RACECOURSE GROUND. Wrexham demolishes Oldham Athletic 5-1 with goals of Eoghan O’Connell (24′), Paul Mullin (32′), Elliot Lee (50′), Paul Mullin (69′) and Paul Mullin (90′). On the other side, Oldham Athletic scored with ​Liam Hogan (45′). Wrexham was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham stadium in Racecourse Ground on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Durkin.

Match Statistics​

Wrexham

5 - 1

Oldham Athletic

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 14 Total 2
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 102
  • 66 Dangerous attack 42
  • 108 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Wrexham was in firm control of the ball 68% while Oldham Athletic was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match​.

Wrexham shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Oldham Athletic shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Oldham Athletic received 1 yellow card (Nathan Sheron).

Also, Oldham Athletic didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mike Fondop (Oldham Athletic) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (89′).

Match Timeline

Eoghan O'Connell(goal)
24'
Paul Mullin(goal)
32'
45'
Liam Hogan (goal)
46'
Mike Fondop- sub ->Bassala Sambou
Elliot Lee(goal)
50'
64'
Nathan Sheron- Yellow
Paul Mullin(goal)
69'
74'
Thomas O'Connor- sub ->Andy Cannon
77'
79'
Ben Tollitt- sub ->Joe Nuttall
Jordan Davies- sub ->Elliot Lee
83'
89'
Mike Fondop- Red
Paul Mullin(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wrexham
111
46
Notts County
107
46
Chesterfield
84
46
Woking
82
46
Barnet
74
46
Boreham Wood
72
46
Bromley
71
46
Southend United
69
46
Eastleigh
67
46
Dagenham & Redbridge
63
46
Halifax Town
61
46
Oldham Athletic
61
46
Wealdstone
60
46
Gateshead
59
46
Solihull Moors
58
46
Dorking Wanderers
57
46
Altrincham
56
46
Aldershot Town
53
46
York City
51
46
Maidenhead United
50
46
Torquay United
48
46
Yeovil Town
40
46
Scunthorpe United
34
46
Maidstone United
25
46

After playing this match, Wrexham will have 100 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Oldham Athletic will stay with 47 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Wrexham will play away with Torquay United on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Oldham Athletic will host Bromley on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bromley (0 draws).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Ben Foster 12.England
D
Ben Tozer 4.England
D
Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland
24'
D
Jordan Tunnicliffe 6.England
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
M
Ryan Barnett 29.England
F
Elliot Lee 38.England
83' 50'
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
32', 69', 90'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Callum McFadzean 3.Scotland
M
Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
83'
F
Ollie Palmer 9.England

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Ben Foster, Ben Peter Anthony Tozer, Eoghan O’Connell, Jordan Tunnicliffe, Andy Cannon, James Jones, Ryan Barnett, Elliott Lee, Paul Mullin, Sam Dalby and Jacob Mendy.

The home team had on the bench: Thomas O’Connor, Jordan Davies, Callum McFadzean, Ollie Palmer and Mark Howard.

Substitutions

Wrexham made only 1 change substituting Elliot Lee for Jordan Davies (83′)​.

Oldham Athletic – Formation

Oldham Athletic
G
Mathew Hudson 13.England
D
Peter Clarke 42.England
D
Liam Hogan 4.England
45'
D
Mark Kitching 26.England
D
Josef Yarney 44.England
D
Will Sutton 32.England
M
Nathan Sheron 14.England
64'
M
John Rooney 17.England
M
Ellis Chapman 36.England
74'
F
Joe Nuttall 45.England
79'
F
Bassala Sambou 21.England
46'
Substitutes
G
Magnus Norman 19.England
D
Benny Couto 33.England
74'
M
Ben Tollitt 18.England
79'
F
Mike Fondop 20.England
46' 89'
F
Devarn Green 15.England

David Unsworth played with: Matthew Hudson, Peter Clarke, Liam Hogan, Mark Kitching, Nathan Sheron, Josef Yarney, Will Sutton, John Rooney, Ellis Chapman, Joseph Nuttall and Bassala Sambou.

These were the players on the bench: Mike Fondop-Talum, Benny Couto, Ben Tollitt, Devarn Green and Magnus Norman.

Substitutions

Oldham Athletic made 4 changes: Bassala Sambou for Mike Fondop-Talum (46′), Ellis Chapman for Benny Couto (74′), Andy Cannon for Thomas O’Connor (77′) and Joe Nuttall for Ben Tollitt (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​