Oxford United 2-1 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 9 March 2024
Result
Oxford United 2-1 Cheltenham Town
League One · Saturday 9 March 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Oxford United 2-1 Cheltenham Town: match report
Oxford United defeated Cheltenham Town 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 9 March 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Josh Murphy opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Josh Murphy (45+3') and Greg Leigh (88'). Cheltenham Town scored through Will Ferry (80').
Discipline: Oxford United received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Oxford United were 7th on 57 points from 36 and Cheltenham Town 21st on 34 points from 35. Oxford United went on to finish that season 5th with 84 points, and Cheltenham Town 21st with 44.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cheltenham Town in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Greg Leigh of Oxford United (8.2), level with L. Kinsella (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Oxford United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Cheltenham Town.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Liam Sercombe
- 45+3'Goal · Josh Murphy
- 61'Yellow card · Curtis Davies
- 73'Yellow card · Josh Harrop
- 76'Yellow card · Ciaron Brown
- 76'Yellow card
- 80'Goal · Will Ferry
- 88'Goal · Greg Leigh
- 88'Yellow card
Head-to-head
Team news
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Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jamie Cumming, Fin Stevens, Elliott Moore, Ciaron Brown, Greg Leigh, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Brannagan, Owen Dale, Rúben Rodrigues, Josh Murphy, Mark Harris
Cheltenham Town line-up (3-5-2)
Luke Southwood, Curtis Davies, Tom Bradbury, Jack Shepherd, Tom Pett, Sean Long, Liam Sercombe, L. Kinsella, Will Ferry, Joe Nuttall, Aidan Keena