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02/02/2027, Boundary Park, Oldham, England, Live on National TV
EFL Trophy, R16

Oldham Vs Leicester

Oldham play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J McAnallen (GK) , D Taggart (CB) , M Morgan (CB) , F Malone (CB) , J Hier (RB) , A Weale (LB) , T MacKechnie (CDM) , J Evans (CAM) , P Roller (RM) , E Carey (LM) , M Fenwick (ST) And the subs are: C Williams (CB) , S McNeill (CB) , C Pryce (CM) , T MacGillivray (CM) , C Gwilym (ST)

Leicester play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: X Merlos (GK) , J Dunn (CB) , J Morris (CB) , H McCollister (RB) , W Heidmann (LB) , D Cullen (CDM) , T Cary (CAM) , J Devin (RM) , G Buik (LM) , E McRaney (ST) , B Rhys (ST) And the subs are: J Goracci (CB) , B McBane (CB) , M Tavares (CM) , D McNeil (CM) , L McReynolds (ST)

Welcome to Boundary Park in Oldham, England where Oldham Athletic will face Leicester.  This is R16 of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 8111.

1' - Oldham kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Dan Taggart slides the ball to Aidan Weale.  Aidan Weale passes the ball to Theo MacKechnie.  Theo MacKechnie finds Elliot Carey with a long ball.  Elliot Carey tries to use ball skills to beat John Dunn.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

10' - John Dunn plays the ball to Davie Cullen.  Davie Cullen plays a long pass to Winfield Heidmann.  Winfield Heidmann sees a run from Barry Rhys.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Barry Rhys is able to control the ball.  Barry Rhys attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot bounces off the post!  Aidan Weale gets to the ball first and clears.

14' - Jeremy Morris sees Barry Rhys making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Barry Rhys runs on to the ball.  Barry Rhys attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Barry Rhys for Leicester!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

14' - Oldham kick the ball off for the restart.  

17' - John Hier finds Paul Roller with a short pass.  Paul Roller plays the ball to John Evans.  John Evans passes a long ball to Aidan Weale.  Aidan Weale sees Elliot Carey making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Elliot Carey has strayed offside!  

25' - Theo MacKechnie finds Malcolm Morgan with a short pass.  Malcolm Morgan passes the ball to Fionn Malone.  Davie Cullen dispossesses Fionn Malone and takes the ball.  Leicester try to launch a quick counter attack.  Davie Cullen tries to use ball skills to beat John Evans, but is illegally impeded.    The referee shows John Evans the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Leicester.  

26' - Hamish McCollister stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Gordon Buik.  Gordon Buik directs a header towards the top corner...and Gordon Buik scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Leicester player!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

27' - Oldham kick the ball off for the restart.  

37' - Aidan Weale sees John Evans making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Evans is able to take the ball.  John Evans attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

40' - Ximen Merlos passes to Hamish McCollister.  Hamish McCollister plays a long pass to Thomas Cary.  Thomas Cary attempts to outskill Theo MacKechnie and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

40' - Thomas Cary sees a run from Gordon Buik.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Gordon Buik is caught offside!  

42' - Mark Fenwick chips a long ball to Aidan Weale.  Aidan Weale sees a run from Paul Roller.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Paul Roller has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Leicester kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Hamish McCollister plays the ball to Winfield Heidmann.  Winfield Heidmann slides the ball to John Dunn.  John Dunn passes to Davie Cullen.  Davie Cullen chips a long ball to Jeremy Morris.  Jeremy Morris sees a run from Thomas Cary.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Thomas Cary has strayed offside!  

52' - Mark Fenwick passes a long ball to Aidan Weale.  Aidan Weale curves the ball into the box, finding Mark Fenwick.  Mark Fenwick jumps up to head the ball hoping to beat Ximen Merlos...and Mark Fenwick scores!  Its a goal for Oldham!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Fionn Malone will come off.  Charles Williams joins the game from the bench.  

52' - Leicester kick the ball off for the restart.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Malcolm Morgan is going to be taken off.  Scott McNeill is brought on from the bench.  

56' - John Dunn sees a run from Ed McRaney.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ed McRaney takes the ball.  Ed McRaney hits the ball...but Jim McAnallen deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Leicester.  Ed McRaney gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, finding Thomas Cary.  Thomas Cary gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but the ball hits the post!  Theo MacKechnie is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

57' - Thomas Cary sees Ed McRaney making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Theo MacKechnie is going to be taken off.  Ceri Pryce is going to be brought on.  

59' - John Hier takes the ball past Gordon Buik with a turn of pace.  

61' - John Hier hits a shot from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

69' - Dan Taggart hits the ball long to Scott McNeill.  Jeremy Morris tackles Scott McNeill and takes the ball.  Jeremy Morris sees a run from Ed McRaney.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ed McRaney runs on to the ball.  Ed McRaney tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

74' - Jordan Devin dispossesses John Evans and gains possession for his team.  Leicester launch a counter attack.  Jordan Devin attempts to use his skills to beat Ceri Pryce and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

77' - Jordan Devin successfully tackles Scott McNeill and takes possession.  Jordan Devin tries to beat John Evans using his ball skills, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing John Evans the yellow card.  But this is his second offence!  The referee follows with a red and card sends the player off! That will be a freekick for Leicester.  

79' - Hamish McCollister places the ball to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box and finds Thomas Cary.  Thomas Cary attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Thomas Cary scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Leicester player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Dunn is going to be taken off.  Justin Goracci is going to be brought on.  

79' - Oldham kick the ball off for the restart.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ed McRaney will come off.  Liam McReynolds is brought on from the bench.  

82' - Paul Roller attempts to beat Hamish McCollister using his skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

91' - Justin Goracci plays a long pass to Winfield Heidmann.  Winfield Heidmann passes to Gordon Buik.  Gordon Buik spots a run from Barry Rhys.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Barry Rhys is caught offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Oldham Athletic 1 - 3 Leicester.