BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE. Blackpool and Oxford United draw 1-1. M. Pennington scored the first goal (18′) for Blackpool. M. Harris equalized (21′).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,485 spectators. The referee was Paul Howard assisted by and Darren Williams. The 4th official was Lewis Raper. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.68 degrees Celsius or 47.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 6 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 146 Attack 91
- 66 Dangerous attack 38
- 31 Ball safe 31
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 1 Total 1
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Oxford United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Blackpool to win the match.
Blackpool shot 16 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (George Byers, Shayne Lavery and James Husband). Talking about the opposition, Oxford United received 1 yellow card (Sam Long).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Blackpool has 47 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Oxford United will has 52 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away with Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).
Oxford United will host Wigan Athletic on the 13th of February with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (1 draw).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
51'
18'
73'
Blackpool started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw , Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Oliver Norburn , Albie Morgan , Hayden Coulson , Karamoko Dembélé , Shayne Lavery and Kyle Joseph .
The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, George Byers , Matthew Virtue-Thick, Oliver Casey, CJ Hamilton , Andy Lyons and Kylian Kouassi .
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Hayden Coulson for Andy Lyons (90′), Oliver Norburn for George Byers (73′), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel for CJ Hamilton (73′) and Shayne Lavery for Kylian Kouassi (73′).
Player of the match: Matthew Pennington
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Matthew Pennington.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming , Sam Long , Elliott Moore , Ciaron Brown , Greg Leigh , Cameron Brannagan , Marcus McGuane , Tyler Burey , Rúben Rodrigues , Tyler Goodrham and Mark Harris .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Billy Bodin , Simon Eastwood, James Henry, Josh Murphy , Will Goodwin and Jay Matete .
Substitutions
Oxford United made 4 changes: Tyler Burey for Josh Murphy (46′), Tyler Goodrham for Will Goodwin (61′), Rúben Rodrigues for Jay Matete (77′) and Mark Harris for Billy Bodin (83′).
Player of the match: Elliott Moore
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Elliott Moore.
His rating is with 58 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Peterborough United – 5-2
- Wigan Athletic – Exeter City – 1-2
- Reading – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Northampton Town – Bolton Wanderers – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Derby County – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Blackpool – Oxford United – 1-1
- Barnsley – Leyton Orient – 2-1
