Walsall 3-0 Oldham Athletic: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026
Result
Walsall 3-0 Oldham Athletic
League Two · Tuesday 20 October 2026, 18:45 UTC · Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall · half-time 2-0
Walsall 3-0 Oldham Athletic: match report
Walsall won against Oldham Athletic 3-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Poundland Bescot Stadium. The half-time score was 2-0.
Tai Sodje opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Walsall's goals came from Tai Sodje (21'), Aaron Pressley (26') and Aaron Pressley (58', penalty). Oldham Athletic did not score.
Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 5th on 16 points from 10 and Oldham Athletic 19th on 11 points from 10. In the current table Walsall are 3rd on 22 points and Oldham Athletic are 18th on 15 points.
Walsall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Oldham Athletic in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Aaron Pressley of Walsall (8.4), ahead of Jed Ward (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 2 for Oldham Athletic.
Key events
- 9'Yellow card · Tai Sodje
- 20'Yellow card · Charlie Crew
- 21'Goal · Tai Sodje
- 26'Goal · Aaron Pressley
- 32'Yellow card · Lewis Simper
- 40'Yellow card · Jamie Robson
- 58'Penalty goal · Aaron Pressley
- 58'Yellow card · Mathew Hudson
- 61'Red card · Elicha Ahui
- 62'Yellow card · Favour Fawunmi
Form and table
- WalsallLast five: D W D D D
- Oldham AthleticLast five: L L L D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | DDWLW |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 15 | WLDLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly, J. Furlong, Charlie Crew, Isaac Moore, Lewis Simper, Tai Sodje, Courtney Clarke, Aaron Pressley
Oldham Athletic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mathew Hudson, Will Sutton, Donervon Daniels, Manny Monthe, Jamie Robson, Oliver Norburn, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Kane Drummond, Tom Pett, Favour Fawunmi, Calum Kavanagh
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- Shrewsbury Town vs Oldham Athletic15:00 UTC
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- Rotherham United vs Crawley Town15:00 UTC