Oldham Athletic v Burnley LIVE
The 28-year-old centre back played almost 100 senior games for the Latics after progressing through the youth system.
Tarkowski, capped twice for England, would join Brentford in January 2014 before returning to Athletic on loan a couple of months later.
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Hide AdTarkowski, who made his professional debut for Oldham against the Bees, scored the first of his five league goals against Carlisle United on the final day of the 2011-12 campaign.
He would go on to score against Stevenage (x2), Crewe Alexandra and Preston North End in League One.
“I went back a month or two after leaving Oldham, as a player, and I have been back a couple of times as a fan, in the crowd,” said Tarkowski.
“But to finally go back again all these years after and to play against them again – I’m looking forward to it.
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Hide Ad“It was a massive stepping stone in my career and at the time I loved every minute of it.
“It’s a great club and the fans are brilliant. It’s not been a great time for them, but they are hopefully going to bounce back and work their way up the league."
Oldham Athletic 0 Burnley 2 LIVE
Key Events
- The Latics finished 18th in League Two during the 2020-21 campaign
- The home side lost three games on the bounce at the end of the season
- Keith Curle’s side had previously won three of four games in the fourth tier
- The 2021-22 term will be Oldham’s fourth in succession in the basement division of the Football League
- Oldham beat Ashton United and Stalybridge Celtic in pre-season before losing to Wigan Athletic
- The two teams last met in August 2008 when the Clarets won 3-0 in a League Cup tie at Turf Moor
- Burnley are unbeaten in nine competitive fixtures against the Latics - since a 3-0 defeat at Boundary Park in 1994
- Sean Dyche’s side finished 17th in the Premier League last season with 39 points
- The 2021-22 campaign will be the club’s sixth successive in the top flight
- The Clarets beat Salford City and Morecambe in their first pre-season outings
Chance for the visitors
Rodriguez hits the ball on the volley after Brownhill’s flick is cleared but the striker can’t find the target.
Burnley changes
Richardson and Gudmundssdon replaced by Anthony Gomez and Max Thompson respectively for the Clarets.
GOAL: Oldham Athletic 0 Burnley 2
Richardson gets on to the rebound first to extend Burnley’s lead at Boundary Park.
GOAL: Oldham Athletic 0 Burnley 1
Jay Rodriguez turns the ball home from close range after Bobby Thomas headed Dwight McNeil’s corner goalwards.
Deadlock still to be broken
Richardson is denied from close range after the ball broke for the striker inside the six-yard box.
Gudmundsson denied...
Gudmundsson's set-piece - after Richardson is fouled on the edge of the box - is kept out by a brilliant one-handed save from the trialist goalkeeper.
Pieters has a pop!
Erik Pieters lets fly after Gudmundsson and Benson get involved in the build up but the effort rises over the bar.
Another good chance for the hosts
Keilor-Dunn slides the ball into Hallam Hope who fires over the bar under pressure from Tarkowski.
He should score...
Superb run from Dylan Bahamboula deserves a finish, but Davis Keillor-Dunn bends the ball around the far post.
Chance for Burnley
Bardsley floats the ball into the box and Anthony Glennon gets a touch at the far post but can't turn the effort on target.
Latics go close
Davis Keillor-Dunn twists and turns on the edge of the penalty area before firing the ball just wide of the upright.
Clarets almost pay for their mistake!
Tarkowski atones for his own error, clearing a cross from inside his own six-yard box after conceding possession to Davis Keillor-Dunn.