English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 56': Greg Leigh (OG)
  • 70': Aune Heggebo
FT
2 - 1
Oxford United
  • 54': Will Lankshear

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Oxford United at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
  • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 8': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam Long.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Gilchrist.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
  • 14': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Greg Leigh (Oxford United).
  • 14': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 16': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Long.
  • 22': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam Long.
  • 23': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Taylor is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
  • 28': Filip Krastev (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 29': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 33': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Brian De Keersmaecker.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité following a fast break.
  • 40': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 41': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
  • 41': Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
  • 43': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Phillips is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Oxford United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Oxford United 0.
  • 48': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 51': Alfie Gilchrist (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Filip Krastev (Oxford United).
  • 54': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Oxford United 1. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 56': Own Goal by Greg Leigh, Oxford United. West Bromwich Albion 1, Oxford United 1.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 61': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Filip Krastev (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Ousmane Diakité.
  • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø replaces Josh Maja.
  • 63': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 70': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Oxford United 1. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Oxford United. Luke Harris replaces Nik Prelec.
  • 72': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Harris with a headed pass.
  • 76': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Luke Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 77': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Karlan Grant.
  • 79': Substitution, Oxford United. Stanley Mills replaces Filip Krastev.
  • 80': Substitution, Oxford United. Siriki Dembélé replaces Brian De Keersmaecker.
  • 80': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 82': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Stanley Mills.
  • 83': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Josh Griffiths.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Krystian Bielik replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
  • 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Toby Collyer replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
  • 90': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+1': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Toby Collyer following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Oxford United. Louie Sibley replaces Greg Leigh.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Oxford United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Oxford United 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 3
38 Possession 62
9 SHOTS 26
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
233 Accurate Passes 441
326 Passes 530
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
18 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 59
21 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 12
8 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 16
57 Effective Clearances 42
57 Clearances 42

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Joshua Griffiths (GK)
29 Charlie Taylor
3 Nathaniel Phillips
4 Callum Styles
14 Alfie Gilchrist
21 Isaac Price
27 Alex Mowatt
17 Ousmane Diakite
9 Josh Maja
11 Michael Johnston
10 Karlan Grant
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Toby Collyer, Samuel Iling-Junior, Aune Heggebo, Chris Mepham, Jayson Molumby, Krystian Bielik, Joe Wildsmith, Daryl Dike, Tammer Bany.

OXF Oxford United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
3 Ciaron Brown
6 Michal Helik
22 Greg Leigh
2 Sam Long
16 Nik Prelec
8 Cameron Brannagan
14 Brian De Keersmaecker
27 Will Lankshear
50 Filip Yavorov Krastev
7 Przemyslaw Placheta
Oxford United Substitutes:
Luke Harris, Ole Romeny, Stanley Mills, Ben Davies, Matt Ingram, Siriki Dembele, Will Vaulks, Louie Sibley, Mark Harris.

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