Oxford United defeats Exeter City 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

EXETER. Oxford United overcome Exeter City to win 2-1.

April 28, 2024

EXETER. Oxford United beat Exeter City to win 2-1. It was Oxford United to strike first with a goal of Mark Harris at the 12′. Then Cameron Brannagan scored again for Oxford United in the 40′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Millenic Alli reduced the distance for Exeter City (52′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Exeter City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 8,123 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves who had the assistance of Justin Amey and Kevin Howick. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.39 degrees Celsius or 48.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Exeter City

1 - 2

Oxford United

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

10 Total 15
1 On Target 5
5 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 3

96 Attack 81
42 Dangerous attack 35
106 Ball safe 108

0 Penalties 1
8 Corners 2

Fouls

19 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Exeter City had a superior ball possession 60% while Oxford United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Oxford United was able to find the solution to win this match.

Exeter City shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (L. Harris and Will Aimson ). Regarding the opposition, Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (Jamie Cumming and F. Stevens).

Match Timeline

12'

Mark Harris(goal)

40'

Cameron Brannagan(penalty)

Will Aimson - Yellow

45'

Jack Aitchison- sub ->Sonny Cox

46'

Dion Rankine- sub ->Caleb Watts

46'

Millenic Alli(goal)Tom Carroll

52'

Harry Kite- sub ->Reece Cole

70'

71'

Marcus Browne- sub ->Owen Dale

71'

Josh McEachran- sub ->Rúben Rodrigues

J. Richards- sub ->Pierce Sweeney

78'

84'

F. Stevens- Yellow

89'

Greg Leigh- sub ->Josh Murphy

89'

Marcus McGuane- sub ->Tyler Goodrham

89'

Jamie Cumming- Yellow

L. Harris- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Exeter City stays with 61 points to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United will has 77 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City

Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland

7.0

Zak Jules 3.Scotland

7.0

Will Aimson 4.England

6.4

45'

Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.0

78'

Tom Carroll 6.England

7.3

Reece Cole 12.England

6.3

70'

Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland

6.3

Caleb Watts 17.Australia

6.4

46'

L. Harris 20.Wales

7.0

90'

Sonny Cox 19.England

6.8

46'

Millenic Alli 25.Republic of Ireland

8.1

52'

Substitutes

Shaun MacDonald 30.England

Ben Purrington 2.England

Jack Fitzwater 24.England

Harry Kite 16.England

6.3

70'

Dion Rankine 21.England

6.6

46'

J. Richards 47.England

6.4

78'

Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland

6.7

46'

Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo (7.0), Will Aimson (6.4), Pierce Sweeney (6.0), Zak Jules (7.0), Caleb Watts (6.4), Tom Carroll (7.3), Reece Cole (6.3), Ilmari Niskanen (6.3), L. Harris (7.0), Millenic Alli (8.1) and Sonny Cox (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Purrington , Harry Kite (6.3), Dion Rankine (6.6), Jack Fitzwater, Jack Aitchison (6.7), Shaun MacDonald and J. Richards (6.4).

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of J. Richards (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Sonny Cox for Jack Aitchison (46′), Caleb Watts for Dion Rankine (46′), Reece Cole for Harry Kite (70′) and Pierce Sweeney for J. Richards (78′).

Player of the match: Millenic Alli

The most impressive player for Exeter City was Millenic Alli.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United

Jamie Cumming 1.England

6.3

89'

Ciaron Brown 3.England

7.1

Elliott Moore 5.England

7.0

Joe Bennett 12.England

7.0

F. Stevens 15.Wales

7.1

84'

Cameron Brannagan 8.England

8.1

40'

Tyler Goodrham 19.England

7.0

89'

Rúben Rodrigues 20.Portugal

7.3

71'

Josh Murphy 23.England

7.3

89'

Owen Dale 30.England

7.3

71'

Mark Harris 9.Wales

8.1

12'

Substitutes

Simon Eastwood 13.England

Greg Leigh 22.Jamaica

6.8

89'

Josh McEachran 6.England

6.6

71'

Marcus Browne 11.England

6.8

71'

James Henry 17.England

Marcus McGuane 18.England

6.7

89'

Billy Bodin 10.Wales

Oxford United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Des Buckingham played with: Jamie Cumming (6.3), F. Stevens (7.1), Elliott Moore (7.0), Ciaron Brown (7.1), Joe Bennett (7.0), Cameron Brannagan (8.1), Owen Dale (7.3), Rúben Rodrigues (7.3), Tyler Goodrham (7.0), Josh Murphy (7.3) and Mark Harris (8.1).

They had on the bench: Josh McEachran (6.6), Billy Bodin, Marcus Browne (6.8), Simon Eastwood, James Henry, Marcus McGuane (6.7) and Greg Leigh (6.8).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: Josh Murphy for Greg Leigh (89′), Owen Dale for Marcus Browne (71′), Rúben Rodrigues for Josh McEachran (71′) and Tyler Goodrham for Marcus McGuane (89′).