Morecambe 2-1 Oxford United: result and report
League One · Tuesday 5 April 2022
Result
Morecambe 2-1 Oxford United
League One · Tuesday 5 April 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Morecambe 2-1 Oxford United: match report
Morecambe beat Oxford United 2-1 in the League One on Tuesday 5 April 2022. The half-time score was 2-1.
Matty Taylor opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Morecambe's goals came from A. Wildig (14') and Cole Stockton (25'). Oxford United scored through Matty Taylor (3').
Discipline: Morecambe received 2 yellow cards; Oxford United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Morecambe were 21st on 35 points from 40 and Oxford United 7th on 69 points from 40. Morecambe went on to finish that season 19th with 42 points, and Oxford United 8th with 76.
Morecambe lined up in a 4-3-3 and Oxford United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Aaron Wildig of Morecambe (8.2), ahead of Cole Stockton (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Morecambe wins, 5 draws and 3 for Oxford United.
Going into the match Morecambe's last five read W-L-L-L-D and Oxford United's L-D-W-W-L.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Matty Taylor
- 14'Goal · A. Wildig
- 25'Goal · Cole Stockton
- 42'Yellow card · Ryan McLaughlin
- 44'Yellow card · Ryan Williams
- 47'Yellow card · Ousmane Fane
Head-to-head
Team news
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Morecambe line-up (4-3-3)
Trevor Carson, Ryan McLaughlin, Rhys Bennett, Jacob Bedeau, Liam Gibson, Aaron Wildig, Fane Ousmane, Adam Phillips, Arthur Gnahoua, Cole Stockton, Dylan Connolly
Oxford United line-up (3-5-2)
Jack Stevens, Luke McNally, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Ryan Williams, Mark Sykes, Herbie Kane, Marcus McGuane, Nathan Holland, M. Taylor, Gavin Whyte