Accrington Stanley 2-0 Oxford United: A surprise win against Oxford United
ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley had a surprising win over Oxford United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. O'Sullivan (28') and a goal from E. Hamilton (90').
ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley had a surprising win over Oxford United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. O’Sullivan (28′) and a goal from E. Hamilton (90′).
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Martin Coy who was helped by Kevin Mulraine and Daniel Woodward. The 4th official was Gary Hilton. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.24 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 96%.
Match Statistics
Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Accrington Stanley was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Accrington Stanley was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Accrington Stanley won the encounter.
Accrington Stanley shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Oxford United shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (T. Leigh). On the other side, Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (R. Williams and C. Brannagan).
After playing this match, Accrington Stanley will have 37 points like Cambridge United to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, Oxford United will stay with 53 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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28'28'
J. O\'Sullivan
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47'47'
T. Leigh
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49'49'
R. Williams
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55'55'
M. Sykes
M. McGuane
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55'55'
S. Winnall
N. Holland
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64'64'
R. Longelo-Mbule
J. O\'Sullivan
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68'68'
S. Baldock
C. Brown
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75'75'
C. Brannagan
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76'76'
H. Pell
T. Leigh
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90'90'
E. Hamilton
Next match
In the upcoming League One match, Accrington Stanley will host Crewe Alexandra on the 12th of February with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (1 draw).
Oxford United will host Bolton Wanderers on the 12th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Bolton Wanderers (1 draw).
Accrington Stanley: Formation and Lineups
Accrington Stanley started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager John Coleman chose to play with the following team: T. Savin, M. Nottingham, M. Clark, R. Sykes, Y. Amankwah, S. McConville, J. O’Sullivan, M. Butcher, E. Hamilton, T. Leigh and K. Adedoyin.
Substitutes
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: J. O’Sullivan for R. Longelo-Mbule (64′) and T. Leigh for H. Pell (76′).
Oxford United: Formation and Lineups
Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Karl Robinson played with: J. Stevens, C. Brown, E. Moore, S. Seddon, A. Forde, R. Williams, C. Brannagan, M. McGuane, H. Kane, N. Holland and M. Taylor.
Substitutes
Oxford United made 3 changes: M. McGuane for M. Sykes (55′), N. Holland for S. Winnall (55′) and C. Brown for S. Baldock (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One
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