Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic · Carabao Cup
Stoke City beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Stoke City and Oldham Athletic met in the Carabao Cup at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Stoke City: O. Norburn 48'; R. Boženík 82'. Oldham Athletic did not score.
How the match went
Stoke City saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Stoke City had 11 shots with 3 on target, Oldham Athletic 9 with 4 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 3 to Stoke City and 3 to Oldham Athletic. Stoke City conceded 14 fouls, Oldham Athletic 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Stoke City, 1 for Oldham Athletic).
Line-ups
Stoke City started in a 4-2-3-1: Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Bosun Lawal, Luke Graham, Eric Bocat, Ethan Galbraith, Svante Ingelsson, Lamine Cissé, Million Manhoef, Sorba Thomas, Sam Gallagher.
Oldham Athletic started in a 4-4-2: Mathew Hudson, Gus Scott-Morriss, Donervon Daniels, Ryan Delaney, Jamie Robson, Tom Pett, Ollie Norburn, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Kane Drummond, Mike Fondop, Calum Kavanagh.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Stoke City 0-0 Oldham Athletic.
- 48'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Oldham Athletic. Own goal by O. Norburn.
- 82'Goal! Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic. R. Boženík (Stoke City) scores, assisted by B. Jun-Ho.
- 90'Full-time. Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic.
Full commentary (50 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Oldham Athletic.
- 3'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 4'Corner, Stoke City.
- 6'Attempt blocked. M. Fondop (Oldham Athletic), header. xG 0.04.
- 8'Attempt missed. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 10'Attempt saved. M. Fondop (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 10'Attempt saved. M. Fondop (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 13'Attempt missed. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt blocked. S. Thomas (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 13'Attempt saved. S. Gallagher (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.44.
- 15'Offside, Stoke City.
- 19'Yellow card for B. Lawal (Stoke City) for foul.
- 21'Offside, Stoke City.
- 22'Offside, Oldham Athletic.
- 28'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 31'Yellow card for R. Delaney (Oldham Athletic) for foul.
- 33'Attempt missed. L. Graham (Stoke City), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 37'Attempt missed. S. Gallagher (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 39'Attempt saved. C. Kavanagh (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 41'Attempt missed. S. Gallagher (Stoke City), header. xG 0.17.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Stoke City 0-0 Oldham Athletic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Stoke City.
- 48'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Oldham Athletic. Own goal by O. Norburn.
- 50'Corner, Stoke City.
- 56'Attempt saved. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 62'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: T. Hill comes on for T. Pett.
- 63'Attempt missed. L. Cissé (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
- 64'Attempt missed. B. Lawal (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 65'Substitution, Stoke City: D. Soumaré comes on for E. Galbraith.
- 66'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Jun-Ho comes on for M. Manhoef.
- 66'Substitution, Stoke City: R. Boženík comes on for S. Gallagher.
- 68'Yellow card for B. Jun-Ho (Stoke City) for time wasting.
- 73'Attempt saved. R. Boženík (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 74'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: L. Temple comes on for D. Daniels.
- 74'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: J. Hawkes comes on for C. Kavanagh.
- 74'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: E. Nevitt comes on for M. Fondop.
- 76'Offside, Stoke City.
- 82'Goal! Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic. R. Boženík (Stoke City) scores, assisted by B. Jun-Ho.
- 85'Substitution, Stoke City: M. Talovierov comes on for B. Lawal.
- 85'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: K. Payne comes on for O. Norburn.
- 86'Attempt missed. J. Robson (Oldham Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 88'Attempt missed. M. Talovierov (Stoke City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 89'Offside, Stoke City.
- 90'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 90'Attempt missed. E. Nevitt (Oldham Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'Attempt saved. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic.