Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic · League Two
Tranmere Rovers beat Oldham Athletic 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Tranmere Rovers and Oldham Athletic met in the League Two at Prenton Park in Wirral on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Tranmere Rovers: D. Jones 17'; J. Ironside 82'. Oldham Athletic did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Tranmere Rovers had 9 shots with 4 on target, Oldham Athletic 22 with 6 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 2 to Tranmere Rovers and 10 to Oldham Athletic. Tranmere Rovers conceded 11 fouls, Oldham Athletic 16. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Tranmere Rovers, 2 for Oldham Athletic).
Line-ups
Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Luke McGee, Joel Senior, Nathan James Smith, Jordan Turnbull, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Dylan Jones.
Oldham Athletic started in a 4-2-3-1: Mathew Hudson, Gus Scott-Morriss, Donervon Daniels, Ryan Delaney, Jamie Robson, Ollie Norburn, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Favour Fawunmi, Thomas Hill, Kane Drummond, Elliott Nevitt.
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Minute by minute
- 17'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by T. Ince.
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic.
- 82'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic.
Full commentary (66 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Tranmere Rovers vs Oldham Athletic.
- 3'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 6'Attempt saved. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 8'Yellow card for O. Norburn (Oldham Athletic) for foul.
- 11'Yellow card for J. Robson (Oldham Athletic) for foul.
- 16'Attempt blocked. T. Hill (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 17'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by T. Ince.
- 23'Attempt saved. F. Fawunmi (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 23'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
- 25'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
- 29'Attempt blocked. T. Conlon (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 35'Attempt blocked. O. Norburn (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 35'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
- 38'Attempt blocked. F. Fawunmi (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.26.
- 41'Attempt saved. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 41'Attempt saved. K. Appiah-Forson (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 43'Yellow card for J. Slater (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 43'Attempt missed. R. Delaney (Oldham Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 45'Offside, Oldham Athletic.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Oldham Athletic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 46'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: C. Kavanagh comes on for T. Hill.
- 46'Substitution, Oldham Athletic: M. Fondop comes on for E. Nevitt.
- 46'Attempt blocked. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 50'Offside, Oldham Athletic.
- 56'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Ironside comes on for Z. Okoro.
- 56'Attempt blocked. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 58'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 58'Attempt missed. D. Daniels (Oldham Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 59'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 59'Attempt missed. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 60'Off the woodwork! R. Delaney (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 60'Attempt missed. K. Drummond (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 60'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
- 61'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: S. Finley comes on for T. Conlon.
- 63'Attempt missed. C. Kavanagh (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Offside, Oldham Athletic.
- 65'Attempt missed. C. Kavanagh (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.55.
- 65'Attempt saved. C. Kavanagh (Oldham Athletic), header. xG 0.10.
- 68'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: L. O'Connor comes on for C. Whitaker.
- 68'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: D. Kamara comes on for D. Jones.
- 71'Attempt blocked. O. Norburn (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 71'Attempt blocked. K. Appiah-Forson (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 71'Attempt blocked. K. Appiah-Forson (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 72'Attempt missed. G. Scott-Morriss (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 74'Attempt saved. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 75'Attempt blocked. D. Kamara (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 77'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
- 77'Attempt blocked. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 78'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 79'Yellow card for L. McGee (Tranmere Rovers) for argument.
- 82'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 83'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 84'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 90'Yellow card for T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. G. Scott-Morriss (Oldham Athletic), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 90+1'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Fondop (Oldham Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. M. Fondop (Oldham Athletic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.36.
- 90+2'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 90+2'Corner, Oldham Athletic.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. W. Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Oldham Athletic.