OXFORD. Peterborough United beat Oxford United to win 2-1. It was Peterborough United to strike first with an early goal of J. Taylor at the 7′. Then K. Poku scored again for Peterborough United in the 31′ minute. Eventually, B. Bodin reduced the distance for Oxford United (52′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

M. Taylor received a red card (57′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Oxford United lost the match.

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 Andy Woolmer with the collaboration of Ian Cooper and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Oxford United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Peterborough United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oxford United was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Peterborough United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Oxford United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Oxford United received 3 yellow cards (M. Browne, E. Moore and T. Goodrham). On the other side, Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards (H. Kyprianou, R. Edwards and D. Butler).

(Oxford United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (57′).

Standings

After this encounter, Oxford United will stay with 14 points like Cheltenham Town to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Peterborough United will have 25 points like Portsmouth to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Oxford United will host Accrington Stanley on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).

Peterborough United will play away agasint Barnsley on the 6th of May with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (3 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: Simon Eastwood, Stuart Findlay, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Elliott Jordan Moore, Billy Bodin, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane, Marcus Browne, Matt Taylor and Kyle Joseph.

The home team had on the bench: Steve Seddon, Tyler Goodhram, Edward McGinty, Jodi Jones, Lewis Bate, Djavan Anderson and Alejandro Rodriguez Gorrin.

Substitutions

Oxford United made 2 changes: S. Findlay for T. Goodrham (83′) and M. McGuane for D. Anderson (89′).

Peterborough United – Formation

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

Grant McCann played with: Lucas Bergström, Dan Butler, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Joe Ward, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Hector Kyprianou, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ephron Mason-Clark.

They had on the bench: Will Blackmore, Joel Randall, Josh Knight, Nathan Thompson, Ben Thompson, Kelland Watts and Jack Marriott.

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 4 changes: J. Ward for N. Thompson (15′), K. Poku for K. Watts (80′), E. Mason-Clark for J. Marriott (80′) and J. Taylor for B. Thompson (81′).

Results of the day

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

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