Oxford United overcomes Carlisle United 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Harris. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Oxford United conquers Carlisle United 1-0 after M. Harris scored just 1 goal (76').

August 17, 2023

OXFORD. Oxford United tops Carlisle United 1-0 after M. Harris scored just 1 goal (76′). Oxford United capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the help of Johnathon Bickerdike and James Vallance. The 4th official was Stephen Parkinson. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.

Match Statistics

Oxford United

1 - 0

Carlisle United

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

14 Total 8
3 On Target 0
5 Off Target 4
6 Shots blocked 4

114 Attack 129
43 Dangerous attack 58
123 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Oxford United was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Oxford United shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Carlisle United shot 8 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Oxford United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Carlisle United received 6 yellow cards (Callum Anthony Guy, Fin Back, Alfie McCalmont, Paul Huntington, and ).

Match Timeline

51'

Callum Guy- Yellow

62'

Fin Back- Yellow

60'

Alfie McCalmont- Yellow

73'

Paul Huntington - Yellow

Stanley Mills- sub ->Marcus Browne

67'

70'

Daniel Butterworth- sub ->Jordan Gibson

Mark Harris(goal)

76'

Tyler Goodrham- sub ->Billy Bodin

75'

Marcus McGuane- sub ->Rúben Rodrigues

75'

81'

88'

Jayden Harris- sub ->Callum Anthony Guy

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Oxford United has 6 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United stays with 2 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will host Barnsley on the 6th of January with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Carlisle United will play away agasint Exeter City on the 6th of January with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

J. Beadle 1.England

6.5

Sam Long 2.England

7.8

Ciaron Brown 3.England

7.1

Elliott Moore 5.England

7.0

Stephan Negru 28.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Josh McEachran 6.England

7.8

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

7.1

Billy Bodin 10.Wales

7.1

75'

Marcus Browne 11.England

7.1

67'

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

7.2

75'

Mark Harris 9.Wales

7.6

90'

76'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

F. Stevens 15.Wales

Stanley Mills 7.England

6.4

67'

Oisin Smyth 14.Northern Ireland

Marcus McGuane 18.England

75'

Tyler Goodrham 19.England

75'

Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England

6.6

90'

Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: James Beadle (6.5), Sam Long (7.8), Elliott Moore (7.0), Stephan Negru (7.0), Ciaron Brown (7.1), Cameron Brannagan (7.1), Josh McEachran (7.8), Marcus Browne (7.1), Rúben Rodrigues (7.2), Billy Bodin (7.1) and Mark Harris (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Stanley Mills (6.4), Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth, Finley Stevens, Marcus McGuane, Tyler Goodrham and Gatlin O’Donkor (6.6).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Marcus Browne for Stanley Mills (67′), Billy Bodin for Tyler Goodhram (75′), Rúben Rodrigues for Marcus McGuane (75′) and Mark Harris for Gatlin O’Donkor (90′).

Best player: Sam Long

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Sam Long even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United

Tomas Holy 1.Czech Republic

6.3

Sam Lavelle 5.Scotland

6.9

Paul Huntington 6.England

6.7

81'

73'

Jon Mellish 22.England

7.0

Fin Back 2.England

6.9

62'

Jack Armer 3.Scotland

6.4

Callum Guy 8.England

7.3

88'

51'

Alfie McCalmont 10.Northern Ireland

6.6

60'

Taylor Charters 15.England

6.7

Jordan Gibson 7.England

6.8

70'

Ryan Edmondson 9.England

6.7

81'

Substitutes

Jökull Andrésson 99.Iceland

Corey Whelan 17.Republic of Ireland

Ben Barclay 26.England

Jayden Harris 16.England

88'

Daniel Butterworth 11.England

6.1

70'

Joe Garner 14.England

81'

Luke Plange 27.England

81'

Carlisle United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Simpson played with: Tomáš Holý (6.3), Samuel Lavelle (6.9), Paul Huntington (6.7), Jon Mellish (7.0), Fin Back (6.9), Alfie McCalmont (6.6), Callum Anthony Guy (7.3), Taylor Charters (6.7), Jack Armer (6.4), Ryan Edmondson (6.7) and Jordan Gibson (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Butterworth (6.1), Joe Garner, Jayden Harris, Corey Whelan, Ben Barclay, Luke Plange and Jökull Andrésson.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 4 changes: Jordan Gibson for Daniel Butterworth (70′), Paul Huntington for Joe Garner (81′), Ryan Edmondson for Luke Plange (81′) and Callum Anthony Guy for Jayden Harris (88′).