OXFORD. Sunderland overcame Oxford United to win 2-1. A goal from E. Embleton was decisive in the 89min. It was Sunderland to strike first with a goal of C. Evans at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Embleton gave the win to Sunderland in the 89′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the support of Andrew Aylott and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 21 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 18 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 91
  • 43 Dangerous attack 29
  • 79 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

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 49% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Sunderland found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Oxford United shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Oxford United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (J. Matete and D. Cirkin).

Match Timeline

16'
C. Evans(goal)
Elliott Moore (goal)B. Bodin
35'
46'
Luke O'Nien- sub ->P. Roberts
62'
73'
Jay Matete- Yellow
79'
81'
Dennis Cirkin - Yellow
85'
Elliot Embleton- sub ->J. Clarke
89'
Elliot Embleton(goal)R. Stewart
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Oxford United will stay with 69 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Sunderland will have 73 points like Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe Wanderers to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will host Doncaster Rovers on the 30th of April with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Oxford United (2 draws).

Sunderland will play away agasint Morecambe on the 30th of April with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (0 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United
G
Jack Stevens 13.England
D
Sam Long 2.England
90'
D
Elliott Moore 5.England
35'
D
Luke McNally 16.Republic of Ireland
M
Ciaron Brown 4.England
M
Cameron Brannagan 8.England
M
Mark Sykes 10.Northern Ireland
M
Herbie Kane 26.England
M
Nathan Holland 27.England
62'
F
Billy Bodin 23.Wales
F
Matty Taylor 9.England
Substitutes
G
Simon Eastwood 1.England
D
Steve Seddon 42.England
M
Anthony Forde 14.Republic of Ireland
M
Marcus McGuane 18.England
M
Ryan Williams 7.Australia
F
Gavin Whyte 21.Northern Ireland
62'
F
Sam Winnall 11.England
90'

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Oxford United made 2 changes: N. Holland for G. Whyte (62′) and S. Long for S. Winnall (90′).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 20.England
D
Bailey Wright 26.Australia
D
Dennis Cirkin 17.England
81'
M
C. Evans 4.Northern Ireland
16'
M
Carl Winchester 15.Northern Ireland
M
P. Roberts 77.England
46'
M
Lynden Gooch 11.United States
M
Jay Matete 27.England
73'
F
79'
F
R. Stewart 14.Scotland
F
Jack Clarke 25.England
85'
Substitutes
G
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
D
D. Batth 5.England
79'
D
C. Doyle 6.England
M
Elliot Embleton 8.England
85' 89'
M
Dan Neil 24.England
M
Luke O'Nien 13.England
46'

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

Alex Neil played with: .

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: P. Roberts for L. O’Nien (46′), N. Broadhead for D. Batth (79′) and J. Clarke for E. Embleton (85′).

Results of the day

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