Oxford United seizes a 2-1 win against Bristol Rovers. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Oxford United overcome Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. A goal from A. Collins was decisive in the 89min.

October 8, 2023

OXFORD. Oxford United overcome Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. A goal from A. Collins was decisive in the 89min. It was Oxford United to strike first with a goal of Billy Bodin at the 13′. Then Sam Long scored again for Oxford United in the 81′ minute. Eventually, Aaron Collins reduced the distance for Bristol Rovers (89′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Bristol Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

Oxford United remained in 10 after Stanley Mills received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 8:30 am local time. The referee was Simon Mather who had the assistance of Andrew Aylott and Abbas Khan. The 4th official was Stephen Brown. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.49 degrees Celsius or 65.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Oxford United

2 - 1

Bristol Rovers

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

17 Total 15
6 On Target 7
5 Off Target 7
6 Shots blocked 1

74 Attack 132
45 Dangerous attack 64
83 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 3
5 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Double Yellow 1
2 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 57% while Oxford United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Oxford United found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Oxford United shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (Oisin Smyth, Elliott Moore and Cameron Brannagan). On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards (Sam Finley, Chris Martin, Joey Barton and Jevani Brown).

(Oxford United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Billy Bodin(goal)Rúben Rodrigues

13'

Cameron Brannagan- Yellow

15'

Stanley Mills- sub ->Finley Stevens

46'

Elliott Moore - Yellow

46'

48'

C. Martin- Yellow

57'

J. Brown- Yellow

58'

A. Evans- sub ->Luke McCormick

58'

S. Finley- sub ->Lamare Bogarde

Josh Murphy- sub ->Billy Bodin

58'

63'

J. Brown(yellowredcard)

70'

75'

L. Hoole- sub ->Jack Hunt

78'

S. Finley- Yellow

Sam Long(goal)Cameron Brannagan

81'

84'

S. Sinclair- sub ->Chris Martin

Oisin Smyth- sub ->Rúben Rodrigues

88'

89'

Oisin Smyth- Yellow

90'

Oisin Smyth(yellowredcard)

90'

Stanley Mills- Red

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Oxford United will have 27 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers will stay with 15 points like Charlton Athletic and Lincoln City to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

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

Bristol Rovers will host Cambridge United on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

J. Beadle 1.England

7.9

Sam Long 2.England

7.8

81'

Ciaron Brown 3.England

6.7

Elliott Moore 5.England

7.3

46'

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

7.9

15'

Billy Bodin 10.Wales

7.3

58'

13'

F. Stevens 15.Wales

6.7

46'

Marcus McGuane 18.England

7.0

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

7.9

88'

Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica

7.1

Mark Harris 9.Wales

7.1

70'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Jordan Thorniley 4.England

Josh McEachran 6.England

Stanley Mills 7.England

6.4

46'

90'

Oisin Smyth 14.Northern Ireland

5.6

88'

90'

Josh Murphy 23.England

6.7

58'

Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England

6.4

70'

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: James Beadle (7.9), Sam Long (7.8), Elliott Moore (7.3), Ciaron Brown (6.7), Greg Leigh (7.1), Cameron Brannagan (7.9), Marcus McGuane (7.0), Finley Stevens (6.7), Rúben Rodrigues (7.9), Billy Bodin (7.3) and Mark Harris (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Josh McEachran, Stanley Mills (6.4), Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth (5.6), Josh Murphy (6.7) and Gatlin O’Donkor (6.4).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Finley Stevens for Stanley Mills (46′), Mark Harris for Gatlin O’Donkor (70′), Billy Bodin for Josh Murphy (58′) and Rúben Rodrigues for Oisin Smyth (88′).

Best player: James Beadle

The most impressive player for Oxford United was the goalkeeper: James Beadle. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers

M. Cox 33.England

7.7

J. Grant 4.England

6.7

C. Taylor 17.England

7.7

H. Vale 19.England

7.9

J. Hunt 42.England

7.3

75'

Ryan Woods 15.England

7.1

L. Bogarde 22.Netherlands

6.8

58'

L. McCormick 23.England

7.3

58'

A. Collins 10.Wales

8.1

89'

C. Martin 18.Scotland

6.8

84'

48'

J. Brown 20.Jamaica

6.0

57'

Substitutes

M. Hall 35.England

James Gibbons 28.England

S. Finley 6.England

7.0

58'

78'

S. Sinclair 7.England

7.0

84'

A. Evans 21.England

6.7

58'

L. Hoole 30.Wales

6.8

75'

Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Joey Barton played with: Matthew Cox (7.7), Jack Hunt (7.3), Connor Taylor (7.7), Josh Grant (6.7), Harvey Vale (7.9), Lamare Bogarde (6.8), Ryan Woods (7.1), Luke McCormick (7.3), Jevani Brown (6.0), Chris Martin (6.8) and Aaron Collins (8.1).

They had on the bench: Sam Finley (7.0), Scott Sinclair (7.0), Antony Evans (6.7), James Gibbons, Luca Hoole (6.8) and Matthew Hall.

Bristol Rovers could not rely on the presence of Luca Hoole (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol Rovers made 4 changes: Jack Hunt for Luca Hoole (75′), Luke McCormick for Antony Evans (58′), Lamare Bogarde for Sam Finley (58′) and Chris Martin for Scott Sinclair (84′).