PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle tops Oxford United 1-0 after M. Whittaker scored just 1 goal (70′).

The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks who had the assistance of Mark Derrien and Justin Amey. The 4th official was James Durkin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Plymouth Argyle had a strong ball possession 55% while Oxford United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Plymouth Argyle was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth Argyle won the match​.

Plymouth Argyle shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Oxford United shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (A. Randell). Regarding the opposition, Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (S. Findlay, C. Brown and M. Browne).

Standings

After playing this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 18 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Oxford United will stay with 10 points like Charlton Athletic and Lincoln City to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Port Vale on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).

Oxford United will host Accrington Stanley on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

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

The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper (7.4), Nigel Cello Lonwijk (6.8), Dan Scarr (7.6), Macaulay Gillesphey (7.3), Joe Edwards (7.2), Adam Randell (6.9), Matt Butcher (7.0), Bali Mumba (6.8), Finn Azaz (7.3), Danny Mayor (6.9) and Ryan Hardie (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Morgan Whittaker (7.2), J. Houghton, B. Galloway, J. Wilson, Sam Cosgrove (6.6), Niall Ennis (6.6) and C. Burton.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: R. Hardie for N. Ennis (62′), D. Mayor for M. Whittaker (62′), F. Azaz for S. Cosgrove (87′), A. Randell for J. Houghton (90′) and B. Mumba for J. Wilson (90′).

Best player: Dan Scarr​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Dan Scarr even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Oxford United – Formation

Oxford United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Karl Robinson played with: Simon Eastwood (7.1), Sam Long (7.3), Stuart Findlay (6.8), Ciaron Brown (7.0), James Henry (6.6), Lewis Bate (6.8), Cameron Brannagan (7.0), Marcus McGuane (6.7), Steve Seddon (6.6), Kyle Joseph (6.8) and Billy Bodin (6.8).

They had on the bench: E. McGinty, Tyler Goodrham (6.7), J. Mousinho, Álex Gorrín, Marcus Browne (6.6), Djavan Anderson (6.7) and Slavi Spasov (6.3).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 4 changes: L. Bate for M. Browne (68′), S. Seddon for D. Anderson (75′), J. Henry for S. Spasov (83′) and B. Bodin for T. Goodrham (83′).

Best player: Sam Long​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Oxford United was Sam Long.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Wycombe Wanderers – Accrington Stanley – 1-0
• Peterborough United – Fleetwood Town – 0-1
• Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 2-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Oxford United – 1-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Bolton Wanderers – 0-2
• Barnsley – Port Vale – 1-1
• Lincoln City – Derby County – 2-0
• Burton Albion – Portsmouth – 0-2
• Charlton Athletic – Forest Green Rovers – 1-1
• Ipswich Town – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 3-2
• Morecambe – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-3