Oldham Athletic will look to put three years of misery behind them when they entertain Carlisle United in the Carling Cup first round this evening, writes Gavin Browne.

For a side which made its name on the back of cup success two decades ago, Latics’ recent results make for pretty grim reading.

Their last victory in a cup game of any description came in the same competition with a penalty shoot-out win at Rochdale in August 2008.

Latics boss Paul Dickov said: “We want to win for lots of reasons.

“People keep telling me we haven’t won a cup tie for a long time, so we want to win to end that statistic, as well as for the financial boost that a cup run brings. I’ll be playing my strongest team.”

With Matthew Lund away on international duty with Northern Ireland’s Under-21s, it means a likely debut for new signing James Wesolowski.

The 23-year-old, a former team-mate of Dickov’s at Leicester City, penned a one-year deal on Monday after leaving Peterborough United.

Josh Parker is in line for his first senior start. Tweet