Oxford United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Saturday 25 April 2026

Result

Oxford United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 25 April 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Oxford United 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Oxford United defeated Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 in the Championship on Saturday 25 April 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.

Will Lankshear opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Oxford United's goals came from Will Lankshear (5'), Will Lankshear (27'), Will Vaulks (67') and Myles Peart-Harris (73'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through William Grainger (72').

Discipline: Oxford United received 1 yellow card; Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Oxford United were 23rd on 44 points from 44 and Sheffield Wednesday 24th on 15 points from 44. Oxford United went on to finish that season 23rd with 47 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 24th with 18.

Oxford United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Lankshear of Oxford United (8.9), ahead of Will Vaulks (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Oxford United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Will LankshearOxford United · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · Will LankshearOxford United · 2-0
  • 67'Goal · Will VaulksOxford United · 3-0
  • 72'Goal · William GraingerSheffield Wednesday · 3-1
  • 73'Goal · Myles Peart-HarrisOxford United · 4-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Brodie Gilmore SpencerOxford United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Oxford United 2, draws 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Team news

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Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jamie Cumming, Hidde ter Avest, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer, Will Vaulks, Cameron Brannagan, Stanley Mills, Jamie Donley, Aidomo Emakhu, Will Lankshear

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-3)

Pierce Charles, Liam Palmer, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Sean Sheunesu Fusire, Jaden Heskey, Nathaniel Chalobah, Tayo Adaramola, Charlie McNeill, Jerry Yates, Jamal Lowe