Rochdale vs Oldham - Rochdale set to name an unchanged squad for Oldham match

Rochdale look set to have the same squad for Saturday's Sky Bet League One derby clash with Oldham at Spotland as they did for their previous outing.

Last weekend's 2-0 loss at Coventry saw midfielder Joe Thompson once again miss out due to a hamstring problem, and he remains unavailable.

The same applies to Jim McNulty (unspecified), Peter Vincenti (ankle) and Jamie Allen (knee).

Dale are looking to bounce back from two successive defeats, which followed six league victories in a row.

Oldham have Lee Croft back in training ahead of Saturday's match.

A back injury has kept veteran midfielder Croft out of Latics' past three fixtures and he is set to swell boss Stephen Robinson's options.

Ryan McLaughlin returned last time out following a thigh problem and Robinson has no other injury worries.

However, he will be concerned over both Peter Clarke and Ryan Flynn, both of whom have four bookings and are one away from incurring a suspension.