Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley: result and report

League One · Tuesday 28 September 2021

Result

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

League One · Tuesday 28 September 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley: match report

Oxford United defeated Accrington Stanley 5-1 in the League One on Tuesday 28 September 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Nathan Holland opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Nathan Holland (18'), Nathan Holland (24'), Matty Taylor (50'), Mark Sykes (71') and an own goal by Michael Nottingham (90+4'). Accrington Stanley scored through Ethan Hamilton (61').

Discipline: Oxford United received 4 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Oxford United were 13th on 12 points from 9 and Accrington Stanley 7th on 13 points from 9. Oxford United went on to finish that season 8th with 76 points, and Accrington Stanley 12th with 61.

Oxford United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Accrington Stanley in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nathan Holland of Oxford United (8.7), ahead of Ethan Hamilton (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Oxford United wins, 1 draw and 5 for Accrington Stanley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Nathan HollandOxford United · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · Nathan HollandOxford United · 2-0
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Ross SykesAccrington Stanley
  • 50'Goal · Matty TaylorOxford United · 3-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Steve SeddonOxford United
  • 61'Goal · Ethan HamiltonAccrington Stanley · 3-1
  • 71'Goal · Mark SykesOxford United · 4-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Herbie KaneOxford United
  • 81'Yellow card · Sean McConvilleAccrington Stanley
  • 81'Yellow card · Elliott MooreOxford United
  • 90'Yellow card · Ryan WilliamsOxford United
  • 90+4'Own goal · Michael NottinghamOxford United · 5-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Oxford United 4, draws 1, Accrington Stanley 5.

Team news

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Oxford United line-up (4-3-3)

Jack Stevens, A. Forde, Luke McNally, Elliott Moore, Steve Seddon, James Henry, Herbie Kane, Cameron Brannagan, Mark Sykes, M. Taylor, Nathan Holland

Accrington Stanley line-up (4-5-1)

James Trafford, Yeboah Amankwah, Ross Sykes, Michael Nottingham, Sam Sherring, John O'Sullivan, Ethan Hamilton, Seamus Conneely, Matt Butcher, Sean McConville, Colby Bishop