Oxford United tops Burton Albion 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Oxford United conquers Burton Albion 3-1.

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Oxford United tops Burton Albion 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BURTON-UPON-TRENT. Oxford United tops Burton Albion 3-1. Oxford United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Taylor (1′) and N. Holland (43′). Burton Albion tried to recover with a goal from C. Lakin (80′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (84′) scored by J. Henry for Oxford United. Oxford United took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium stadium in Burton-upon-Trent on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the assistance of Oliver Bickle and Nicholas Cooper. The 4th official was Paul Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Burton Albion

1 - 3

Team 1

Oxford United

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 8 Total 24
  • 1 On Target 10
  • 7 Off Target 14
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 108
  • 58 Dangerous attack 59
  • 81 Ball safe 68
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Oxford United had a strong ball possession 60% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match.​

Burton Albion shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (K. Hemmings, M. Bostwick and L. Akins). Regarding the opposition, Oxford United received 1 yellow card (C. Brannagan).

Match Timeline

1'
38'
43'
46'
53'
65'
66'
67'
68'
Cameron Brannagan- Yellow
80'
84'
James Henry(penalty)
86'
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this encounter, Burton Albion will stay with 22 points like Milton Keynes Dons to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will have 24 points to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Burton Albion will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 30th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).

Oxford United will host Morecambe on the 30th of October with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Burton Albion – Formation

Burton Albion
G
Ben Garratt 24.England
6.9
D
Frazer Blake-Tracy 18.England
6.4
46'
D
Michael Bostwick 5.England
6.4
38'
D
Conor Shaughnessy 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Adedeji Oshilaja 4.England
6.8
M
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 3.England
6.9
67'
M
Tom Hamer 37.England
7.8
M
Thomas O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
7.0
F
Harry Chapman 39.England
6.8
F
Lucas Akins 10.Grenada
6.6
66' 53'
F
Kane Hemmings 9.England
6.8
86'
Substitutes
G
Ellery Balcombe 22.England
M
Jonny Smith 11.England
5.8
46'
M
Terry Taylor 23.Wales
M
Ciaran Gilligan 25.England
M
Charlie Lakin 40.England
7.2
67' Goals80'
F
Daniel Jebbison 21.Canada
6.6
66'
F
Joe Powell 8.England

Burton Albion started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jerrel Hasselbaink decided to play with the following team: Ben Garratt (6.9), Conor Shaughnessy (6.4), Michael Bostwick (6.4), Frazer Blake-Tracy (6.4), Thomas Hamer (7.8), Adedeji Oshilaja (6.8), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (6.9), Harrison Chapman (6.8), Lucas Akins (6.6) and Kane Hemmings (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jonny Smith (5.8), T. Taylor, E. Balcombe, Daniel Jebbison (6.6), C. Gilligan, Charlie Lakin (7.2) and J. Powell.

Substitutions

Burton Albion made 3 changes: F. Blake-Tracey for J. Smith (46′), L. Akins for D. Jebbison (66′) and C. Borthwick-Jackson for C. Lakin (67′).

Best player: Thomas Hamer​

The most impressive player for Burton Albion was Thomas Hamer.

His rating is (7.8) with 40 passes (42% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Simon Eastwood 1.England
6.6
D
Sam Long 2.England
7.3
D
Jordan Thorniley 4.England
6.6
D
Elliott Moore  5.England
7.5
D
Steve Seddon 42.England
7.1
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
7.2
68'
M
Herbie Kane 26.England
6.8
M
James Henry 17.England
7.5
88' Goals84'
F
Mark Sykes 10.Northern Ireland
6.8
65'
F
Nathan Holland 27.England
7.3
88' Goals43'
F
Matty Taylor 9.England
8.0
Goals1'
Substitutes
K. Plumley 31.England
M
Ryan Williams 7.Australia
88'
M
Alex Gorrin 6.Spain
88'
M
Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland
F
Billy Bodin 23.Wales
F
Gavin Whyte 21.Northern Ireland
6.8
65'
F
Dan Agyei 19.England

Oxford United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Karl Robinson played with: Simon Eastwood (6.6), Sam Long (7.3), Elliott Moore (7.5), Jordan Thorniley (6.6), Steve Seddon (7.1), James Henry (7.5), Herbie Kane (6.8), Cameron Brannagan (7.2), Mark Sykes (6.8), Matty Taylor (8.0) and Nathan Holland (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Williams, Alex Gorrin, B. Bodin, K. Plumley, Gavin Whyte (6.8), A. Forde and D. Agyei.

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: M. Sykes for G. Whyte (65′), N. Holland for A. Gorrin (88′) and J. Henry for R. Williams (88′).

Best player: Matty Taylor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Matty Taylor.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 22 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 21.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​