Rotherham United 3-1 Oxford United: result and report
League One · Tuesday 13 February 2018
Result
Rotherham United 3-1 Oxford United
League One · Tuesday 13 February 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Rotherham United 3-1 Oxford United: match report
Rotherham United defeated Oxford United 3-1 in the League One on Tuesday 13 February 2018. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Anthony Forde opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Anthony Forde (7'), R. Towell (29') and Michael Smith (52'). Oxford United scored through James Henry (43').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 5th on 53 points from 31 and Oxford United 12th on 41 points from 31. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 4th with 84 points, and Oxford United 16th with 56.
Rotherham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Oxford United in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rotherham United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Oxford United.
Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Oxford United's L-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 7'Goal · Anthony Forde
- 29'Goal · R. Towell
- 43'Goal · James Henry
- 52'Goal · Michael Smith
Head-to-head
Team news
Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)
Marek Rodák, Joe Mattock, Semi Ajayi, Richard Wood, A. Forde, Josh Emmanuel, Will Vaulks, Richie Towell, Joe Newell, David Ball, Michael Smith
Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Eastwood, Rob Dickie, Ashley Smith-Brown, John Mousinho, Ryan Ledson, Josh Ruffels, James Henry, Joe Rothwell, Todd Kane, Wes Thomas, Isaac Buckley-Ricketts