Oxford United 0-3 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League One · Saturday 25 February 2023
Result
Oxford United 0-3 Bristol Rovers
League One · Saturday 25 February 2023, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-2
Oxford United 0-3 Bristol Rovers: match report
Oxford United were beaten by Bristol Rovers 0-3 in the League One on Saturday 25 February 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Oxford United did not score. Bristol Rovers scored through Scott Sinclair (22', penalty), Aaron Collins (28') and L. Hoole (75').
Discipline: Oxford United received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Oxford United were 17th on 36 points from 33 and Bristol Rovers 16th on 38 points from 32. Oxford United went on to finish that season 19th with 47 points, and Bristol Rovers 17th with 53.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Scott Sinclair of Bristol Rovers (8.1), ahead of Luca Hoole (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Oxford United wins, 1 draw and 6 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 22'Penalty goal · Scott Sinclair
- 28'Goal · Aaron Collins
- 37'Yellow card · Lewis Bate
- 40'Yellow card · Aaron Collins
- 55'Yellow card · J. Quansah
- 67'Yellow card · Cameron Brannagan
- 75'Goal · L. Hoole
Head-to-head
Team news
Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Eastwood, Sam Long, Elliott Moore, Stuart Findlay, Ciaron Brown, Lewis Bate, Cameron Brannagan, Kyle Joseph, Marcus Browne, Y. Wildschut, Sam Baldock
Bristol Rovers line-up (4-3-3)
James Belshaw, Luca Hoole, Jarell Quansah, Lewis Gibson, Lewis Gordon, Lamare Bogarde, Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Scott Sinclair, John Marquis, Aaron Collins