OXFORD. Cheltenham Town and Oxford United draw 1-1. C. Wright scored the first goal (48′) for Cheltenham Town. M. Sykes equalized (82′). Oxford United was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
M. Taylor squandered a decisive penalty (29′). That would have allowed Oxford United to win the match.
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook with the support of Andrew Aylott and Darren Blunden. The 4th official was David Hunt. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 3 On Target 4
- 14 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 83
- 51 Dangerous attack 43
- 74 Ball safe 81
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 64% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oxford United was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Oxford United to win the match.
Oxford United shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 1 yellow card (M. Sykes). Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 5 yellow cards (C. Thomas, M. Blair, L. Freestone, O. Evans and C. Raglan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Oxford United will have 43 points like Plymouth Argyle to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will have 29 points like Charlton Athletic to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away with Lincoln City on the 8th of January with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Oxford United (0 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Burton Albion on the 8th of January with a 5-5 head to head record.
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
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Oxford United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Simon Eastwood , Sam Long , Elliott Moore , Jordan Thorniley , Steve Seddon , Marcus McGuane , Herbie Kane , Cameron Brannagan , Mark Sykes , Matty Taylor and Ryan Williams .
The home team had on the bench: B. Davis, Sam Winnall , L. McNally, J. Mousinho, Gavin Whyte , J. Stevens and B. Bodin.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 2 changes: M. McGuane for G. Whyte (61′) and R. Williams for S. Winnall (70′).
Best player: Mark Sykes
The most impressive player for Oxford United was Mark Sykes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Michael Duff played with: Owen Evans , Charlie Raglan , Matthew Pollock , Sean Long , Matty Blair , Conor Thomas , Liam Sercombe , Lewis Freestone , Callum Wright , Kyle Joseph and Alfie May .
These were the players on the bench: D. Crowley, Elliot Bonds , William Boyle , C. Norton, Andy Williams, S. Flinders and D. Barkers.
Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of W. Boyle (injured).
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: C. Wright for E. Bonds (74′), M. Pollock for W. Boyle (76′) and K. Joseph for A. Williams (88′).
Best player: Matthew Pollock
The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Matthew Pollock.
His rating is with 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Burton Albion – Crewe Alexandra – 4-1
- Charlton Athletic – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Gillingham – 0-0
- Oxford United – Cheltenham Town – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
