Oxford United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town: result and report
League One · Tuesday 19 October 2021
Result
Oxford United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
League One · Tuesday 19 October 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Oxford United 2-0 Shrewsbury Town: match report
Oxford United defeated Shrewsbury Town 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 19 October 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Mark Sykes opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Mark Sykes (46') and Cameron Brannagan (87'). Shrewsbury Town did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Oxford United were 9th on 18 points from 12 and Shrewsbury Town 21st on 11 points from 13. Oxford United went on to finish that season 8th with 76 points, and Shrewsbury Town 18th with 50.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Shrewsbury Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Sykes of Oxford United (8.5), ahead of Jordan Thorniley (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Oxford United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Shrewsbury Town.
Going into the match Oxford United's last five read L-W-W-D-L and Shrewsbury Town's W-L-L-L-W.
Key events
- 46'Goal · Mark Sykes
- 87'Goal · Cameron Brannagan
Head-to-head
Team news
Oxford United line-up (4-3-3)
Jack Stevens, Sam Long, Elliott Moore, Jordan Thorniley, Steve Seddon, Herbie Kane, Alex Gorrin, Cameron Brannagan, Mark Sykes, M. Taylor, Gavin Whyte
Shrewsbury Town line-up (3-4-3)
Marko Marosi, Matthew Pennington, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Aaron Pierre, Elliott Bennett, David Davis, Shaun Whalley, Nathanael Ogbeta, Daniel Udoh, Tom Bloxham, R. Bowman