OXFORD. Leyton Orient was capable to reverse the score against Oxford United to win 2-1. It was Oxford United to strike first with a goal of Tyler Goodrham at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, George Moncur gave the win to Leyton Orient in the 77′ minute.
Leyton Orient remained in players after Richard Wellens received a red card in the 5′. Still, Leyton Orient still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,884 spectators. The referee was Martin Woods with the collaboration of Stuart Butler and Simon Shaw. The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.91 degrees Celsius or 44.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 82 Attack 107
- 30 Dangerous attack 51
- 80 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 19
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
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. Leyton Orient that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Leyton Orient was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leyton Orient won the contest.
Oxford United shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Leyton Orient shot 12 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (Josh Murphy and Ciaron Brown). On the other side, Leyton Orient received 6 yellow cards (Max Sanders, Idris El Mizouni, Shaqai Forde, Brandon Cooper, Ruel Sotiriou and Oliver O’Neill).
Also, Leyton Orient didn’t end the match with 11 players after Richard Wellens (Leyton Orient) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (5′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Oxford United stays with 57 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Leyton Orient will has 51 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away with Portsmouth on the 2nd of March with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Leyton Orient will host Blackpool on the 27th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
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Oxford United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming , Sam Long , Stephan Negru , Ciaron Brown , Greg Leigh , Cameron Brannagan , Jay Matete , Josh Murphy , Rúben Rodrigues , Tyler Goodrham and Mark Harris .
The home team had on the bench: Billy Bodin , Joe Bennett, Simon Eastwood, Finley Stevens, Marcus McGuane , Will Goodwin and Owen Dale .
Substitutions
Oxford United made 4 changes: Josh Murphy for Billy Bodin (76′), Jay Matete for Marcus McGuane (75′), Mark Harris for Will Goodwin (63′) and Tyler Goodrham for Owen Dale (64′).
Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan
The player that probably impressed the most for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan.
His rating is with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Leyton Orient – Formation
Leyton Orient
Also Leyton Orient adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Richard Wellens played with: Solomon Brynn , Ethan Galbraith , Omar Beckles , Brandon Cooper , Thomas James , Darren Pratley , Idris El Mizouni , Shaqai Forde , George Moncur , Oliver O’Neill and Ruel Sotiriou .
These were the players on the bench: Jayden Sweeney, Joe Pigott, Samuel Howes, Daniel Adu-Adjei, Max Sanders , Rob Hunt and Khayon Edwards .
Leyton Orient could not rely on the presence of Max Sanders (injured).
Substitutions
Leyton Orient made 3 changes: Shaqai Forde for Khayon Edwards (85′), Darren Pratley for Rob Hunt (79′) and Ethan Galbraith for Max Sanders (90′).
Player of the match: Oliver O’Neill
The player that probably impressed the most for Leyton Orient was Oliver O’Neill.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Reading – Shrewsbury Town – 2-3
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Oxford United – Leyton Orient – 1-2
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cambridge United – Peterborough United – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers – 4-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1
