Oxford United 2-0 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League One · Saturday 23 January 2021
Result
Oxford United 2-0 Bristol Rovers
League One · Saturday 23 January 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Oxford United 2-0 Bristol Rovers: match report
Oxford United defeated Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 23 January 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
Matty Taylor opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Oxford United's goals came from Matty Taylor (32') and Matty Taylor (73'). Bristol Rovers did not score.
Discipline: Oxford United received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Oxford United were 14th on 28 points from 20 and Bristol Rovers 19th on 22 points from 20. Oxford United went on to finish that season 6th with 75 points, and Bristol Rovers 24th with 38.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to M. Taylor of Oxford United (8.4), ahead of Elliott Moore (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Oxford United wins, 2 draws and 6 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 27'Yellow card · Luke Leahy
- 32'Goal · Matty Taylor
- 60'Yellow card · Matty Taylor
- 73'Goal · Matty Taylor
- 90+4'Yellow card · Josh Grant
- 90+9'Yellow card · Sam Winnall
Head-to-head
Team news
Oxford United line-up (4-3-3)
Jack Stevens, Sam Long, Elliott Moore, Rob Atkinson, Josh Ruffels, Marcus McGuane, Alex Gorrin, Liam Kelly, James Henry, M. Taylor, Olamide Shodipo
Bristol Rovers line-up (3-5-1-1)
Joe Day, Jack Baldwin, Alfie Kilgour, Cian Harries, Max Ehmer, Joshua Grant, Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo, Zain Westbrooke, Luke Leahy, Luke McCormick, Brandon Hanlan