Derby County overcomes Oxford United after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Derby County had a astounding comeback against Oxford United.

December 30, 2023

OXFORD. Derby County had a astonishing comeback against Oxford United. Derby County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 11,219 spectators. The referee was Will Finnie who had the assistance of Samuel Ogles and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.

Match Statistics

Oxford United

2 - 3

Derby County

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

9 Total 20
6 On Target 5
2 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 7

63 Attack 153
16 Dangerous attack 71
78 Ball safe 85

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 19
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

4 Total 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Derby County was in firm control of the ball 66% while Oxford United was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Derby County had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Derby County won the contest.

Oxford United shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Derby County shot 20 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 1 yellow card (James Beadle). On the opposite side, Derby County received 4 yellow cards (Max Bird, Tyreece John-Jules, Tom Barkhuizen and Joe Wildsmith).

Match Timeline

Joe Wildsmith- Yellow

Cameron Brannagan(penalty)

Cameron Brannagan(goal)

13'

24'

Max Bird - Yellow

45'

C. Forsyth(goal)James Collins

James Henry- sub ->Tyler Goodrham

46'

59'

Tom Barkhuizen- Yellow

Josh McEachran- sub ->Stanley Mills

59'

61'

T. John-Jules- sub ->James Collins

67'

Jordan Thorniley- sub ->Mark Harris

70'

71'

T. John-Jules- Yellow

75'

Sonny Bradley- sub ->Craig Forsyth

75'

L. Sibley- sub ->Ryan Nyambe

81'

L. Thompson(goal)Eiran Joe Cashin

81'

L. Thompson- sub ->Tom Barkhuizen

81'

J. Ward- sub ->Kane Wilson

86'

E. Cashin(goal)Conor Hourihane

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Oxford United stays with 43 points like Stevenage to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Derby County will has 46 points like Peterborough United to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away against Charlton Athletic on the 1st of January with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).

Derby County will host Peterborough United on the 1st of January with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (1 draw).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

J. Beadle 1.England

6.6

67'

Ciaron Brown 3.England

7.1

Elliott Moore 5.England

6.7

Joe Bennett 12.England

7.0

F. Stevens 15.Wales

6.4

Stanley Mills 7.England

6.7

59'

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

8.9

2', 13'

Marcus McGuane 18.England

6.4

87'

Tyler Goodrham 19.England

6.4

46'

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

7.1

Mark Harris 9.Wales

7.0

70'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Jordan Thorniley 4.England

6.6

70'

Josh McEachran 6.England

6.8

59'

Oisin Smyth 14.Northern Ireland

James Henry 17.England

7.0

46'

Alex Gorrin 25.Spain

Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England

6.8

87'

Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: James Beadle (6.6), Finley Stevens (6.4), Elliott Moore (6.7), Ciaron Brown (7.1), Joe Bennett (7.0), Stanley Mills (6.7), Cameron Brannagan (8.9), Marcus McGuane (6.4), Tyler Goodrham (6.4), Rúben Rodrigues (7.1) and Mark Harris (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley (6.6), Josh McEachran (6.8), Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth, James Henry (7.0), Alex Gorrin and Gatlin O’Donkor (6.8).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Tyler Goodrham for James Henry (46′), Stanley Mills for Josh McEachran (59′), Mark Harris for Jordan Thorniley (70′) and Marcus McGuane for Gatlin O’Donkor (87′).

Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 37 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Derby County – Formation

Derby County

Joe Wildsmith 1.England

6.4

C. Forsyth 3.Scotland

8.1

75'

45'

E. Cashin 6.England

9.1

86'

Ryan Nyambe 24.Namibia

6.3

75'

Curtis Nelson 35.England

7.0

Kane Wilson 2.England

6.0

81'

Conor Hourihane 4.Republic of Ireland

8.9

Tom Barkhuizen 7.England

6.7

81'

59'

Max Bird 8.England

7.0

24'

James Collins 9.Republic of Ireland

7.1

61'

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 11.Guatemala

7.3

Substitutes

Josh Vickers 31.England

Sonny Bradley 5.England

6.6

75'

Callum Elder 20.Australia

L. Thompson 16.England

7.8

81'

L. Sibley 17.England

6.4

75'

J. Ward 23.England

6.8

81'

T. John-Jules 19.England

6.7

61'

71'

Derby County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith (6.4), Ryan Nyambe (6.3), Curtis Nelson (7.0), Eiran Joe Cashin (9.1), Craig Forsyth (8.1), Kane Wilson (6.0), Max Bird (7.0), Conor Hourihane (8.9), Tom Barkhuizen (6.7), Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (7.3) and James Collins (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sonny Bradley (6.6), Liam Thompson (7.8), Louie Sibley (6.4), Tyreece John-Jules (6.7), Callum Elder, Joe Ward (6.8) and Josh Vickers.

Substitutions

Derby County made 5 changes: James Collins for Tyreece John-Jules (61′), Tom Barkhuizen for Liam Thompson (81′), Kane Wilson for Joe Ward (81′), Ryan Nyambe for Louie Sibley (75′) and Craig Forsyth for Sonny Bradley (75′).