Oxford United conquers Carlisle United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CARLISLE. Oxford United overcomes Carlisle United 3-1.

January 14, 2024

CARLISLE. Oxford United conquers Carlisle United 3-1. Oxford United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mark Harris (39′), Mark Harris (47′) and Tyler Goodrham (68′). Carlisle United reduced the distance with a goal (71′) by Alfie McCalmont, but there was not much to do for them. Oxford United took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,827 spectators. The referee was Jacob Miles with the assistance of Daniel Woodward and Emmanuel Edet. The 4th official was Simon Clayton. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.77 degrees Celsius or 44.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Carlisle United

1 - 3

Oxford United

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

16 Total 11
8 On Target 7
4 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 1

158 Attack 97
35 Dangerous attack 33
101 Ball safe 103

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3
7 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 4
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United was more pushing with 35 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Oxford United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Carlisle United shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Oxford United shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 4 yellow cards (Owen Moxon, Jon Mellish, Joe Garner and Harrison Neal). On the other side, Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (Joe Bennett and Oisin Smyth).

Match Timeline

27'

Harrison Neal- Yellow

31'

39'

Mark Harris(goal)

Jon Mellish- Yellow

43'

47'

Mark Harris(goal)Finley Stevens

53'

Joe Bennett- Yellow

Jordan Gibson- sub ->Daniel Butterworth

62'

Taylor Charters- sub ->Harrison Neal

63'

68'

Tyler Goodrham(goal)Elliott Moore

69'

Greg Leigh- sub ->Joe Bennett

Alfie McCalmont(goal)

71'

72'

Oisin Smyth- Yellow

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Carlisle United stays with 20 points to hold in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will has 49 points like Derby County to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Carlisle United will play away against Barnsley on the 16th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Carlisle United (0 draws).

Oxford United will host Barnsley on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Barnsley (1 draw).

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United

Harry Lewis 40.England

6.3

Sam Lavelle 5.Scotland

6.4

Corey Whelan 17.Republic of Ireland

6.6

63'

Jon Mellish 22.England

6.6

43'

Owen Moxon 4.England

6.8

27'

Alfie McCalmont 10.Northern Ireland

7.7

87'

71'

Jack Ellis 18.England

6.3

Jack Robinson 19.England

6.4

Harrison Neal 33.England

7.0

63'

31'

Daniel Butterworth 11.England

6.8

62'

Luke Armstrong 35.England

6.7

Substitutes

G. Breeze 13.England

Jack Armer 3.Scotland

Jordan Gibson 7.England

7.1

62'

Taylor Charters 15.England

7.3

63'

Ryan Edmondson 9.England

6.4

87'

Joe Garner 14.England

7.0

63'

72'

Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland

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

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis (6.3), Corey Whelan (6.6), Samuel Lavelle (6.4), Jon Mellish (6.6), Jack Ellis (6.3), Alfie McCalmont (7.7), Owen Moxon (6.8), Harrison Neal (7.0), Jack Robinson (6.4), Daniel Butterworth (6.8) and Luke Armstrong (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Armer, Jordan Gibson (7.1), Ryan Edmondson (6.4), Gabriel Breeze, Joe Garner (7.0), Taylor Charters (7.3) and Sean Maguire.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 4 changes: Harrison Neal for Taylor Charters (63′), Corey Whelan for Joe Garner (63′), Daniel Butterworth for Jordan Gibson (62′) and Alfie McCalmont for Ryan Edmondson (87′).

Player of the match: Alfie McCalmont

The most impressive player for Carlisle United was Alfie McCalmont.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

Jamie Cumming 1.England

7.5

Ciaron Brown 3.England

7.3

Elliott Moore 5.England

8.4

Oisin Smyth 14.Northern Ireland

6.4

72'

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

7.8

Joe Bennett 12.England

7.0

69'

53'

F. Stevens 15.Wales

7.3

Marcus McGuane 18.England

6.8

Tyler Goodrham 19.England

7.5

68'

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

6.7

Mark Harris 9.Wales

8.5

39', 47'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Jordan Thorniley 4.England

Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica

6.6

69'

Josh McEachran 6.England

James Henry 17.England

Tyler Burey 16.England

Gatlin O'Donkor 39.England

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

Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming (7.5), Oisin Smyth (6.4), Elliott Moore (8.4), Ciaron Brown (7.3), Finley Stevens (7.3), Marcus McGuane (6.8), Tyler Goodrham (7.5), Joe Bennett (7.0), Rúben Rodrigues (6.7), Cameron Brannagan (7.8) and Mark Harris (8.5).

These were the players on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Josh McEachran, Simon Eastwood, Tyler Burey, James Henry, Greg Leigh (6.6) and Gatlin O’Donkor.