Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Spencer UpsonS. Upson48
G
1
G
54Mervin BeresfordM. Beresford
Jason EdghillJ. Edghill52
D
2
D
56Danny GrimandiD. Grimandi
Chris JobsonC. Jobson42
D
3
D
47Brendan RobsonB. Robson
Darius PhilipsD. Philips40
D
4captain
D
47Paul HackworthP. Hackworth
James GerrardJ. Gerrard52
M
5
M
56Dominic BradyD. Brady
Mick LinekerM. Lineker51
M
6
M
54Matthew MilliganM. Milligan
Graham ScalesG. Scales46
M
7
M
52Robert BrambleR. Bramble
Paul JobsonP. Jobson44
M
8
M
44Tony CraddockT. Craddock
Nigel WoodcockN. Woodcock42
A
9
M
41Marcus DichioM. Dichio
Nigel WilliamsN. Williams36
A
captain10
A
64Mark RodgersM. Rodgers
Matt StandingM. Standing36
A
11
A
54Nigel MatthewsN. Matthews
 
Darren MorrisD. Morris43
M
12
G
50Liam BouldL. Bould
Michael BartonM. Barton41
G
13
G
46Nwankwo GoldbergN. Goldberg
Lomano BastinL. Bastin41
M
14
A
46Frederico CamineroF. Caminero

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 2,676 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.57
Brendan Robson flicks a high pass forward. Danny Grimandi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Danny Grimandi stretches the opposition's defence. Danny Grimandi rushes past Chris Jobson! Danny Grimandi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
4.27
Matthew Milligan threads a neat ball through to Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews rushes past Darius Philips! Some good footwork from Nigel Matthews provides some space. He shoots at goal. Spencer Upson gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
8.36
Chris Jobson threads a neat ball through to Matt Standing. Matt Standing controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Gerrard. James Gerrard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Mervin Beresford effortlessly gets down and covers it.
16.33
Danny Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Rodgers. Mark Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Bramble. Robert Bramble is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
18.40
Jason Edghill flicks a high pass forward. Mick Lineker collects the pass. Mick Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Woodcock. Nigel Woodcock flicks a high pass forward. Matt Standing controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Matt Standing provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.16
Jason Edghill threads a neat ball through to Darius Philips. Darius Philips makes an attacking run forward. Darius Philips whips in a cross ball towards Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mervin Beresford with no chance!! Goal for Oxford United!
24.52
Paul Jobson flicks a high ball forward to Matt Standing who takes it down. Matt Standing finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.47
Graham Scales comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Milligan. The referee brings Graham Scales to one side and gives him a warning! Matthew Milligan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.34
Mick Lineker flicks a high ball forward to James Gerrard who takes it down. James Gerrard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Hackworth.
33.05
Nigel Matthews flicks a high ball forward to Mark Rodgers who takes it down. Mark Rodgers plays a one-two with Matthew Milligan and rushes in on goal... Mark Rodgers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Spencer Upson is on top of it.
44.17
Jason Edghill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Woodcock. Nigel Woodcock flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Williams controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Nigel Williams shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Mervin Beresford. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Oxford United start the second half!
48.07
Darius Philips threads the ball through to Mick Lineker. Mick Lineker knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Scales. Graham Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Hackworth.
51.12
Danny Grimandi makes a probing pass to Mark Rodgers. Mark Rodgers threads the ball through to Nigel Matthews but he's offside!
53.04
Danny Grimandi hits a low pass to Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
60.44
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Nwankwo Goldberg replacing Tony Craddock .
61.53
Marcus Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
65.49
James Gerrard threads the ball through to Matt Standing. Matt Standing makes a simple pass, allowing Nigel Woodcock to run into the box. Nigel Woodcock comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
66.45
Robert Bramble darts forward. Robert Bramble plays a one-two with Mark Rodgers and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Robert Bramble provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.25
Darius Philips hits a low pass to Nigel Woodcock. Nigel Woodcock threads the ball through to Paul Jobson but he's offside!
69.41
Dominic Brady knocks the ball forward to Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Philips.
73.14
Nwankwo Goldberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Milligan. Matthew Milligan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.03
Nwankwo Goldberg hits a low pass to Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Edghill.
77.27
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Liam Bould replacing Brendan Robson and Frederico Caminero replacing Mark Rodgers .
81.39
Jason Edghill chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Scales. Graham Scales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Woodcock. Nigel Woodcock shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Mervin Beresford.
83.19
Dominic Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Goldberg. Nwankwo Goldberg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.02
Nigel Matthews clumsily knocks into Chris Jobson. The referee brings Nigel Matthews to one side and gives him a warning! Chris Jobson runs off the knock.
90.00
Paul Hackworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Goldberg. Nwankwo Goldberg threads the ball through to Frederico Caminero. Frederico Caminero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Spencer Upson who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
32.9%
42.5%
24.7%

Scorers
Mick Lineker 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mick Lineker of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Upson (GK)
7
2.Jason Edghill (DEF)
7
3.Chris Jobson (DEF)
6
4.Darius Philips (DEF)
9
5.James Gerrard (MID)
6
6.Mick Lineker (MID)goal scored
9
7.Graham Scales (MID)
6
8.Paul Jobson (MID)
6
9.Nigel Woodcock (ATT)
7
10.Nigel Williams (ATT)
6
11.Matt Standing (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Morris (MID)
0
13.Michael Barton (GK)
0
14.Lomano Bastin (MID)
0

1.Mervin Beresford (GK)
7
2.Danny Grimandi (DEF)
8
3.Brendan Robson (DEF)
6
4.Paul Hackworth (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
6.Matthew Milligan (MID)
6
7.Robert Bramble (MID)
6
8.Tony Craddock (MID)
6
9.Marcus Dichio (MID)
6
10.Mark Rodgers (ATT)
6
11.Nigel Matthews (ATT)
7
 
12.Liam Bould (GK)
6
13.Nwankwo Goldberg (GK)
7
14.Frederico Caminero (ATT)
6