OXFORD. Oxford United conquers Morecambe 3-1. Oxford United took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Lee Swabey with the assistance of Stephen Brown and Anthony Da Costa. The 4th official was Marc Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Oxford United had a superior ball possession 56% while Morecambe was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Morecambe was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Oxford United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Oxford United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Morecambe shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Oxford United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe received 1 yellow card (J. Andresson).

Standings

After playing this match, Oxford United will have 27 points to stay in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 15 points like Charlton Athletic and Shrewsbury Town to stay in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away with Ipswich Town on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Oxford United (3 draws).

Morecambe will play away agasint Fleetwood Town on the 20th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Fleetwood Town (1 draw).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Simon Eastwood (6.8), Sam Long (6.9), Elliott Moore (7.4), Jordan Thorniley (6.5), Steve Seddon (9.4), James Henry (6.5), Alex Gorrin (7.6), Herbie Kane (6.3), Mark Sykes (7.4), Matty Taylor (8.8) and Nathan Holland (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus McGuane (6.3), B. Bodin, A. Forde, R. Williams, D. Agyei, K. Plumley and Gavin Whyte (6.8).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: N. Holland for G. Whyte (69′), A. Gorrin for M. McGuane (70′) and M. Taylor for T. Diagouraga (90′).

Best player: Steve Seddon​

The player that probably impressed the most for Oxford United was Steve Seddon.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Morecambe – Formation

Also Morecambe adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Stephen Robinson played with: Jökull Andrésson (5.4), Ryan Cooney (7.4), Anthony O’Connor (6.8), Ryan Delaney (6.4), Greg Leigh (5.9), Callum Jones (6.8), Toumani Diagouraga (6.5), Adam Phillips (6.8), Jonah Ayunga (7.0), Cole Stockton (7.6) and Wesley McDonald (7.0).

They had on the bench: K. Letheren, R. McLaughlin, Alfie McCalmont (6.6), Freddie Price (6.1), Shayon Harrison (6.2), S. Wootton and L. Gibson.

Substitutions

Morecambe made 3 changes: A. Phillips for A. McCalmont (74′), C. Jones for F. Price (83′) and W. McDonald for S. Harrison (86′).

Best player: Cole Stockton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was Cole Stockton.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
• Cambridge United – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Doncaster Rovers – 4-0
• Cheltenham Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-2
• Crewe Alexandra – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-4
• Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-3
• Gillingham – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
• Oxford United – Morecambe – 3-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Ipswich Town – 2-1
• Portsmouth – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Rotherham United – Sunderland – 5-1
• Wigan Athletic – Burton Albion – 2-0