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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 33 (setup 1, season 28)
Stoke City
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-4-2
Overall form:
Home form:
David OSPINA Ramírez1Marco SPORTIELLO
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Dusan BASTA27Joshua BRENET
Aaron CRESSWELL737SERGI GÓMEZ Solá
MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO47Aleksandar DRAGOVIC
Robert HUTH5Mitchell DIJKS
Wes MORGAN66Jean-Daniel AKPA-AKPRO
Riccardo MONTOLIVO77Arthur MASUAKU
Georginio WIJNALDUM78Manuel LANZINI
Jamie VARDY9Marco BENASSI
Karim BELLARABI10Arkadiusz MILIK
Steven GERRARD117Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva, RAFA
Steve PerryManagerDavor Spears-Gellar
Kieran TRIPPIER12Jordan GRAHAM
Tim KRUL13Oliver BURKE
Federico FERNÁNDEZ14Kenneth PAAL
Muhamed BESIC15Ben CHILWELL
Peter CROUCH16Rick DEKKER

Stoke City 2 Oxford United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 69,816, Stadium: Britannia, Referee: Keith STROUD 6½)
7 Bellarabi, 60 WijnaldumScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
18 Montolivo, 86 OspinaBookings
5Corners14
14Fouls19
19Offsides9
4Shots on4
7Shots off9
11Total shots13
2Shots saved4
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Marco SPORTIELLO
2The 'keeper blocked a refined shot from BELLARABI.
7GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed WIJNALDUM to nudge the ball to BELLARABI who blasted a deadly shot into the back of the net. (1-0 Stoke City)
13A header by MILIK at the far post was easily collected by the Stoke City 'keeper.
13A fine ball from BELLARABI on the left bobbled toward WIJNALDUM who sliced his shot wide.
18MONTOLIVO receives a yellow card by the referee for a bad challenge.
22RAFA's shot was well held by OSPINA.
29A penalty box meleé resulted in BELLARABI knocking the ball over.
33OSPINA dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Oxford United's LANZINI.
40DRAGOVIC beat a number of Stoke City players and thundered a great chance just beyond the near post.
44VARDY made space on the left and pulled the ball to BELLARABI who touched the ball over.
 
48RAFA brought the ball past MONTOLIVO and rattled a poor shot into the crowd.
50BELLARABI whacked a right foot shot inches wide from long range.
51DIJKS headed over.
52VARDY charged through the Oxford United defence but shot straight at the Oxford United 'keeper.
57A poor strike from SERGI GÓMEZ rolled agonisingly wide.
60GOAL!! A deep cross by HUTH was met by WIJNALDUM who rushed in to score. (2-0 Stoke City)
62An exceptional effort from VARDY scraped the top of the crossbar.
70MORGAN hoofed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
71A free-kick from DRAGOVIC flew just beyond the near post.
72SERGI GÓMEZ rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
74BENASSI turned WIJNALDUM but lashed the ball into the arms of the Stoke City 'keeper.
76A accurate pass fell to VARDY and his right foot effort went narrowly wide.
78BENASSI chipped the ball to LANZINI who forced it over.
84MASUAKU scuffed a simple chance.
86A poor challenge on SERGI GÓMEZ by OSPINA results in a booking.
87DIJKS ran onto a wonderful ball from AKPA-AKPRO but hit his shot wide of the righthand post.