NAILSWORTH. Oxford United was finally too much to handle for Forest Green Rovers with the goal of Kyle Joseph (11′), Tyler Goodrham (46′) and Billy Bodin (69′).
The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves assisted by Joe Simpson and Paul Lister. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 3 Total 14
- 1 On Target 6
- 1 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 102 Attack 130
- 17 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oxford United was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match.
Forest Green Rovers shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 27 points to hold in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will have 47 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Forest Green Rovers will play away with Cambridge United on the 7th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Oxford United will host Accrington Stanley on the 7th of May with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Duncan Ferguson decided to play with the following team: Ross Doohan, Corey O’Keeffe, Jamie Robson, Brandon Cooper, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Oliver Casey, Dylan McGeouch, Myles Peart-Harris, Charlie Savage, Harvey Bunker and Tyrese Omotoye.
The home team had on the bench: Reece Brown, Amadou Bakayoko, Dominic Bernard, Alfie Burnett, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Jordan Garrick and Sean O’Brien.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Myles Peart-Harris for Amadou Bakayoko (52′), Udoka Godwin-Malife for Dominic Bernard (52′), Corey O’Keeffe for Jordan Garrick (53′), Amadou Bakayoko for Sean O’Brien (83′) and Harvey Bunker for Reece Brown (87′).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Liam Manning played with: Simon Eastwood, Stuart Findlay, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Elliott Jordan Moore, Billy Bodin, Josh Murphy, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane, Marcus Browne and Kyle Joseph.
They had on the bench: Tyler Smith, Djavan Anderson, Brandon Fleming, Tyler Goodhram, Oisin Smyth, Edward McGinty and Yanic Wildschut.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 4 changes: Marcus Browne for Tyler Goodhram (46′), Josh Murphy for Brandon Fleming (62′), Billy Bodin for Oisin Smyth (74′) and Sam Long for Djavan Anderson (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 0-3
- Shrewsbury Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-3
- Plymouth Argyle – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Morecambe – Lincoln City – 3-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Barnsley – 4-4
- Ipswich Town – Exeter City – 6-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Oxford United – 0-3
- Derby County – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Port Vale – 3-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Fleetwood Town – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Cambridge United – 1-2