Oxford United 2-3 Derby County: result and report
League One · Friday 29 December 2023
Result
Oxford United 2-3 Derby County
League One · Friday 29 December 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Oxford United 2-3 Derby County: match report
Oxford United were beaten by Derby County 2-3 in the League One on Friday 29 December 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Cameron Brannagan opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Oxford United's goals came from Cameron Brannagan (2', penalty) and Cameron Brannagan (13'). Derby County scored through Craig Forsyth (45+3'), Liam Thompson (81') and Eiran Joe Cashin (86').
Discipline: Oxford United received 1 yellow card; Derby County received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Oxford United were 5th on 43 points from 23 and Derby County 4th on 43 points from 22. Oxford United went on to finish that season 5th with 84 points, and Derby County 2nd with 92.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Derby County in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Eiran Cashin of Derby County (9.1), ahead of Cameron Brannagan (8.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Oxford United win, 0 draws and 2 for Derby County.
Key events
- 2'Yellow card · Joe Wildsmith
- 2'Penalty goal · Cameron Brannagan
- 13'Goal · Cameron Brannagan
- 24'Yellow card · Max Bird
- 45+3'Goal · Craig Forsyth
- 59'Yellow card · Tom Barkhuizen
- 67'Yellow card · James Beadle
- 71'Yellow card · Tyreece John-Jules
- 81'Goal · Liam Thompson
- 86'Goal · Eiran Joe Cashin
Head-to-head
Team news
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Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
J. Beadle, Fin Stevens, Elliott Moore, Ciaron Brown, Joe Bennett, Stanley Mills, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus McGuane, Tyler Goodrham, Rúben Rodrigues, Mark Harris
Derby County line-up (4-4-2)
Joe Wildsmith, Ryan Nyambe, Curtis Nelson, Eiran Cashin, Craig Forsyth, Kane Wilson, Max Bird, C. Hourihane, Tom Barkhuizen, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, James Collins