Oxford United overcomes Wigan Athletic 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Oxford United conquers Wigan Athletic 4-2.

By
Mark Hall
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Oxford United overcomes Wigan Athletic 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

OXFORD. Oxford United prevails over Wigan Athletic 4-2.

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 7,320 spectators.​ The referee was Jeremy Simpson assisted by Black Antrobus and Alex James. The 4th official was Ryan Atkin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.91 degrees Celsius or 46.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Oxford United

4 - 2

Team 1

Wigan Athletic

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 96 Attack 93
  • 39 Dangerous attack 38
  • 82 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 21 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Oxford United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match​.

Oxford United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (Cameron Brannagan, Elliott Moore and Owen Dale). Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic received 5 yellow cards (Chris Sze, Shaun Maloney, Jordan Jones, Charlie Hughes and Babajide Adeeko).

Match Timeline

12'
Charlie Hughes- Yellow
23'
B. Adeeko- Yellow
Owen Dale- Yellow
39'
41'
Jordan Jones(goal)Charlie Kelman
42'
Jordan Jones- Yellow
Josh Murphy(goal)Mark Harris
45'
Tyler Goodrham- sub ->Owen Dale
46'
Cameron Brannagan(goal)Marcus McGuane
55'
58'
Chris Sze- sub ->Charlie Kelman
Elliott Moore - Yellow
64'
Rúben Rodrigues- sub ->Jay Matete
67'
69'
Chris Sze- Yellow
70'
Callum McManaman- sub ->Jordan Jones
Cameron Brannagan- Yellow
71'
70'
Jonny Smith- sub ->Sean Clare
71'
Josh Magennis- sub ->Babajide Adeeko
Rúben Rodrigues(goal)
76'
Billy Bodin- sub ->Josh Murphy
75'
80'
T. Aasgaard(goal)Jonny Smith
Tyler Goodrham(goal)
90'
Joe Bennett- sub ->Mark Harris
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Oxford United has 55 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Wigan Athletic will stays with 37 points like Wycombe Wanderers to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away against Wycombe Wanderers on the 17th of February with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (7 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Jamie Cumming 1.England
6.8
D
Sam Long 2.England
6.3
D
Ciaron Brown 3.England
6.8
D
Elliott Moore  5.England
6.4
64'
D
Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica
6.8
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
8.1
71' Goals55'
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
7.3
M
Josh Murphy 23.England
7.9
75' Goals45'
M
Owen Dale 30.England
6.0
46' 39'
M
Jay Matete 36.England
6.8
67'
F
Mark Harris 9.Wales
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Simon Eastwood 13.England
D
Jordan Thorniley 4.England
D
Joe Bennett 12.England
90'
F
Billy Bodin 10.Wales
6.7
75'
F
Tyler Burey 16.England
F
Tyler Goodrham 19.England
7.3
46' Goals90'
F
Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal
7.3
67' Goals76'

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: Jamie Cumming (6.8), Sam Long (6.3), Elliott Moore (6.4), Ciaron Brown (6.8), Greg Leigh (6.8), Marcus McGuane (7.3), Jay Matete (6.8), Owen Dale (6.0), Cameron Brannagan (8.1), Josh Murphy (7.9) and Mark Harris (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Billy Bodin (6.7), Joe Bennett, Simon Eastwood, Tyler Burey, Tyler Goodrham (7.3) and Rúben Rodrigues (7.3).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Owen Dale for Tyler Goodrham (46′), Jay Matete for Rúben Rodrigues (67′), Josh Murphy for Billy Bodin (75′) and Mark Harris for Joe Bennett (90′).

Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan​

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

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 43 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
5.4
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
6.3
12'
D
L. Chambers 24.England
7.1
D
Charlie Goode 29.England
6.6
M
Sean Clare 7.England
6.8
70'
M
Matt Smith 8.England
6.3
M
Jordan Jones 14.Northern Ireland
7.3
70' 42' Goals41'
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
6.3
71' 23'
F
T. Aasgaard 10.Norway
8.1
Goals80'
F
Martial Godo 17.England
7.0
F
Charlie Kelman 23.England
7.0
58'
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
M
Jonny Smith 18.England
7.5
70'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
6.8
70'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
F
Chris Sze 22.England
7.0
58' 69'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
7.1
71'

Wigan Athletic started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle (5.4), Charlie Hughes (6.3), Charlie Goode (6.6), Luke Chambers (7.1), Sean Clare (6.8), Babajide Adeeko (6.3), Matthew Smith (6.3), Jordan Jones (7.3), Martial Godo (7.0), Charlie Kelman (7.0) and Thelo Aasgaard (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Ben Amos, Jason Kerr, Jonny Smith (7.5), Callum McManaman (6.8), Scott Smith, Chris Sze (7.0) and Josh Magennis (7.1).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: Charlie Kelman for Chris Sze (58′), Jordan Jones for Callum McManaman (70′), Sean Clare for Jonny Smith (70′) and Babajide Adeeko for Josh Magennis (71′).

Player of the match: Thelo Aasgaard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Thelo Aasgaard.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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