Oldham Athletic 0-2 Oxford United: result and report

League One · Saturday 5 August 2017

Result

Oldham Athletic 0-2 Oxford United

League One · Saturday 5 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Oldham Athletic 0-2 Oxford United: match report

Oldham Athletic lost to Oxford United 0-2 in the League One on Saturday 5 August 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

Wes Thomas opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Oldham Athletic did not score. Oxford United scored through Wes Thomas (39') and Josh Ruffels (71').

Discipline: Oldham Athletic received 1 yellow card; Oxford United received 2 yellow cards.

Oldham Athletic went on to finish that season 21st with 50 points, and Oxford United 16th with 56.

Oldham Athletic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Oxford United in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Oldham Athletic win, 1 draw and 0 for Oxford United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Goal · Wes ThomasOxford United · 0-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Joe RothwellOxford United
  • 71'Goal · Josh RuffelsOxford United · 0-2
  • 71'Yellow card · Ryan McLaughlinOldham Athletic
  • 79'Yellow card · M. WilliamsonOxford United

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Oldham Athletic 1, draws 1, Oxford United 0.

Team news

Oldham Athletic line-up (4-4-2)

Ben Wilson, Brian Wilson, Anthony Gerrard, Ryan McLaughlin, Rob Hunt, Peter Clarke, Ollie Banks, Fane Ousmane, Paul Green, Craig Davies, Aaron Amadi-Holloway

Oxford United line-up (4-4-1-1)

Simon Eastwood, Christian Ribeiro, Mike Williamson, Curtis Nelson, Ryan Ledson, Jack Payne, Marvin Johnson, Josh Ruffels, James Henry, Joe Rothwell, Wes Thomas