Sheffield United 2-0 Oldham Athletic: result and report

League One · Monday 26 December 2016

Result

Sheffield United 2-0 Oldham Athletic

League One · Monday 26 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 2-0 Oldham Athletic: match report

Sheffield United beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 in the League One on Monday 26 December 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Billy Sharp (72') and Billy Sharp (88'). Oldham Athletic did not score.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 2nd on 44 points from 22 and Oldham Athletic 24th on 18 points from 21. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Oldham Athletic 17th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield United wins, 6 draws and 1 for Oldham Athletic.

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-W-L-D-W and Oldham Athletic's L-D-D-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Ryan FlynnOldham Athletic
  • 57'Yellow card · D. OseiOldham Athletic
  • 65'Yellow card · C. DummiganOldham Athletic
  • 70'Yellow card · Ethan Ebanks-LandellSheffield United
  • 72'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 1-0
  • 88'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 3, draws 6, Oldham Athletic 1.

Team news

Sheffield United line-up

Simon Moore, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Kieron Freeman, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Danny Lafferty, John Fleck, Paul Coutts, Mark Duffy, Patrick McCarthy, Matt Done

Oldham Athletic line-up

Connor Ripley, Josh Law, Brian Wilson, Cameron Dummigan, Peter Clarke, Ryan McLaughlin, Charles Dunne, Ryan Flynn, Paul Green, Billy McKay, Darius Osei