Walsall 2-1 Oldham Athletic: result and report

League One · Saturday 12 August 2017

Result

Walsall 2-1 Oldham Athletic

League One · Saturday 12 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Walsall 2-1 Oldham Athletic: match report

Walsall defeated Oldham Athletic 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 12 August 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

Ryan McLaughlin opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Walsall's goals came from Joe Edwards (53') and E. Öztümer (90'). Oldham Athletic scored through Ryan McLaughlin (32').

Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards.

Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 52 points, and Oldham Athletic 21st with 50.

Walsall lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Oldham Athletic in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Walsall wins, 3 draws and 2 for Oldham Athletic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Goal · Ryan McLaughlinOldham Athletic · 0-1
  • 53'Goal · Joe EdwardsWalsall · 1-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Ollie BanksOldham Athletic
  • 73'Yellow card · Adam ChambersWalsall
  • 73'Yellow card · Ben WilsonOldham Athletic
  • 84'Yellow card · Anthony GerrardOldham Athletic
  • 90'Goal · E. ÖztümerWalsall · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · E. ÖztümerWalsall
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Amadou BakayokoWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 5, draws 3, Oldham Athletic 2.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-4-1-1)

Mark Gillespie, Jon Guthrie, Nicky Devlin, James Wilson, Shaun Donnellan, Joe Edwards, Luke Leahy, Adam Chambers, Erhun Oztumer, Kieron Morris, Amadou Bakayoko

Oldham Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Wilson, Cameron Dummigan, Anthony Gerrard, Ryan McLaughlin, Rob Hunt, Peter Clarke, Ollie Banks, Mason Fawns, Fane Ousmane, Craig Davies, Aaron Amadi-Holloway