OXFORD. Barnsley tops Oxford United 1-0 after S. Long scored an own goal 29min. Oxford United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 6,703 spectators.​ The referee was Lee Swabey who was helped by Steven Plane and Shaun Farrer. The 4th official was Ryan Williams. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.55 degrees Celsius or 49.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Oxford United had a strong ball possession 59% while Barnsley was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Barnsley was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Oxford United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (Oisin Smyth, Rúben Rodrigues and Ciaron Brown). On the opposite side, Barnsley received 4 yellow cards (Corey O’Keeffe, Sam Cosgrove, Maël de Gevigney and Jon Russell).

Standings

After this contest, Oxford United stays with 49 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Barnsley will has 52 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away against Bristol Rovers on the 27th of January with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Bristol Rovers (5 draws).

Barnsley will host Exeter City on the 27th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (0 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming (6.6), Sam Long (6.6), Elliott Moore (7.0), Ciaron Brown (7.0), Finley Stevens (6.7), Cameron Brannagan (7.5), Marcus McGuane (6.7), Joe Bennett (6.6), Rúben Rodrigues (7.0), Tyler Goodrham (6.3) and Mark Harris (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Josh McEachran (7.0), Simon Eastwood, Oisin Smyth (7.0), Tyler Burey (6.7), James Henry and Greg Leigh (6.7).

Oxford United could not rely on the presence of Oisin Smyth (injured) and Greg Leigh (injured).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Sam Long for Oisin Smyth (35′), Joe Bennett for Greg Leigh (45′), Finley Stevens for Tyler Burey (61′) and Marcus McGuane for Josh McEachran (78′).

Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan​

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

His rating is 7.5 with 51 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Barnsley – Formation

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

Neill Collins played with: Liam Roberts (7.5), Jordan Williams (6.8), Maël de Gevigney (7.0), Jack Shepherd (6.7), Jon Russell (7.3), Corey O’Keeffe (6.4), Adam Phillips (7.0), Herbie Kane (7.1), Nicky Cadden (7.1), John McAtee (6.7) and Devante Cole (6.8).

They had on the bench: Kacper Lopata, Sam Cosgrove (6.7), Barry Cotter (7.0), Ben Killip, Max Watters (6.8), Aaron Atkinson and Jonathan Bland.

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: Adam Phillips for Sam Cosgrove (46′), Herbie Kane for Barry Cotter (68′) and Devante Cole for Max Watters (74′).

Player of the match: Liam Roberts​

The most impressive player for Barnsley was the goalkeeper: Liam Roberts. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Oxford United – Barnsley – 0-1
• Wigan Athletic – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
• Reading – Derby County – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Northampton Town – 2-3
• Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 0-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 1-0