Oxford United 5-1 Bury: result and report
League One · Tuesday 28 March 2017
Result
Oxford United 5-1 Bury
League One · Tuesday 28 March 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 3-0
Oxford United 5-1 Bury: match report
Oxford United defeated Bury 5-1 in the League One on Tuesday 28 March 2017. It was 3-0 at half-time.
Marvin Johnson opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Marvin Johnson (11'), Joe Rothwell (35'), Conor McAleny (39'), Conor McAleny (49') and Conor McAleny (90+5'). Bury scored through James Vaughan (59').
Discipline: Oxford United received 1 yellow card; Bury received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Oxford United were 10th on 56 points from 39 and Bury 17th on 46 points from 40. Oxford United went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Bury 19th with 50.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Bury in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Oxford United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Bury.
Going into the match Oxford United's last five read D-L-W-L-W and Bury's D-D-W-D-L.
Key events
- 11'Goal · Marvin Johnson
- 35'Goal · Joe Rothwell
- 39'Goal · Conor McAleny
- 42'Yellow card · Ryan Lowe
- 49'Goal · Conor McAleny
- 59'Goal · James Vaughan
- 79'Yellow card · Jacob Mellis
- 86'Yellow card · Chey Dunkley
- 90+5'Goal · Conor McAleny
Head-to-head
Team news
Oxford United line-up (4-4-1-1)
Simon Eastwood, Phil Edwards, Curtis Nelson, Chey Dunkley, Marvin Johnson, Robert Hall, John Lundstram, Josh Ruffels, Joe Rothwell, Conor McAleny, Kane Hemmings
Bury line-up (4-4-2)
Joe Murphy, Taylor Moore, Antony Kay, Kean Bryan, Leon Barnett, Jermaine Pennant, Paul Caddis, Jacob Mellis, Greg Leigh, James Vaughan, Ryan Lowe