English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Oxford United
  • 5': Will Lankshear
  • 27': Will Lankshear
  • 67': Will Vaulks
  • 73': Myles Peart-Harris
FT
4 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 72': Will Grainger

About

Oxford United are hosting Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 1': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 1': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jaden Heskey.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Jamie Donley with a cross.
  • 4': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 5': Goal! Oxford United 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
  • 7': Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United).
  • 8': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United).
  • 10': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 11': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jaden Heskey.
  • 12': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michal Helik with a headed pass.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Michal Helik (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Brodie Spencer.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
  • 19': Substitution, Oxford United. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Cameron Brannagan because of an injury.
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
  • 19': Foul by Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 19': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 21': Jamie Donley (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 27': Goal! Oxford United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 29': Handball by Jamie Donley (Oxford United).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Max Lowe.
  • 33': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
  • 33': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday) 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 Charlie McNeill with a through ball.
  • 38': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 38': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Sean Fusire.
  • 43': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 43': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tayo Adaramola.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu with a through ball.
  • 45': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Donley with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
  • 45'+2': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
  • 45'+2': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Oxford United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Mackenzie Maltby replaces Sean Fusire.
  • 47': Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  • 49': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 50': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 52': Handball by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
  • 53': Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 56': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 56': Will Vaulks (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
  • 57': Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Mackenzie Maltby.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Donley with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
  • 63': Substitution, Oxford United. Sam Long replaces Hidde ter Avest.
  • 63': Substitution, Oxford United. Yunus Konak replaces Jamie Donley.
  • 65': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 66': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger replaces Charlie McNeill.
  • 67': Goal! Oxford United 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 70': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
  • 71': Foul by Yunus Konak (Oxford United).
  • 71': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Goal! Oxford United 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Will Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Goal! Oxford United 4, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Grainger with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United).
  • 76': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romeny replaces Stanley Mills.
  • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Olaf Kobacki replaces Jerry Yates.
  • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Will Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
  • 80': Yunus Konak (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 80': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 80': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Will Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
  • 82': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Will Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Will Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaden Heskey.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses replaces Max Lowe.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Olaf Kobacki (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Oxford United 4, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Oxford United 4, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/399.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSHW OXFhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/311.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
13 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 2
49 Possession 51
10 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 306
384 Passes 389
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 8
13 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
4 Effective Tackles 14
9 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 14
28 Effective Clearances 22
28 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 11,476

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
3 Ciaron Brown
6 Michal Helik
15 Brodie Spencer Yellow Card
24 Hidde ter Avest
33 Jamie Donley
8 Cameron Brannagan
4 Will Vaulks
27 Will Lankshear
10 Aidomo Emakhu
17 Stanley Mills
Oxford United Substitutes:
Jamie Mcdonnell, Ole Romeny, Mark Harris, Yunus Konak, Myles Peart-Harris, Se-Jin Jeon, Sam Long, Matt Ingram, Christ Makosso.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Pierce Charles (GK)
6 Dominic Iorfa
3 Max Lowe
2 Liam Palmer
14 Nathaniel Chalobah
24 Jaden Heskey
45 Tayo Adaramola
4 Sean Fusire
12 Jerry Yates
9 Jamal Lowe
17 Charlie McNeill
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Devlan Moses, Will Grainger, Marvelous Nakamba, Mackenzie Maltby, Cole Mcghee, Olaf Kobacki, Joe Emery, Jarvis Thornton, Murphy Cooper.

EFL Championship News

EFL playoffs 2025-26: Schedule, results, how to watch, more as teams battle for promotion
EFL playoffs 2025-26: Schedule, results, how to watch, more as teams battle for promotion

After a gripping final day across the EFL, the 12 teams to make the playoffs have been confirmed.

Eyeing the drop - Which African players are at risk of being relegated from the Premier League?
Eyeing the drop - Which African players are at risk of being relegated from the Premier League?

Taiwo Awoniyi's stirring display against Chelsea took Nottingham Forest away from this twisting relegation battle (for now), while leaving Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United battling, with three matches to play.

Coventry fans serenade Frank Lampard: 'Sign the contract'
Coventry fans serenade Frank Lampard: 'Sign the contract'

Frank Lampard was serenaded with chants of "sign the contract" as an estimated 50,000 Coventry City supporters flocked to War Memorial Park to celebrate their long-awaited return to the Premier League.

Coventry and Ipswich mark respective Championship promotions with 'day of celebration'
Coventry and Ipswich mark respective Championship promotions with 'day of celebration'

Coventry City and Ipswich Town are marking their returns to the Premier League with respective open-top bus parades to celebrate with their jubilant supporters.

Promotions and relegations in the EFL: Who's going up, who's going down?
Promotions and relegations in the EFL: Who's going up, who's going down?

From the high-life of the Premier League all the way to League Two, ESPN rounds up every side to have been promoted or relegated this season.