Oxford United vs Cheltenham Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).
- 4': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kinsella.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliott Moore.
- 10': Foul by Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town).
- 10': Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 15': Attempt missed. Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 15': Attempt missed. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aidan Keena.
- 16': Finley Stevens (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town).
- 19': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
- 20': Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
- 26': Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Owen Dale (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 28': Foul by Finley Stevens (Oxford United).
- 28': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Davies.
- 31': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 31': Attempt saved. Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Oxford United).
- 32': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
- 35': Owen Dale (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 43': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
- 44': Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
- 44': Josh Murphy (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Sean Long (Cheltenham Town).
- 45': Josh Murphy (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 45'+3': Goal! Oxford United 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Oxford United 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
- 47': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).
- 47': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
- 48': Josh Murphy (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
- 49': Owen Dale (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Ferry.
- 51': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Oxford United).
- 51': Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town).
- 54': Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jordan Thomas replaces Joe Nuttall.
- 58': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Josh Harrop replaces Liam Sercombe.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Long.
- 60': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Marcus McGuane.
- 60': Foul by Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town).
- 60': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Marcus McGuane (Oxford United).
- 62': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Harris.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Dale.
- 64': Foul by Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
- 64': Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Goodwin replaces Mark Harris.
- 69': Foul by Owen Dale (Oxford United).
- 69': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Andy Smith replaces Curtis Davies.
- 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Greg Sloggett replaces Tom Pett.
- 72': Offside, Oxford United. Owen Dale is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town).
- 73': Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Josh Harrop (Cheltenham Town).
- 76': Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
- 76': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Goal! Oxford United 1, Cheltenham Town 1. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kinsella.
- 81': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Will Ferry.
- 81': Attempt saved. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross.
- 81': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Owen Dale (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Goodwin.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 83': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Tom Bradbury.
- 83': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Elliott Bonds replaces Liam Kinsella.
- 84': Attempt missed. Will Goodwin (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Leigh with a headed pass following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jack Shepherd.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Finley Stevens (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Goal! Oxford United 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Dale with a cross.
- 88': Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Oxford United. Billy Bodin replaces Josh Murphy.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ciaron Brown following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Oxford United 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
- 0': Match ends, Oxford United 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
Game Information
Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 8,738
EFL League One Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wrexham | 6 | +7 | 13 |
2 | Birmingham City | 5 | +5 | 13 |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | +3 | 13 |
4 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | +7 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Oxford United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jamie Cumming (GK) |
3 | Ciaron Brown |
5 | Elliott Moore |
22 | Greg Leigh |
15 | Fin Stevens |
20 | Ruben Rodrigues |
8 | Cameron Brannagan |
18 | Marcus McGuane |
9 | Mark Harris |
23 | Josh Murphy |
30 | Owen Dale |
Cheltenham Town (3-1-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
4 | Thomas Bradbury |
14 | Jack Shepherd |
33 | Curtis Davies |
34 | Thomas Pett |
7 | Liam Kinsella |
8 | Liam Sercombe |
15 | Will Ferry |
2 | Sean Long |
10 | Aidan Keena |
26 | Joe Nuttall |
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