Oxford United 2-3 Accrington Stanley: result and report

League One · Tuesday 21 August 2018

Result

Oxford United 2-3 Accrington Stanley

League One · Tuesday 21 August 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Oxford United 2-3 Accrington Stanley: match report

Oxford United lost to Accrington Stanley 2-3 in the League One on Tuesday 21 August 2018. The half-time score was 1-1.

Gavin Whyte opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Gavin Whyte (27') and Marcus Browne (57'). Accrington Stanley scored through Ross Sykes (43'), B. Kee (62') and B. Kee (79', penalty).

Discipline: Oxford United received 3 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Oxford United were 24th on 0 points from 3 and Accrington Stanley 13th on 4 points from 3. Oxford United went on to finish that season 12th with 60 points, and Accrington Stanley 14th with 55.

Going into the match Oxford United's last five read L-L-L and Accrington Stanley's D-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Scott BrownAccrington Stanley
  • 27'Goal · Gavin WhyteOxford United · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Sean McConvilleAccrington Stanley
  • 43'Goal · Ross SykesAccrington Stanley · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · Marcus BrowneOxford United · 2-1
  • 60'Yellow card · Cameron BrannaganOxford United
  • 62'Goal · B. KeeAccrington Stanley · 2-2
  • 65'Yellow card · Marcus BrowneOxford United
  • 79'Penalty goal · B. KeeAccrington Stanley · 2-3
  • 80'Yellow card · Jordan ClarkAccrington Stanley
  • 84'Yellow card · C. NormanOxford United
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Ross SykesAccrington Stanley
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Connor RipleyAccrington Stanley

Team news

Oxford United line-up

J. Mitchell, Cameron Norman, Josh Ruffels, Jamie Hanson, John Mousinho, Curtis Nelson, Gavin Whyte, Cameron Brannagan, Jonathan Obika, James Henry, Marcus Browne

Accrington Stanley line-up

Connor Ripley, Callum Johnson, Ben Richards-Everton, Seamus Conneely, Mark Hughes, Ross Sykes, Jordan Clark, Scott Brown, Billy Kee, Sam Finley, Sean McConville