Oldham secured a four-nil victory over Sheffield Wednesday in a Club Friendly on the first of August. The hosts opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute through C. Kavanagh and never looked back. By the final whistle the scoreboard read 4:0, a result that reflected Oldham's control throughout the ninety minutes.
K. Appiah-Forson doubled the lead just before half-time, striking in the forty-fifth minute. The break brought a change, with B. Mitchell coming on for Oldham at the forty-sixth minute. Sheffield Wednesday responded with J. Robson at sixty-one, but the momentum had already shifted.
The away side tried to find their footing after the interval. They brought on Appiah-Forson at sixty-two, a curious move given he had already scored, and then G. Scott-Morriss at seventy-three. Oldham added a third goal in the seventy-first minute, courtesy of an unnamed trialist, and sealed the matter with a fourth in stoppage time at 90+1.
The statistics tell a story that matches the scoreline. Both sides shared possession evenly at fifty percent, but Oldham's nine attacks to Wednesday's ninety-one suggests the visitors were creating without finding the net. Oldham earned three corners compared to eight for their opponents, and neither side received a red card. To be fair, the match was never in doubt once the first goal fell.
Oldham's recent form had been inconsistent, with defeats to Stockport, Huddersfield and Bolton among their last outings. Sheffield Wednesday arrived having drawn 0:0 with Accrington earlier in the week. This result puts Oldham in a better position ahead of the new campaign, while Wednesday will need to find their edge before competitive fixtures begin.