Walsall 1-2 Oldham Athletic: result and report
League Two · Monday 29 December 2025
Result
Walsall 1-2 Oldham Athletic
League Two · Monday 29 December 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Walsall 1-2 Oldham Athletic: match report
Walsall lost to Oldham Athletic 1-2 in the League Two on Monday 29 December 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.
Joe Garner opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Walsall's goal came from Daniel Kanu (50'). Oldham Athletic scored through Joe Garner (15') and Kian Harratt (90+6').
Discipline: Walsall received 2 yellow cards; Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 1st on 43 points from 22 and Oldham Athletic 15th on 28 points from 22. Walsall went on to finish that season 13th with 65 points, and Oldham Athletic 10th with 68.
Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Oldham Athletic in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Woods of Oldham Athletic (8.3), ahead of Joe Garner (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 0 draws and 0 for Oldham Athletic.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Joe Garner
- 38'Yellow card · Aden Flint
- 45+2'Yellow card · Joe Garner
- 50'Goal · Daniel Kanu
- 56'Yellow card · Kai Payne
- 59'Yellow card · Micky Mellon
- 87'Yellow card · Courtney Clarke
- 90+6'Goal · Kian Harratt
Head-to-head
Team news
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Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Myles Roberts, Priestley Farquharson, Aden Flint, Evan Weir, Connor Barrett, Ryan Finnigan, Brandon Comley, Courtney Clarke, Vincent Harper, Daniel Kanu, Jamille Matt
Oldham Athletic line-up (5-3-2)
Mathew Hudson, Jake Caprice, Reagan Ogle, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, Jamie Robson, Tom Pett, Ryan Woods, Kai Payne, Kane Drummond, Joe Garner