Lincoln City surprises Oxford United with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

LINCOLN. Lincoln City had a surprising win over Oxford United with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Scully (40') and a goal from M. Whittaker (56').

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January 9, 2022

LINCOLN. Lincoln City had a surprising win over Oxford United with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Scully (40′) and a goal from M. Whittaker (56′).

The match was played at the LNER Stadium stadium in Lincoln on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the help of Ollie Williams and Joe Clark. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was mist. The temperature was freezing at -0.5 degrees Celsius or 31.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.

Match Statistics

Lincoln City

2 - 0

Oxford United

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

11 Total 15
2 On Target 4
9 Off Target 11
0 Shots blocked 0

103 Attack 125
34 Dangerous attack 39
82 Ball safe 83

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Lincoln City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Oxford United that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Lincoln City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Lincoln City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Lincoln City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United received 1 yellow card (M. Taylor).

Also, Oxford United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after H. Kane (Oxford United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).

Match Timeline

Lasse Sørensen- sub ->L. Montsma

39'

40'

43'

Marcus McGuane- sub ->C. Brannagan

56'

64'

James Henry- sub ->G. Whyte

64'

77'

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Lincoln City will have 25 points like AFC Wimbledon and Fleetwood Town to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United will stay with 43 points like Plymouth Argyle to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Lincoln City will host Cambridge United on the 15th of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Cambridge United (4 draws).

Oxford United will play away agasint Wycombe Wanderers on the 15th of January with a 6-6 head to head record.

Lincoln City – Formation

Lincoln City

Joshua Griffiths 1.England

7.1

Regan Poole 2.Wales

7.1

Timothy Eyoma 22.England

7.6

Cohen Bramall 15.England

6.5

Lewis Montsma 4.Netherlands

7.0

39'

Conor McGrandles 18.Scotland

7.4

Teddy Bishop 12.England

6.3

L. Fiorini 19.Scotland

7.6

Anthony Scully 11.Republic of Ireland

6.9

88'

40'

Chris Maguire 10.Scotland

7.6

Morgan Whittaker 7.England

7.8

56'

Substitutes

Sam Long 31.England

Jamie Robson 24.Scotland

Lasse Sørensen 21.Denmark

7.1

39'

Hakeeb Adelakun 14.England

88'

Max Sanders 6.England

Lincoln City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths (7.1), Timothy Eyoma (7.6), Lewis Montsma (7.0), Regan Poole (7.1), Cohen Bramall (6.5), Lewis Fiorini (7.6), Conor McGrandles (7.4), Teddy Bishop (6.3), Morgan Whittaker (7.8), Chris Maguire (7.6) and Anthony Scully (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: S. Long, Lasse Sørensen (7.1), J. Robson, Hakeeb Adelakun and Max Sanders.

Lincoln City could not rely on the presence of L. Sorensen (injured).

Substitutions

Lincoln City made 3 changes: L. Montsma for L. Sorensen (39′), L. Fiorini for H. Adelakun (88′) and A. Scully for M. H. Sanders (88′).

Best player: Morgan Whittaker

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lincoln City was Morgan Whittaker.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 15.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

Simon Eastwood 1.England

6.5

Sam Long 2.England

6.9

Elliott Moore 5.England

7.0

Steve Seddon 42.England

6.5

Luke McNally 16.Republic of Ireland

7.1

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

6.4

43'

Mark Sykes 10.Northern Ireland

6.8

Herbie Kane 26.England

6.8

77'

Ryan Williams 7.Australia

7.0

64'

Gavin Whyte 21.Northern Ireland

6.2

64'

Matty Taylor 9.England

6.2

90'

Substitutes

Jack Stevens 13.England

Nathan Holland 27.England

6.6

64'

Marcus McGuane 18.England

6.7

43'

Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland

James Henry 17.England

6.4

64'

Billy Bodin 23.Wales

Sam Winnall 11.England

Also Oxford United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Karl Robinson played with: Simon Eastwood (6.5), Sam Long (6.9), Luke McNally (7.1), Elliott Moore (7.0), Steve Seddon (6.5), Mark Sykes (6.8), Herbie Kane (6.8), Cameron Brannagan (6.4), Gavin Whyte (6.2), Matty Taylor (6.2) and Ryan Williams (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James Henry (6.4), Nathan Holland (6.6), B. Bodin, Marcus McGuane (6.7), A. Forde, S. Winnall and J. Stevens.

Oxford United could not rely on the presence of M. McGuane (injured).