League One: Oxford United defeats Portsmouth after recovering from a 1-2 deficit
OXFORD. Oxford United found a way to turn the table against Portsmouth.
OXFORD. Oxford United managed to turn the table against Portsmouth. Oxford United was vastly superior ball possession (76%) was among the key factors of its victory.
J. Morrell received a red card (17′). This red card was one of the reason why Portsmouth 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 Samuel Barrott who was helped by Joseph Stokes and Paul Kelly. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.87 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Oxford United was in firm control of the ball 76% while Portsmouth was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Oxford United was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Oxford United won the contest.
Oxford United shot 28 times, 7 on target, 21 off target. On the opposite side, Portsmouth shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Oxford United received 4 yellow cards (C. Brannagan, S. Seddon, H. Kane and E. Moore). On the opposite side, Portsmouth received 7 yellow cards (M. Jacobs, G. Hirst, D. Hume, R. Curtis, G. Bazunu, R. Tunnicliffe and ).
Also, Portsmouth didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Morrell (Portsmouth) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (17′).
After this contest, Oxford United will have 50 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Portsmouth will stay with 38 points like Bolton Wanderers to move up in the 13th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
L. McNally
B. Bodin
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10'10'
M. Jacobs
K. Freeman
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17'17'
J. Morrell
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24'24'
M. Jacobs
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28'28'
G. Hirst
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45'45'
D. Hume
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51'51'
R. Curtis
M. Jacobs
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55'55'
N. Holland
C. Brown
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60'60'
C. Robertson
K. Freeman
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63'63'
S. Winnall
R. Williams
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64'64'
C. Brannagan
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71'71'
R. Tunnicliffe
L. Thompson
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77'77'
S. Seddon
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80'80'
H. Kane
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81'81'
R. Curtis
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82'82'
C. Brannagan
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83'83'
A. O\'Brien
G. Hirst
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87'87'
M. McGuane
B. Bodin
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88'88'
G. Bazunu
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90'90'
R. Tunnicliffe
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90'90'
E. Moore
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90'90'
R. Hackett-Fairchild
D. Hume
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90'90'
N. Holland
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90'90'
J. Mousinho
S. Seddon
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90'90'
S. Raggett
Next match
In the upcoming League One match, Oxford United will play away against Accrington Stanley on the 8th of February with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (6 draws).
Portsmouth will host Burton Albion on the 8th of February with a 3-3 head to head record.
Oxford United: Formation and Lineups
Oxford United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Karl Robinson chose to play with the following team: J. Stevens, C. Brown, E. Moore, S. Seddon, L. McNally, B. Bodin, R. Williams, C. Brannagan, M. Sykes, H. Kane and M. Taylor.
Substitutes
Oxford United made 4 changes: C. Brown for N. Holland (55′), R. Williams for S. Winnall (63′), B. Bodin for M. McGuane (87′) and S. Seddon for J. Mousinho (90′).
Portsmouth: Formation and Lineups
Portsmouth started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Danny Cowley played with: G. Bazunu, K. Freeman, S. Raggett, C. Ogilvie, H. Carter, D. Hume, M. Jacobs, L. Thompson, J. Morrell, R. Curtis and G. Hirst.
Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of C. Robertson (injured).
Substitutes
Portsmouth made 4 changes: K. Freeman for C. Robertson (60′), L. Thompson for R. Tunnicliffe (71′), G. Hirst for A. O’Brien (83′) and D. Hume for R. Hackett-Fairchild (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One
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