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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 2, season 18)
Walsall
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Angus GUNN1JOEL Robles Blázquez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY27Rob DICKIE
Jordan ZEMURA838Brandon WILLIAMS
Alex MOWATT4SALIH Uçan
Grant HANLEY75Enzo Pablo ROCO Roco
Danny BATTH6Luke McNALLY
Lasse VIGEN Christensen776Gavin WHYTE
Kenny McLEAN88Rachid GHEZZAL
Conor WILKINSON9Felix PLATTE
Charlie TAYLOR6106Jerome SINCLAIR
Jamie MURPHY11Sam BALDOCK
Manager
Scott ALLAN12Cameron BRANNAGAN
Maduka OKOYE13Jack STEVENS
Harry PICKERING14Nathan HOLLAND
Danny WILSON15Marcus BROWNE
Andy WILLIAMS16Herbie KANE

Walsall 4 Oxford United 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 12,054, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Graham LAWS 7½)
20 Murphy, 41 McLean, 53 McLean, 80 McLeanScorers44 Platte
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners4
8Fouls9
5Offsides5
7Shots on3
8Shots off7
15Total shots10
3Shots saved1
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Alex MOWATT
3MCLEAN stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
4JOEL dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Walsall's MCLEAN.
10MCLEAN whacked a deadly shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
14SALIH beat HANLEY and flicked the ball to GHEZZAL who blasted his shot wide.
15TAYLOR beat three Oxford United players and slammed a great chance just beyond the near post.
19A great save prevented PLATTE from scoring a lovely goal.
20GOAL!! MURPHY waltzed forward, looked up and thundered a shot into the Oxford United net. (1-0 Walsall)
26MCLEAN shot wide.
28A free-kick from ZEMURA floated wide.
38MCLEAN headed wide.
41GOAL!! DICKIE tried to play the ball out of the Oxford United penalty area but was tackled by TAYLOR who forced the ball to MCLEAN for an easy goal. (2-0 Walsall)
44GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with PLATTE rocketing the ball into the roof of the net. (2-1 Walsall)
45The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce effort.
 
49The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from GHEZZAL dropped just over.
53GOAL!! A deep corner left the Oxford United 'keeper struggling and MCLEAN knocked the ball into the net. (3-1 Walsall)
55PLATTE kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
55A corner bobbled toward SALIH who nodded the ball over.
59BATTH touched the ball through a crowd of players but JOEL was a match for it as he dived to his left.
68A cross from SALIH left GHEZZAL in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
69A penalty box meleé resulted in PLATTE knocking the ball over.
74GHEZZAL beat HANLEY but fired the ball into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper.
80GOAL!! A delightful drive from KENNY was punched clear by the 'keeper only as far as MCLEAN who placed the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (4-1 Walsall)
82PLATTE scuffed a simple chance.
83SALIH brought the ball past MOWATT and rifled a poor shot well wide.
86A tame shot from BATTH bounced agonisingly wide.