OLDHAM. Oldham Athletic destroys Aldershot Town 5-1 with goals of James Norwood (32′), Brennan Dickenson (37′), Ben Tollitt (40′), James Norwood (86′) and Brennan Dickenson (88′).

The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jamie O’Connor. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Oldham Athletic

5 - 1

Aldershot Town

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 15
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 77 Attack 83
  • 35 Dangerous attack 30
  • 45 Ball safe 45
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Oldham Athletic was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Aldershot Town that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oldham Athletic had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oldham Athletic won the match​.

Oldham Athletic shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Oldham Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Charlie Raglan, Ben Tollitt and Ben Tollitt). Regarding the opposition, Aldershot Town received 5 yellow cards (Stuart O’Keefe, Stuart O’Keefe, Stuart O’Keefe, Kwame Thomas and ).

Match Timeline

Charlie Raglan- Yellow
8'
9'
Stuart O'Keefe- Yellow
20'
Stuart O'Keefe- Yellow
James Norwood(goal)
32'
37'
Ben Tollitt(goal)
40'
20'
Stuart O'Keefe- Yellow
64'
Kwame Thomas- Yellow
62'
Ethan Burnett- sub ->Stuart O\'Keefe
62'
Kwame Thomas- sub ->Lorent Tolaj
Ben Tollitt- Yellow
73'
Mark Kitching(owngoal)
74'
Ben Tollitt- Yellow
73'
84'
Kwame Thomas(yellowredcard)
James Norwood(goal)
86'
75'
Ryan Glover- sub ->Josh Stokes
Shaun Hobson- sub ->Kieron Freeman
74'
88'
Kurt Willoughby- sub ->James Norwood
90'
Dan Gardner- sub ->Brennan Dickenson
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chesterfield
98
46
Barnet
86
46
Bromley
81
46
Altrincham
77
46
Solihull Moors
76
46
Gateshead
75
46
Halifax Town
71
46
Aldershot Town
69
46
Southend United
65
46
Oldham Athletic
63
46
Rochdale
62
46
Hartlepool United
60
46
Eastleigh
59
46
Maidenhead United
58
46
Dagenham & Redbridge
56
46
Wealdstone
56
46
Woking
55
46
Fylde
55
46
Ebbsfleet United
54
46
York City
53
46
Boreham Wood
52
46
Kidderminster Harriers
46
46
Dorking Wanderers
45
46
Oxford City
33
46

After playing this match, Oldham Athletic has 3 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Aldershot Town stays with 3 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Oldham Athletic will host Wealdstone on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wealdstone (1 draw).

Aldershot Town will play away agasint Dagenham & Redbridge on the 20th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Dagenham & Redbridge (5 draws).

Oldham Athletic – Formation

Oldham Athletic
G
Magnus Norman 1.England
D
Nathan Sheron 14.England
D
Charlie Raglan 16.England
8'
D
Kieron Freeman 23.Wales
74'
D
Mark Kitching 3.England
D
Liam Hogan 4.England
M
Mark Shelton 6.England
M
Ben Tollitt 18.England
73' 40'
M
Brennan Dickenson 22.England
90' 37', 88'
F
Joe Nuttall 10.England
F
James Norwood 30.England
90' 32', 86'
Substitutes
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
74'
M
Dan Gardner 8.England
90'
F
Kurt Willoughby 7.England
90'
F
Mike Fondop 20.England
F
Alex Reid 25.England

Oldham Athletic started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Unsworth decided to play with the following team: Magnus Norman, Mark Kitching, Kieron Freeman, Liam Hogan, Mark Shelton, Charlie Raglan, Joe Nuttall, Nathan Sheron, Brennan Dickenson, Ben Tollitt and James Norwood.

The home team had on the bench: Kurt Willoughby, Dan Gardner, Mike Fondop, Alex Reid, Shaun Hobson and Kurt Willoughby.

Substitutions

Oldham Athletic made 3 changes: Kieron Freeman for Shaun Hobson (74′), James Norwood for Kurt Willoughby (90′) and Brennan Dickenson for Dan Gardner (90′).

Aldershot Town – Formation

Aldershot Town
G
Jordi van Stappershoef 1.Netherlands
D
Haji Mnoga 2.England
D
Ollie Harfield 3.England
D
Cian Harries 4.Wales
D
Aaron Jones 17.England
D
Maxwell Mullins 24.England
M
Stuart O'Keefe 7.England
62' 20'
M
Tyler Frost 8.England
M
Josh Stokes 10.England
75'
F
Lorent Tolaj 9.Switzerland
62'
F
Jack Barham 22.England
Substitutes
D
Coby Rowe 5.England
M
Ryan Glover 11.England
75'
M
Ethan Burnett 21.England
62'
F
Tommy Willard 27.England
F
Kwame Thomas 39.England
62' 64'

Aldershot Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Tommy Widdrington played with: Jordi van Stappershoef, Jordi van Stappershoef, Haji Mnoga, Cian Harries, Ollie Harfield, Maxwell Mullins, Jack Barham, Tyler Frost, Stuart O’Keefe, Aaron Jones and Lorent Tolaj, Josh Stokes.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Coby Rowe, Ryan Glover, Tommy Willard, Kwame Thomas and Ethan Burnett.

Substitutions

Aldershot Town made 3 changes: Stuart O’Keefe for Ethan Burnett (62′), Lorent Tolaj for Kwame Thomas (62′) and Josh Stokes for Ryan Glover (75′).

Results of the day

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