Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe: result and report
League One · Saturday 30 October 2021
Result
Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe
League One · Saturday 30 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe: match report
Oxford United defeated Morecambe 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 30 October 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Steve Seddon opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Steve Seddon (29'), Mark Sykes (73') and Matty Taylor (87'). Morecambe scored through Cole Stockton (64').
Discipline: Oxford United received no yellow cards; Morecambe received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Oxford United were 6th on 24 points from 14 and Morecambe 18th on 15 points from 14. Oxford United went on to finish that season 8th with 76 points, and Morecambe 19th with 42.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Morecambe in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Steve Seddon of Oxford United (9.3), ahead of M. Taylor (9.2).
Going into the match Oxford United's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Morecambe's D-L-L-L-W.
Key events
- 29'Goal · Steve Seddon
- 51'Yellow card · J. Andrésson
- 52'Missed penalty · James Henry
- 64'Goal · Cole Stockton
- 73'Goal · Mark Sykes
- 87'Goal · Matty Taylor
Team news
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Oxford United line-up (4-3-3)
Simon Eastwood, Sam Long, Elliott Moore, Jordan Thorniley, Steve Seddon, James Henry, Alex Gorrin, Herbie Kane, Mark Sykes, M. Taylor, Nathan Holland
Morecambe line-up (4-3-3)
J. Andrésson, Ryan Cooney, Anthony O'Connor, Ryan Delaney, Greg Leigh, Callum Jones, Toumani Diagouraga, Adam Phillips, Jonah Ayunga, Cole Stockton, Wesley McDonald