SHREWSBURY. Oxford United beat Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. It was Oxford United to strike first with a goal of M. Taylor at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Brannagan gave the win to Oxford United in the 82′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies assisted by Samuel Lewis and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Shrewsbury Town

1 - 2

Oxford United

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 82
  • 48 Dangerous attack 23
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 12 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Shrewsbury Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Oxford United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Oxford United was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Shrewsbury Town shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card (M. Pennington). On the opposite side, Oxford United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

11'
Ryan Bowman(goal)E. Bennett
60'
68'
Billy Bodin- sub ->N. Holland
77'
Marcus McGuane- sub ->G. Whyte
82'
82'
Cameron Brannagan(penalty)
85'
Tom Bloxham- sub ->E. Bennett
85'
87'
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this match, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 39 points to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will have 68 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will host Wigan Athletic on the 30th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (2 draws).

Oxford United will play away agasint Morecambe on the 26th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
6.1
D
Tom Flanagan 33.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 4.England
6.8
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
6.7
82'
M
Luke Leahy 3.England
6.5
M
George Nurse 23.England
6.8
M
Elliott Bennett 17.England
7.8
85'
M
Josh Vela 10.England
7.4
85'
M
T. Fornah 8.Sierra Leone
6.4
F
Ryan Bowman 12.England
6.9
60'
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
6.2
87'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
M. Bondswell 14.England
D
Aaron Pierre 6.Grenada
F
Shaun Whalley 7.England
85'
F
Tom Bloxham 18.England
85'
F
Joshua Daniels 22.Northern Ireland
F
Saikou Janneh 28.Gambia
87'

Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši (6.1), Matthew Pennington (6.7), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (6.8), Tom Flanagan (6.8), Elliott Bennett (7.8), Josh Vela (7.4), Tyrese Fornah (6.4), Luke Leahy (6.5), George Nurse (6.8), Ryan Bowman (6.9) and Daniel Udoh (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Shaun Whalley, Tom Bloxham, J. Daniels, M. Bondswell, A. Pierre, H. Burgoyne and Saikou Janneh.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 4 changes: J. Vela for S. Whalley (85′), J. Vela for S. Whalley (85′), E. Bennett for T. Bloxham (85′) and D. Udoh for S. Janneh (87′).

Best player: Elliott Bennett​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Elliott Bennett.

His rating is (7.8) with 39 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Simon Eastwood 1.England
7.4
D
J. Mousinho 15.England
6.8
D
Steve Seddon 42.England
6.6
D
Luke McNally 16.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
Ryan Williams 7.Australia
7.1
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
7.4
82'
M
Mark Sykes 10.Northern Ireland
6.6
M
Herbie Kane 26.England
7.3
F
Gavin Whyte 21.Northern Ireland
6.8
77'
F
Nathan Holland 27.England
6.6
68'
F
Matty Taylor 9.England
7.1
87' 11'
Substitutes
D
James Golding 43.England
M
Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
6.4
77'
F
Sam Winnall 11.England
87'
F
Oisin Smyth 28.Northern Ireland
F
Billy Bodin 23.Wales
6.5
68'

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

Karl Robinson played with: Simon Eastwood (7.4), Steve Seddon (6.6), John Mousinho (6.8), Luke McNally (7.3), Mark Sykes (6.6), Herbie Kane (7.3), Cameron Brannagan (7.4), Ryan Williams (7.1), Nathan Holland (6.6), Matty Taylor (7.1) and Gavin Whyte (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: A. Forde, Billy Bodin (6.5), Marcus McGuane (6.4), Sam Winnall, O. Smyth and J. Golding.

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: N. Holland for B. Bodin (68′), G. Whyte for M. McGuane (77′) and M. Taylor for S. Winnall (87′).

Best player: Simon Eastwood​

The most impressive player for Oxford United was the goalkeeper: Simon Eastwood. His rating is 7.43. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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