Fleetwood Town face a quick return to Boundary Park for an EFL Trophy group stage fixture against Oldham on Tuesday evening. The match is a rematch of the League Two encounter earlier this month which ended in a 1-1 draw at Highbury Stadium.
Scott Brown's side will aim to bounce back from a 3-1 league defeat away to Barnet last weekend. That result leaves Fleetwood sitting 11th in the League Two table with 10 points from their opening seven matches. Their recent form shows two wins, two draws and one loss from the last five games across all competitions.
Oldham, their hosts, are in a difficult run of form, having lost their last three matches. Their most recent outing was a 2-0 defeat at Rochdale. The Latics' only point in that sequence came from the draw with Fleetwood on September 1st.
Fleetwood's last starting lineup, used in the loss to Barnet, featured Jay Lynch in goal behind a back three of Shaun Rooney, Ryan Bennett and Finley Potter. The midfield was anchored by Lewis McCann, with Andrew Murphy and Max Helm providing support for forwards Danny Andrew and Ronan Coughlan. Will Davies, who scored Fleetwood's goal at Barnet, also started.
A positive result in this Trophy group game could provide momentum ahead of a return to league action. Fleetwood's next League Two fixture is at home to 17th-placed Rochdale on Saturday.
