town 18 +7 34
3 Milton Keynes Dons 18 +15 32
4 Notts County 18 +10 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

OLD Oldham Athletic (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Ian Lawlor (GK)
5 Carl Piergianni Yellow Card
2 Harrison Clarke
16 Brice Ntambwe
3 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
14 Dylan Fage
25 Alfie McCalmont
6 Ben Garrity Yellow Card
18 Conor McAleny
24 Dylan Bahamboula
11 Robert Grant
Oldham Athletic Substitutes:
Zachary Dearnley, Thomas Hamer, Laurence Bilboe, Davis Kellior-Dunn, Callum Whelan, Jordan Barnett, Raphaël Diarra.

WAL Walsall (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Jack Rose (GK)
5 James Clarke Yellow Card
6 Dan Scarr
12 Alfie Bates
3 Zak Jules
2 Cameron Norman
8 Liam Kinsella
22 Rory Holden
15 Wesley Mcdonald
10 Josh Gordon
11 Elijah Adebayo
Walsall Substitutes:
Danny Guthrie, Hayden White, Emma Osaoabe, Stuart Sinclair, Liam Roberts, Jake Scrimshaw, Caolan Lavery.

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