Hartlepool United vs Oldham Athletic

26 December 2023 · National League · 2023/24 · Referee M Barlow

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

Joe Grey 4’

Josh Stones 9’
James Norwood 17’, 63’

Match summary

Oldham Athletic came from behind to win 3-1 away at Hartlepool United. Oldham Athletic led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Joe Grey put Hartlepool United ahead in the 4th minute, Josh Stones equalised in the 9th minute, and James Norwood put Oldham Athletic in front in the 17th minute. In the second half, Norwood made it 1-3 from a corner in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Oldham Athletic created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Hartlepool United's 0.45 from 7.

Match stats

1 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 0

0.44 xG 1.67

0.44 Non-penalty xG 1.67

Key events

Hartlepool United Oldham Athletic

Kick-off

Joe Grey

1-0

4’

9’

Josh Stones

1-1

17’

James Norwood

1-2

Half-time1-2

63’

James Norwood

1-3

Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Oldham Athletic

Will Sutton
Charlie Raglan
Josh Lundstram
Josh Stones

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Hartlepool United 0.45 xGOldham Athletic 1.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Oldham Athletic attacking Hartlepool United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players


Joel Dixon	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ciaran Brennan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Manny Onariase	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
David Ferguson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jake Hastie Taken off	67′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nicky Featherstone	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mitchell Hancox Taken off	74′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Brody Paterson Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Callum Cooke	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Grey	90′	1	–	3	0.28	–	–	–
Josh Umerah	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Kieran Burton Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stephonson Louis Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Anthony Mancini Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Mathew Hudson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will Sutton	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–
Shaun Hobson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Charlie Raglan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Liam Hogan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mark Kitching	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Hallam Hope	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Josh Lundstram	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nathan Sheron	90′	–	–	2	0.30	–	–	–
Josh Stones	90′	1	–	2	0.50	–	–
James Norwood	90′	2	–	2	0.83	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Hartlepool United win 40% Avg odds 2.30

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.52

Oldham Athletic win 34% Avg odds 2.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Hartlepool United W D L L D

Oldham Athletic W W L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Hartlepool United 0-0 Oldham Athletic, 01 Jan 22 Next meeting: Oldham Athletic 2-0 Hartlepool United, 30 Dec 23 All Hartlepool United vs Oldham Athletic meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.