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
- ! 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
Standings
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 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
, Finley Stevens , Elliott Moore , Ciaron Brown , Joe Bennett , Stanley Mills , Cameron Brannagan , Marcus McGuane , Tyler Goodrham , Rúben Rodrigues and Mark Harris .The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley
, Josh McEachran , Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth, James Henry , Alex Gorrin and Gatlin O’Donkor .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
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Paul Warne played with: Joe Wildsmith
, Ryan Nyambe , Curtis Nelson , Eiran Joe Cashin , Craig Forsyth , Kane Wilson , Max Bird , Conor Hourihane , Tom Barkhuizen , Nathaniel Méndez-Laing and James Collins .The following players were sitting on the bench: Sonny Bradley
, Liam Thompson , Louie Sibley , Tyreece John-Jules , Callum Elder, Joe Ward 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′).
Player of the match: Eiran Joe Cashin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Eiran Joe Cashin.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 95 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wigan Athletic – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Port Vale – Blackpool – 3-0
- Peterborough United – Barnsley – 2-2
- Oxford United – Derby County – 2-3
- Lincoln City – Northampton Town – 1-2
- Leyton Orient – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
- Exeter City – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cheltenham Town – Reading – 2-2
- Burton Albion – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Bristol Rovers – Charlton Athletic – 2-1