OXFORD. Oxford United beats Grimsby Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. McGuane (11′) and a goal from B. Bodin (75′). Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Darren Bond who was helped by Damith Bandara and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Stephen Parkinson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.42 degrees Celsius or 43.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 21 Total 10
- 13 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 84
- 71 Dangerous attack 48
- 72 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Grimsby Town had a strong ball possession 56% while Oxford United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Oxford United was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match.
Oxford United shot 21 times, 13 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 1 yellow card (Rúben Rodrigues). On the other side, Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Alex Hunt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Oxford United has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the other side, Grimsby Town stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
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Oxford United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: James Beadle, Finley Stevens, Elliott Moore, Jordan Thorniley, Ciaron Brown, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus McGuane, Stanley Mills, Rúben Rodrigues, Josh Murphy and Mark Harris.
The home team had on the bench: Josh McEachran, Billy Bodin, Marcus Browne, Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth, Tyler Goodrham, Alex Gorrin, Stephan Negru and Gatlin O’Donkor.
Oxford United could not rely on the presence of Gatlin O’Donkor (injured).
Substitutions
Oxford United made 5 changes: Stanley Mills for Marcus Browne (68′), Josh Murphy for Tyler Goodrham (68′), Rúben Rodrigues for Billy Bodin (46′), Mark Harris for Josh McEachran (84′) and Marcus Browne for Gatlin O’Donkor (80′).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
Also Grimsby Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Artell played with: Harvey Cartwright, Toby Mullarkey, Harvey Rodgers, Niall Maher, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Kamil Conteh, Harry Clifton, Rekeil Pyke, Alex Hunt, Otis Khan and Danny Rose.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Michee Efete, Kieran Green, Luke Waterfall, Abo Eisa, Gavan Holohan, Jake Eastwood, Callum Ainley, Donovan Wilson and Evan Khouri.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Otis Khan for Abo Eisa (59′), Rekeil Pyke for Donovan Wilson (59′), Kamil Conteh for Gavan Holohan (78′) and Harry Clifton for Callum Ainley (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.
- Maidstone United – Barrow – 2-1
- Wycombe Wanderers – Morecambe – 0-2
- Cambridge United – Fleetwood Town – 4-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Harrogate Town – 5-1
- Peterborough United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-1
- Gillingham – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Stevenage – Port Vale – 1-1
- Newport County – Barnet – 1-1
- Oxford United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Sutton United – Horsham – 3-0
