English League Two

FT Sunday, January 17, 2016
Bristol Rovers WDWWL 2
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Oxford United WDWWW 1
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The Kassam Stadium · 9,492 att.

Match Report

Ellis Harrison fires Pirates to victory at Oxford

Ellis Harrison fires Pirates to victory at Oxford

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

OXF · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sam SlocombeG
  2. 6Jake WrightCD-L
  3. 5Johnny MullinsCD-R
  4. 3Joe SkarzLB
  5. 2George BaldockRB
  6. 18John LundstramCM-L
  7. 8Liam SercombeCM-R
  8. 11Alexander MacDonaldLM
  9. 4Kemar RoofeRM
  10. 28Christopher MaguireCF-L
  11. 20Ryan TaylorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Cheyenne DunkleySUB
  2. 14Joshua RuffelsSUB
  3. 15Callum O'DowdaSUB
  4. 10Danny HyltonSUB
  5. 9Patrick HobanSUB
  6. 13Benjamin BüchelSUB
  7. 36Jordan EvansSUB

BRI · 5-3-2

  1. 1Steve MildenhallG
  2. 4Tom LockyerCD
  3. 15James ClarkeCD-L
  4. 6Tom ParkesCD-R
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterLB
  6. 3Lee BrownRB
  7. 24Stuart SinclairCM
  8. 14Chris LinesCM-L
  9. 7Lee MansellCM-R
  10. 30Rory GaffneyCF-L
  11. 10Matt TaylorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Kieran PrestonSUB
  2. 23Billy BodinSUB
  3. 8Ollie ClarkeSUB
  4. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  5. 9Ellis HarrisonSUB
  6. 17Jermaine EasterSUB
  7. 5Mark McChrystalSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Substitution, Oxford United. Callum O'Dowda replaces Ryan Taylor because of an injury.
  2. 46' Goal! Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Kemar Roofe (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Lundstram following a corner.
  3. 52' Goal! Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Leadbitter.
  4. 68' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ollie Clarke replaces Lee Mansell.
  5. 70' Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 74' Chris Maguire (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Matty Taylor.
  8. 79' Substitution, Oxford United. Danny Hylton replaces Alexander MacDonald.
  9. 79' Substitution, Oxford United. Pat Hoban replaces Chris Maguire.
  10. 85' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney.
  11. 88' Sam Slocombe (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Goal! Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 2. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

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