Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers draw 2-2 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Oxford United manages to recover against Wycombe Wanderers with 2 goals from L. Leahy from a penalty kick on the 81' and a penalty kick on the 56'.

Luke Meyer

October 29, 2023

OXFORD. Oxford United finds its way back against Wycombe Wanderers with 2 goals from L. Leahy from a penalty kick on the 81′ and a penalty kick on the 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 Seb Stockbridge assisted by Michael Webb and Simon Shaw. The 4th official was Steven Plane. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.12 degrees Celsius or 61.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Oxford United

2 - 2

Wycombe Wanderers

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

16 Total 6
5 On Target 3
10 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 0

98 Attack 100
40 Dangerous attack 45
84 Ball safe 96

1 Penalties 2
7 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

10 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Wycombe Wanderers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wycombe Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Wycombe Wanderers to win the encounter.

Oxford United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (Elliott Moore, Sam Long and Marcus McGuane). Regarding the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers received 5 yellow cards (Luke Leahy, Jasper Pattenden, Dale Taylor, Joe Low and Freddie Potts).

(Oxford United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (20′).

Match Timeline

Marcus McGuane- Yellow

19'

Rúben Rodrigues(goal)Marcus McGuane

25'

34'

Freddie Potts- Yellow

36'

Joe Low- Yellow

56'

Luke Leahy(penalty)

64'

D. Taylor- Yellow

Tyler Goodrham- sub ->Billy Bodin

74'

Cameron Brannagan- sub ->Josh McEachran

74'

Sam Long- Yellow

77'

81'

Luke Leahy(penalty)

83'

Jasper Pattenden- Yellow

Stanley Mills- sub ->Rúben Rodrigues

87'

Tjay De Barr- sub ->Garath McCleary

87'

Sam Vokes- sub ->Brandon Hanlan

Josh Murphy- sub ->Finley Stevens

88'

90'

Luke Leahy- Yellow

Elliott Moore - Yellow

90'

Cameron Brannagan(penalty)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Oxford United will have 29 points like Bolton Wanderers to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Wycombe Wanderers will have 21 points like Derby County to hold in the 10th 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 stats in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Wycombe Wanderers will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of January with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

J. Beadle 1.England

6.6

Sam Long 2.England

6.4

77'

Ciaron Brown 3.England

6.4

Elliott Moore 5.England

7.7

90'

F. Stevens 15.Wales

6.4

88'

Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica

7.0

Josh McEachran 6.England

7.3

74'

Billy Bodin 10.Wales

6.6

74'

Marcus McGuane 18.England

7.1

19'

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

7.8

87'

25'

Mark Harris 9.Wales

7.3

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Jordan Thorniley 4.England

Stanley Mills 7.England

6.8

87'

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

7.3

74'

90'

Josh Murphy 23.England

6.4

88'

Tyler Goodrham 19.England

6.8

74'

Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England

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

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: James Beadle (6.6), Finley Stevens (6.4), Sam Long (6.4), Elliott Moore (7.7), Ciaron Brown (6.4), Greg Leigh (7.0), Rúben Rodrigues (7.8), Marcus McGuane (7.1), Josh McEachran (7.3), Billy Bodin (6.6) and Mark Harris (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Stanley Mills (6.8), Cameron Brannagan (7.3), Simon Eastwood, Tyler Goodrham (6.8), Josh Murphy (6.4) and Gatlin O’Donkor.

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Billy Bodin for Tyler Goodrham (74′), Josh McEachran for Cameron Brannagan (74′), Rúben Rodrigues for Stanley Mills (87′) and Finley Stevens for Josh Murphy (88′).

Best player: Rúben Rodrigues

The most impressive player for Oxford United was Rúben Rodrigues.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers

Max Stryjek 1.Poland

7.0

Luke Leahy 10.England

7.9

90'

56', 81'

Richard Keogh 16.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Joe Low 17.Wales

6.4

36'

Harry Boyes 11.England

7.0

Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica

6.7

87'

Brandon Hanlan 18.England

7.3

87'

Freddie Potts 19.England

7.0

34'

Killian Phillips 22.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Jasper Pattenden 31.England

6.4

83'

D. Taylor 20.Northern Ireland

6.4

64'

Substitutes

Franco Ravizzoli 25.Argentina

Ryan Tafazolli 6.England

Kian Breckin 8.England

Kieran Sadlier 23.Republic of Ireland

Taylor Clark 32.England

Sam Vokes 9.Wales

6.6

87'

Tjay De Barr 29.Gibraltar

6.6

87'

Wycombe Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Matt Bloomfield played with: Max Stryjek (7.0), Joe Low (6.4), Richard Keogh (6.8), Luke Leahy (7.9), Jasper Pattenden (6.4), Garath McCleary (6.7), Freddie Potts (7.0), Killian Phillips (7.0), Harry Boyes (7.0), Brandon Hanlan (7.3) and Dale Taylor (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Tafazolli, Kian Breckin, Sam Vokes (6.6), Kieran Sadlier, Franco Ravizzoli, Tjay De Barr (6.6) and Taylor Clark.