The loss of Bobby Zamora is a big worry for Albion Fans, he has been replaced in the last fortnight or so by two loan signings.
Leon Knight has come in from Chelski, initially on a three month loan, with a view to gaining a permanent contract at the Albion. Darius Henderson completed his loan signing from Reading today.
The other newcomer expected to start for Brighton on Saturday is Ben Roberts signed on a Bosman. Ben was on loan with us from Charlton for a month last Season while Michels Kuipers was injured and Big Dave Beasant was ill. His wages were paid from a fund set up by the supporters.
Also missing from Albions squad last Season will be Paul Kitson, he only played seven times in an unsuccesful injury plagued season. Graeme Barrett, on a season long loan from Arsenal during the last campaign, has joined Coventry in a permanent deal.
Club Captain Paul Rogers retired to join the Clubs admin staff.
Tomorrows team is likely to be
Roberts
Watson Hinselwood Cullip Mayo
Hart Carpenter Rodger Jones
Henderson Knight
History of the Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture
Brighton face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday Afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at that ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 16 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was the season before last, in February 2002, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match, even though the Albion won the Championship that season.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Latics, with 3 goals against.
Brighton have an average recent record on the road, although this record is from last Seasons campaign in Division One, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Seagulls have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a draw, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches, though Oldham have lost a lot of last Seasons Squad.
Draw
Leon Knight has come in from Chelski, initially on a three month loan, with a view to gaining a permanent contract at the Albion. Darius Henderson completed his loan signing from Reading today.
The other newcomer expected to start for Brighton on Saturday is Ben Roberts signed on a Bosman. Ben was on loan with us from Charlton for a month last Season while Michels Kuipers was injured and Big Dave Beasant was ill. His wages were paid from a fund set up by the supporters.
Also missing from Albions squad last Season will be Paul Kitson, he only played seven times in an unsuccesful injury plagued season. Graeme Barrett, on a season long loan from Arsenal during the last campaign, has joined Coventry in a permanent deal.
Club Captain Paul Rogers retired to join the Clubs admin staff.
Tomorrows team is likely to be
Roberts
Watson Hinselwood Cullip Mayo
Hart Carpenter Rodger Jones
Henderson Knight
History of the Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion fixture
Brighton face a trip to Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday Afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at that ground. The Seagulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 16 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was the season before last, in February 2002, with Oldham Ath. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Two match, even though the Albion won the Championship that season.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 0 | Brighton | LD2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Brighton | 3 - 0 | Oldham Ath. | LD2 |
1990/1991 | Sat 02 Mar | Brighton | 1 - 2 | Oldham Ath. | DIV2 |
1990/1991 | Sat 01 Dec | Oldham Ath. | 6 - 1 | Brighton | DIV2 |
1989/1990 | Sat 03 Mar | Brighton | 1 - 1 | Oldham Ath. | DIV2 |
1989/1990 | Sat 18 Nov | Oldham Ath. | 1 - 1 | Brighton | DIV2 |
1988/1989 | Sat 18 Feb | Oldham Ath. | 2 - 1 | Brighton | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Oldham Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Latics, with 3 goals against.
Brighton have an average recent record on the road, although this record is from last Seasons campaign in Division One, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Seagulls have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Oldham Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
Brighton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a draw, as the Seagulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches, though Oldham have lost a lot of last Seasons Squad.
Draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Oldham Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Brighton | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |