English League Championship

Oxford United vs Sheffield United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Oxford United
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sheffield United
    • 65': Callum O'Hare

    About

    Oxford United are hosting Sheffield United at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Filip Krastev (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 3': Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Nik Prelec (Oxford United).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
    • 6': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Djibril Soumaré.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Michal Helik (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Jack Currie.
    • 9': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United).
    • 10': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
    • 10': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 23': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
    • 27': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United).
    • 31': Jack Currie (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Nik Prelec (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Currie.
    • 38': Filip Krastev (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Ben Mee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Filip Krastev.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Currie.
    • 45': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Jack Currie.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Oxford United 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 46': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Offside, Sheffield United. Japhet Tanganga is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 53': Djibril Soumaré (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 55': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 55': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 56': Sam Long (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Currie.
    • 58': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Nik Prelec.
    • 58': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
    • 59': Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
    • 61': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 65': Goal! Oxford United 0, Sheffield United 1. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
    • 69': Substitution, Oxford United. Siriki Dembélé replaces Nik Prelec.
    • 69': Substitution, Oxford United. Stanley Mills replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 70': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 70': Michal Helik (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Alex Matos replaces Djibril Soumaré.
    • 72': Alex Matos (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 73': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 73': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
    • 75': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Harrison Burrows.
    • 78': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Will Lankshear.
    • 79': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Filip Krastev.
    • 79': Foul by Jack Currie (Oxford United).
    • 79': Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
    • 84': Will Vaulks (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Gustavo Hamer.
    • 87': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
    • 88': Substitution, Oxford United. Greg Leigh replaces Jack Currie.
    • 89': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michal Helik.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Callum O'Hare.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian De Keersmaecker with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+6': Michal Helik (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Oxford United 0, Sheffield United 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    43.9 Possession 56.1
    6 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    232 Accurate Passes 332
    352 Passes 445
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 24
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 78
    12 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 24
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 5
    55 Effective Clearances 28
    55 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Kassam Stadium
    Location: Oxford, England
    Attendance: 11,352

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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    Line-Ups

    OXF Oxford United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    2 Sam Long
    6 Michal Helik
    26 Jack Currie
    15 Brodie Spencer
    8 Cameron Brannagan
    14 Brian De Keersmaecker
    50 Filip Yavorov Krastev
    7 Przemyslaw Placheta
    27 Will Lankshear
    16 Nik Prelec
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Luke Harris, Greg Leigh, Stanley Mills, Siriki Dembele, Ben Davies, Mark Harris, Tyler Goodrham, Will Vaulks, Matt Ingram.

    SHU Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    15 Ben Mee
    25 Mark McGuinness
    14 Harrison Burrows Yellow Card
    2 Japhet Tanganga
    10 Callum O'Hare
    42 Sydie Peck
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    23 Tyrese Campbell
    18 Djibril Soumaré
    19 Chiedozie Ogbene
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Tyler Bindon, Femi Seriki, Adam Rhys Davies, Ryan One, Louie Barry, Alex Matos, Thomas Cannon, Sam McCallum, Nils Zätterström.

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