Oxford United 1-2 Walsall: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 September 2017

Result

Oxford United 1-2 Walsall

League One · Saturday 23 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Oxford United 1-2 Walsall: match report

Oxford United lost to Walsall 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 23 September 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

Joe Edwards opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Oxford United's goal came from Ryan Ledson (78', penalty). Walsall scored through Joe Edwards (32') and Tyler Roberts (53').

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

Going into the game Oxford United were 11th on 12 points from 8 and Walsall 14th on 9 points from 8. Oxford United went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Walsall 19th with 52.

Oxford United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Walsall in a 4-4-2.

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

Going into the match Oxford United's last five read L-D-W-D-D and Walsall's D-L-L-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Joe RothwellOxford United
  • 32'Goal · Joe EdwardsWalsall · 0-1
  • 53'Goal · Tyler RobertsWalsall · 0-2
  • 78'Penalty goal · Ryan LedsonOxford United · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Oxford United 0, draws 2, Walsall 0.

Team news

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

Simon Eastwood, Mike Williamson, Curtis Nelson, Ricardinho, John Mousinho, Ryan Ledson, Jack Payne, Joe Rothwell, Robert Hall, Jonathan Obika, Gino van Kessel

Walsall line-up (4-4-2)

Mark Gillespie, Jon Guthrie, Nicky Devlin, James Wilson, Joe Edwards, Luke Leahy, Adam Chambers, Erhun Oztumer, Kieron Morris, Zeli Ismail, Tyler Roberts