Match Preview: York vs Oldham
01/08/2025
Oldham head to the LNER Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon for a huge game in the Betfred Championship at the home of leaders York Knights.
Roughyeds won well against Hunslet last weekend at Boundary Park to keep up the pressure in the top four, and sit four points behind York who are on an 11-match winning run at the top of the Championship.
Team News
Sean Long welcomes back hooker Eloi Pelissier and forward Ryan Lannon who both missed the win over Hunslet through injury.
Second row Matty Ashurst is not quite ready to return, while captain Jordan Turner is also missing.
Brad Gallagher and Bailey Aldridge are the two men to drop out of the 21-man squad as Pelissier and Lannon return.
Matty Wildie will lead the side in the week he agreed a contract extension with the club.
The head coach discusses his selection and preparation for the York game in his latest interview with George Riley here.
Riley Dean remains out long-term along with centres Iain Thornley and Jumah Sambou. Zane Musgrove sits out game six of his eight-match suspension.
Squad in full: 2. Kieran Dixon, 5. Mo Agoro, 8. Gil Dudson, 9. Matty Wildie, 10. Owen Farnworth, 13. Adam Milner, 15. Jay Chapelhow, 16. Pat Moran, 17. Elijah Taylor, 20. Jack Johnson, 21. Lewis Baxter, 23. Josh Drinkwater, 24. Ben O'Keefe, 27. Ben Forster, 30, George Hirst, 31. Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, 37. Ryan Lannon, 38. Ben Davies, 39. Mathieu Pons, 40. Eloi Pelissier, 42. Morgan Smith.
The Opposition
York are the pacesetters in the Betfred Championship and are mounting a strong challenge to be included in Super League next year.
The team has been revitalised under head coach Mark Applegarth, recovering from a slow start to the year and are now on an 11-match winning run in the Championship - 13 games on the spin in all competitions having won the 1895 Cup at Wembley.
The Knights have only lost four league games - but Oldham fans will be well aware that one of those was at Boundary Park when the Roughyeds ran riot on the opening day of the season.
Much-fancied York were thumped 50-4 by a rampant Oldham team, with Joe Brown scoring York’s only try that afternoon.
Kieron Dixon kicked nine goals against his former club as well as scoring two tries for a personal points tally of 26.
York boast the second top try scorer in the Championship in former Super League Grand Final winner Ben Jones-Bishop with 22, while Liam Harris is both the competition's top goal kicker and points scorer.
Tickets and access
All the details you need to grab your tickets for Sunday are here.
Seats are £22 for adults, £17 concessions, free for under 16s.
For those driving, York offer FREE parking subject to availability in their Matchday Car Park, which is located within the Monks Cross Park and Ride Car Park.
The Monks Cross Park and Ride Car Park (YO32 9JU) is situated next door to the LNER Community Stadium and has an ample 400 spaces for matchday users.
Media coverage
We hope to see as many Oldham shirts as possible in the stands in York for this huge game on Sunday afternoon, but if you are unable to make the trip to North Yorkshire we will do our best to bring you the best possible coverage from our top team.
George is racing back from the Oasis concert at Wembley on Saturday night to bring you exclusive live audio commentary on our Roughyeds TV YouTube page from 3pm, and make sure you are following all of our social channels, on Facebook, X and Instagram, the only place to hear the first thoughts from head coach Sean Long before and after kick off, see exclusive on-the-hooter interviews with our players at the end of the game, watch try clips during matches and even hear from the players direct from the team coach on the journey home after the game.
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We can't wait to see you with us in York on Sunday afternoon - Let’s hear the Roughyed Roar!