Oldham vs Tranmere preview
Tranmere will make a late call on midfielder Luke McCullough
Monday 1 April 2019 17:53, UK
Oldham will again be without suspended midfielder Jose Baxter when they host in-form Tranmere in the Sky Bet League Two at Boundary Park on Tuesday.
Baxter, who was sent off for a straight red card during his side's 2-0 defeat at Lincoln on March 12, will serve the second of his three-match ban.
New manager Pete Wild will be without midfielder Dan Gardner, while on-loan striker Oladapo Afolayan also remains a doubt.
Wild recorded the first win of his second spell in charge of Oldham with a 2-0 win over Grimsby on Saturday and will be hoping for a similar performance against fifth-placed Tranmere.
Tranmere will make a late call on midfielder Luke McCullough as they look to record their eighth successive win.
McCullough limped off 10 minutes into Tranmere's 3-0 win at home to Carlisle on Saturday and it is unknown yet whether he will be available.
Defender Zoumana Bakayogo could make his Tranmere return after recently returning to training.
Manager Micky Mellon continues to be without Ishmael Miller who remains sidelined with a long-term hamstring injury.
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Oldham are without a win in five league games against Tranmere (D2 L3), although each of the last two have finished level.
Tranmere have won both of their last two away league visits to Oldham by a 1-0 scoreline; they last won three successive trips there in the Football League in September 1948.
Oldham are looking to win consecutive home league games for just the third time this season (also in September and November).
Tranmere have won seven consecutive league games in England's top four tiers for the first time since a run of nine ending in March 1990 in the third tier.
Five of Oldham's last six wins all competitions have come under Pete Wild, despite Paul Scholes taking charge of seven games during this run.
