Bolton Wanderers destroys Oxford United 5-0 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers obliterates Oxford United 5-0 with goals of

March 13, 2024

BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers estinguishes Oxford United 5-0 with goals of Nathanael Ogbeta (19′), Josh Dacres-Cogley (27′), George Thomason (59′), A. Collins (65′) and Josh Sheehan (69′). Bolton Wanderers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill who was helped by Darren Williams and Jacob Lehane. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.48 degrees Celsius or 94.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.

Match Statistics

Bolton Wanderers

5 - 0

Oxford United

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

20 Total 4
8 On Target 0
6 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 2

113 Attack 72
54 Dangerous attack 20
83 Ball safe 81

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1

Fouls

9 Total 17
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bolton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 64% while Oxford United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.

Bolton Wanderers shot 20 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 4 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bolton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (Ciaron Brown, Cameron Brannagan and Owen Dale).

Match Timeline

Nathanael Ogbeta(goal)George Thomason

19'

Josh Dacres-Cogley(goal)

27'

46'

Sam Long- sub ->Finley Stevens

55'

Owen Dale- Yellow

George Thomason(goal)Josh Sheehan

59'

63'

Cameron Brannagan- Yellow

A. Collins(goal)Nathanael Ogbeta

65'

66'

Billy Bodin- sub ->Rúben Rodrigues

66'

Will Goodwin- sub ->Mark Harris

Josh Sheehan(goal)

69'

Kyle Dempsey- sub ->George Thomason

71'

72'

Ciaron Brown- Yellow

73'

James Henry- sub ->Josh Murphy

Cameron Jerome- sub ->A. Collins

75'

Randell Williams- sub ->Nathanael Ogbeta

75'

79'

Joe Bennett- sub ->Owen Dale

Jack Iredale- sub ->Ricardo Santos

81'

Aaron Morley- sub ->Jón Daði Böðvarsson

82'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Bolton Wanderers has 74 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will stays with 60 points like Blackpool to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Derby County on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Derby County (6 draws).

Oxford United will play away against Port Vale on the 16th of March with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (2 draws).

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers

Joel Coleman 13.England

6.7

Gethin Jones 2.Wales

7.5

Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal

7.1

81'

Eoin Toal 18.Northern Ireland

7.9

George Thomason 4.England

8.4

71'

59'

Josh Sheehan 8.Wales

9.4

69'

Josh Dacres-Cogley 12.England

7.8

27'

Nathanael Ogbeta 17.England

8.9

75'

19'

Edmond-Paris Maghoma 19.England

7.5

Jón Daði Böðvarsson 9.Iceland

7.0

82'

A. Collins 28.Wales

7.8

75'

65'

Substitutes

Jack Iredale 3.Australia

6.6

81'

William Forrester 15.England

Z. Ashworth 26.Wales

Aaron Morley 16.England

6.7

82'

Kyle Dempsey 22.England

6.7

71'

Randell Williams 27.England

6.8

75'

Cameron Jerome 35.England

6.7

75'

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

The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: Joel Coleman (6.7), Gethin Jones (7.5), Ricardo Santos (7.1), Eoin Toal (7.9), Josh Sheehan (9.4), Josh Dacres-Cogley (7.8), Edmond-Paris Maghoma (7.5), George Thomason (8.4), Nathanael Ogbeta (8.9), Jón Daði Böðvarsson (7.0) and A. Collins (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Iredale (6.6), William Forrester, Aaron Morley (6.7), Kyle Dempsey (6.7), Zachary Ashworth, Randell Williams (6.8) and Cameron Jerome (6.7).

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: George Thomason for Kyle Dempsey (71′), Ricardo Santos for Jack Iredale (81′), Jón Daði Böðvarsson for Aaron Morley (82′), Nathanael Ogbeta for Randell Williams (75′) and A. Collins for Cameron Jerome (75′).

Player of the match: Josh Sheehan

The most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Josh Sheehan.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 67 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

Jamie Cumming 1.England

5.6

Ciaron Brown 3.England

5.7

72'

Elliott Moore 5.England

6.8

F. Stevens 15.Wales

6.3

46'

Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica

6.4

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

6.6

63'

Marcus McGuane 18.England

6.4

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

6.3

66'

Josh Murphy 23.England

6.1

73'

Owen Dale 30.England

6.1

79'

55'

Mark Harris 9.Wales

6.4

66'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Sam Long 2.England

6.1

46'

Jordan Thorniley 4.England

Joe Bennett 12.England

6.4

79'

James Henry 17.England

6.8

73'

Billy Bodin 10.Wales

7.0

66'

Will Goodwin 25.England

6.7

66'

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

Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming (5.6), Finley Stevens (6.3), Elliott Moore (6.8), Ciaron Brown (5.7), Greg Leigh (6.4), Marcus McGuane (6.4), Cameron Brannagan (6.6), Owen Dale (6.1), Rúben Rodrigues (6.3), Josh Murphy (6.1) and Mark Harris (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Long (6.1), Jordan Thorniley, Billy Bodin (7.0), Joe Bennett (6.4), Simon Eastwood, James Henry (6.8) and Will Goodwin (6.7).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 5 changes: Finley Stevens for Sam Long (46′), Rúben Rodrigues for Billy Bodin (66′), Mark Harris for Will Goodwin (66′), Josh Murphy for James Henry (73′) and Owen Dale for Joe Bennett (79′).