MATCH PREVIEW: OLDHAM ATHLETIC (A)

Oldham Athletic Vs Boreham Wood
Saturday 2nd December 2023, 3.00pm
Boundary Park, Vanarama National League

PREVIEW

The Wood travel up to Boundary Park to take on Oldham Athletic who will be the first team that we have already played in the league. The two sides met back in August in a 0-0 draw. Since then Oldham have had a change in manager with David Unsworth departing on the 17^th September after a 7 winless game run. Since then they’ve had an upward turn in form and now sit in 10^th, 5 points off the play-offs with Micky Mellon at the helm.

FORM GUIDE

Oldham Athletic– L-D-W-W-L

It was a very contrasting week last time out for the latics as they travelled to the Hive to take on Barnet on Wednesday 22^nd November, where they came away 4-1 winners thanks to a brace from James Norwood and a goal each from Hallam Hope and Mike Fondop in a rampant display. However just a few days later they hosted Ebbsfleet but were on the wrong side of a 4-1 defeat after Ebbsfleet scored three late goals to come away with a comfortable three points.

Prior to the Barnet game the Latics came away 1-0 winners against Woking thanks to a James Norwood goal

ONES TO WATCH

James Norwood was one of the most talked about signings in the National League this season after making 42 appearances in League One last year for Barnsley and scoring 11 goals. The forward has scored goals at all levels including the National League, where he had a successful period with Tranmere Rovers getting them promoted in 2017 against Boreham Wood in the play-off final. Scoring 20 goals in 42 league games that season, he has also had successful spells in League Two with Tranmere and in League One with Ipswich Town and Barnsley. This season he has already scored 11 goals.

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