Peterborough United 2-0 Oxford United: result and report

League One · Saturday 17 October 2020

Result

Peterborough United 2-0 Oxford United

League One · Saturday 17 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Peterborough United 2-0 Oxford United: match report

Peterborough United defeated Oxford United 2-0 in the League One on Saturday 17 October 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Joe Ward opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Peterborough United's goals came from Joe Ward (43') and Siriki Dembélé (65'). Oxford United did not score.

Discipline: Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards; Oxford United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Peterborough United were 5th on 9 points from 5 and Oxford United 22nd on 3 points from 4. Peterborough United went on to finish that season 2nd with 87 points, and Oxford United 6th with 75.

Peterborough United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Oxford United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Ward of Peterborough United (8.7), ahead of Christy Pym (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Peterborough United wins, 1 draw and 7 for Oxford United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · Sean ClareOxford United
  • 27'Yellow card · Joe WardPeterborough United
  • 43'Goal · Joe WardPeterborough United · 1-0
  • 58'Yellow card · James HenryOxford United
  • 65'Goal · Siriki DembéléPeterborough United · 2-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Siriki DembéléPeterborough United
  • 88'Yellow card · Dan ButlerPeterborough United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Peterborough United 2, draws 1, Oxford United 7.

Team news

Peterborough United line-up (4-4-1-1)

Christy Pym, Nathan Thompson, Frankie Kent, Mark Beevers, Dan Butler, Joe Ward, Reece Brown, Jack Taylor, Siriki Dembélé, Sammie Szmodics, Jonson Clarke-Harris

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

Simon Eastwood, Sean Clare, Elliott Moore, Sam Long, Josh Ruffels, Mark Sykes, Liam Kelly, A. Forde, James Henry, M. Taylor, Dan Agyei