FA Cup · 1/128-finals 
Our pick Home win Missed
Oldham and Sheffield Wednesday meet again with FA Cup progress at stake
Oldham’s 4-0 friendly win over Sheffield Wednesday in August gives this FA Cup tie an intriguing recent reference point. Progress would offer Oldham a chance to build on that result, while Wednesday will want a response and a place in the next round.
📍 Boundary Park
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Match report
Final result: Oldham 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 9–8; Shots on target: 4–5; Corners: 1–6.
Goals
- 66' Calum Kavanagh · Mike·Fondop-Talum · Oldham
- 76' Davis Keillor-Dunn · Sean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday
Cards
- 7' Di'Shon Bernard · Sheffield Wednesday
- 29' Yan Valery · Sheffield Wednesday
- 85' Michael Joseph Mellon · Oldham
- 85' Callum Slattery · Sheffield Wednesday
- 90' Sean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday
- 90+1' Gus Scott-Morriss · Oldham
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Oldham · 3-4-1-2
- 1M. HudsonG
- 16W. SuttonD
- 5D. DanielsD
- 6E. MontheD
- 2G. Scott-MorrissM
- 4T. PettM
- 8O. NorburnM
- 3J. RobsonM
- 14N. ChilversM
- 9M. Fondop-TalumF
- 10C. KavanaghF
Coach: M. Mellon
Sheffield Wednesday · 3-4-3
- 13A. Maynard-BrewerG
- 2L. PalmerD
- 5D. BernardD
- 4RicardoD
- 7Y. ValeryM
- 18Jaden HeskeyM
- 10B. BannanM
- 23J. LiongolaM
- 8C. SlatteryF
- 9J. LoweF
- 50D. Keillor-DunnF
Coach: Dave Challinor
Match facts
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Oldham | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Oldham 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
- 2012 Oldham 2-4 Sheffield Wednesday
- 2012 Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Oldham
- 2011 Oldham 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.55 – 0.93
- Double chance
- 1X · 77%12 74% · X2 49%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 45%Over 1.5: 71% · Over 3.5: 24%
- Both teams score
- 48%
- Clean sheet
- 39% – 21%Oldham–Sheffield Wednesday
- Half-time result
- X · 43%1 37% · 2 20%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 31%X/1 18% · X/X 17%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A cup tie with a point to prove
Oldham’s 4-0 friendly victory over Sheffield Wednesday in August is the latest meeting between the sides, and it gives this FA Cup first-round tie an immediate edge. The stakes are straightforward: the winner progresses to the next round, giving Oldham the chance to carry a striking result into a competitive setting, while Sheffield Wednesday can answer that defeat and keep their cup run alive.
The clubs come from different divisions. Oldham are 18th in League Two with 15 points after 14 matches; Sheffield Wednesday are ninth in League One with 20 points after 13. For Oldham, a cup win would be a chance to make their recent head-to-head success count when it matters. Wednesday, meanwhile, have the opportunity to show that the August result does not define this meeting.
Recent league form
Oldham’s last five league games have brought two wins, a draw and two defeats, with their most recent match a victory. Sheffield Wednesday have recorded one win, two draws and two defeats across their last five, and most recently drew. The latest results give Oldham some momentum, while Wednesday arrive after avoiding defeat in their last outing.
A history that shifted in August
Across the last four meetings in all competitions, Sheffield Wednesday have won three times and Oldham once, with no draws. Only one of those four matches featured two goals or fewer. The latest result stands out: Oldham’s 4-0 friendly win in August was their sole victory in that sequence, and now they have a chance to repeat that authority in a knockout match.
Players to watch
The recent 4-0 scoreline makes Oldham’s attacking threat a natural focus, though the available figures do not identify individual players. Sheffield Wednesday will need a collective response after that defeat, with progression depending on how effectively they manage the challenge at Boundary Park.
Our prediction
Oldham’s home setting and their latest emphatic result against Wednesday give them reason to believe they can progress. Sheffield Wednesday’s higher position in League One points to a competitive contest, but the expectation is for Oldham to edge a tight game.
Oldham 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
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