Accrington Stanley beat Oldham Athletic to complete Carabao Cup first-round draw

Accrington Stanley eased to a 3-1 win over Oldham Athletic in the preliminary round of the Carabao Cup.

The Reds scored all three goals in the opening period to secure a first-round tie at home to League One Peterborough United next week.

Stanley opened the scoring after 10 minutes when Kelsey Mooney crossed from the right and 18-year-old Anjola Popoola fired home at the far post.

Mooney got the second seven minutes later when Charlie Brown‘s free-kick was headed back across goal by Farrend Rawson and the striker tapped the ball over the line.

Oldham pressed to get back in the tie with Luke Hannant shooting over in a good position in the 33rd minute.

However, Stanley struck again a minute later when the ball was cleared off the line and it came out to Josh Woods, who rifled home from 20 yards.

Oldham pressed after the break and got one back shortly after the hour mark when former Stanley defender Reagan Ogle’s long-range strike took a deflection to find the net.

But Stanley held on in this season’s additional round, added due to the number of Premier League teams involved in European competition.

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