PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth defeated Oxford United to win 2-1. It was Portsmouth to strike first with an early goal of Callum Lang at the 2′. Then it was a penalty in the 6′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Christian Saydee gave the win to Portsmouth in the 67′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,303 spectators. The referee was Ben Toner with the support of Michael Webb and Hugh Gilroy. The 4th official was Leigh Crowhurst. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 11 Total 18
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 9
- 96 Attack 81
- 50 Dangerous attack 41
- 82 Ball safe 128
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 18 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Oxford United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Portsmouth was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.
Portsmouth shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 18 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Portsmouth received 4 yellow cards (Abu Kamara, Colby Bishop, Connor Ogilvie and Callum Lang). Talking about the opposition, Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (James Henry, Rúben Rodrigues and Mark Harris).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Portsmouth has 76 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Oxford United will stays with 57 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away with Blackpool on the 9th of March with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (2 draws).
Oxford United will host Cheltenham Town on the 9th of March with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Cheltenham Town (11 draws).
Portsmouth – Formation
Portsmouth
65'
88'
2'
Portsmouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Will Norris , Joe Rafferty , Sean Raggett , Conor Shaughnessy , Connor Ogilvie , Marlon Pack , Myles Peart-Harris , Abu Kamara , Callum Lang , Paddy Lane and Colby Bishop .
The home team had on the bench: Ryley Towler, Matt Macey, Christian Saydee , Kusini Yengi , Jack Sparkes, Owen Moxon and Josh Martin .
Substitutions
Portsmouth made 4 changes: Callum Lang for Christian Saydee (64′), Myles Peart-Harris for Owen Moxon (79′), Abu Kamara for Josh Martin (88′) and Colby Bishop for Kusini Yengi (88′).
Player of the match: Joe Rafferty
The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Joe Rafferty even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
Also Oxford United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming , Finley Stevens , Elliott Moore , Ciaron Brown , Greg Leigh , Marcus McGuane , Cameron Brannagan , Owen Dale , Rúben Rodrigues , Josh Murphy and Mark Harris .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Thorniley, Billy Bodin , Joe Bennett, Simon Eastwood, James Henry , Will Goodwin and Jay Matete.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 3 changes: Mark Harris for Will Goodwin (75′), Rúben Rodrigues for Billy Bodin (76′) and Marcus McGuane for James Henry (83′).
Player of the match: Cameron Brannagan
The most impressive player for Oxford United was Cameron Brannagan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 2-4
- Shrewsbury Town – Blackpool – 0-2
- Portsmouth – Oxford United – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Exeter City – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Stevenage – 0-0
- Leyton Orient – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
- Derby County – Port Vale – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Reading – 1-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Cambridge United – 2-0
