Sheffield Wednesday face a tough FA Cup test away at Oldham Athletic this Sunday. The first-round tie at Boundary Park kicks off at 17:15 local time.
Wednesday enter the competition as a League One side, currently ninth in the table with 20 points from 13 games, having recorded five wins, five draws and three losses. Their recent form has been inconsistent, with a win, two draws and two losses in their last five league outings, a sequence that includes a 1-1 draw with Cambridge United and defeats to Doncaster and Notts County prior to a 5-0 win over AFC Wimbledon. They drew 1-1 with Blackpool last time out on November 1, a match where Davis Keillor-Dunn scored in the 25th minute.
Oldham, who play in League Two, come into the game off a 1-0 win over Northampton. The last meeting between the sides was a pre-season friendly in August, which Oldham won 4-0.
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Sheffield Wednesday's last starting lineup featured a 3-4-2-1 formation with Mason Burstow, who scored in the 1-1 draw with Cambridge United, leading the attack, supported by Jaden Heskey and Keillor-Dunn. Key midfielder Bannan also started that game. Oldham are expected to set up in a 4-4-2 shape, with striker Fondop-Talum a likely threat.
J. Lowe is the club's top scorer this season with five goals in ten appearances. The team will look to him for a cutting edge in the cup. In league play, the team has scored 22 goals while conceding 14, giving them a goal difference of plus eight.
Their next League One fixture is at home to Plymouth, who are fifth in the table, on Saturday 14 November. The club will aim to use the momentum from the Blackpool draw to progress in the FA Cup.
