OXFORD. Oxford United had a surprising win over Shrewsbury Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Sykes (46′) and a goal from C. Brannagan (88′). Oxford United was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Kassam Stadium stadium in Oxford on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks who had the assistance of Michael Chard and Ryan Whitaker. The 4th official was Dean Treleaven. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Oxford United won the match​.

Oxford United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Oxford United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Oxford United will have 21 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 11 points to stay in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will play away against Burton Albion on the 23rd of October with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 30th of October with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (6 draws).

Oxford United – Formation

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Jack Stevens (7.1), Sam Long (7.2), Elliott Moore (7.2), Jordan Thorniley (8.1), Steve Seddon (7.6), Herbie Kane (6.8), Alex Gorrin (7.5), Cameron Brannagan (8.0), Mark Sykes (8.4), Matty Taylor (6.2) and Gavin Whyte (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: S. Eastwood, B. Bodin, Nathan Holland (6.6), A. Forde, Daniel Agyei, R. Williams and James Henry (6.4).

Substitutions

Oxford United made 3 changes: G. Whyte for N. Holland (72′), H. Kane for J. Henry (73′) and M. Taylor for D. Agyei (89′).

Best player: Mark Sykes​

The most impressive player for Oxford United was Mark Sykes.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 44 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the opposite side, Steve Cotterill played with: Marko Maroši (6.1), Matthew Pennington (6.6), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (6.8), Aaron Pierre (6.6), Elliott Bennett (6.8), David Davis (6.5), Shaun Whalley (6.8), Nathanael Ogbeta (6.8), Daniel Udoh (7.0), Tom Bloxham (6.4) and Ryan Bowman (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Cosgrove (6.1), H. Burgoyne, T. Leshabela, C. Wilson, Joshua Daniels (6.2), Rekeil Pyke (6.1) and C. Caton.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: T. Bloxham for J. Daniels (75′), R. Bowman for S. Cosgrove (78′) and D. Udoh for R. Pyke (78′).

Best player: Daniel Udoh​

The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Daniel Udoh.

His rating is (7.0) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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

• Cambridge United – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-1
• Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 2-3
• Cheltenham Town – Morecambe – 3-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Sunderland – 0-4
• Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 0-1
• Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 1-0
• Lincoln City – AFC Wimbledon – 0-1
• Oxford United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Bolton Wanderers – 3-0
• Portsmouth – Ipswich Town – 0-4
• Rotherham United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-0
• Wigan Athletic – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2