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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 3 (setup 4, season 35)
Birmingham City
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Milos VESIC617Fraser FORSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Maxime COLIN27Fankaty DABO
George FRIEND3Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES
Ivan SUNJIC74Anfernee DIJKSTEEL
Nathaniel PHILLIPS857TOBIAS Pereira FIGUEIREDO
Jake CLARKE-SALTER66Mads Juel ANDERSEN
Josh WILLIAMS7Dan GOSLING
Jordan GRAHAM68Tomasz CYWKA
Ike UGBO97Jerome SINCLAIR
Troy DEENEY710Chris CADDEN
Isaac VASSELL116Sam BALDOCK
Manager
Gary GARDNER12Kane HEMMINGS
Zach JEACOCK13Mark GILLESPIE
Jordan JAMES14Charlie RAGLAN
Odin BAILEY15Cameron BRANNAGAN
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ16Sam SMITH

Birmingham City 1 Oxford United 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 24,285, Stadium: St.Andrews, Referee: Mark HAYWOOD 6)
53 VassellScorers45+3 Norrington-Davies, 72 Gosling
Substitutions
Sendings off
33 WilliamsBookings5 Cadden, 40 Dabo, 60 Andersen
4Corners3
5Fouls14
3Offsides2
3Shots on4
6Shots off8
9Total shots12
2Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Nathaniel PHILLIPS
5A high challenge gets CADDEN a yellow card.
10A accurate pass bobbled toward UGBO and his deadly effort raced narrowly wide.
15A poor strike from GRAHAM trickled agonisingly wide.
17An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Birmingham City 'keeper by DIJKSTEEL.
21VASSELL's shot was well held by the Oxford United 'keeper.
24The stunned FORSTER was a mere bystander as a backpass from ANDERSEN dropped just over.
28A penalty box scramble resulted in GOSLING driving the ball wide.
29VASSELL beat NORRINGTON-DAVIES and hit the ball to FRIEND who fired his effort wide.
33WILLIAMS given a yellow card for a clumsy tackle on CYWKA.
35An exceptional effort from NORRINGTON-DAVIES scraped the woodwork.
40DABO receives a yellow card for a clumsy challenge.
42GRAHAM ran onto a great ball from WILLIAMS but blasted his effort wide.
45+3GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was expertly slammed into the top corner by NORRINGTON-DAVIES. (1-0 Oxford United)
 
48A useful ball from DIJKSTEEL on the left bobbled toward CADDEN who sliced his effort just beyond the far post.
53GOAL!! A strike from VASSELL which the Oxford United 'keeper managed to block was deemed over the line by the linesman and HAYWOOD awarded the goal. (1-1)
60The referee books ANDERSEN for a late tackle.
64GRAHAM was put clear by DEENEY and he stepped inside the 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.
64CADDEN drilled a looping shot over from long range.
68The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from CADDEN.
72GOAL!! A long ball from TOBIAS FIGUEIREDO had the Birmingham City defence back-pedalling and GOSLING made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (2-1 Oxford United)
75FORSTER saved a curling effort from GRAHAM.
83A corner found NORRINGTON-DAVIES who turned an effort over the bar.
85SINCLAIR shot over.
87TOBIAS FIGUEIREDO fluffed a simple chance.
90Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled NORRINGTON-DAVIES to thump the ball just beyond the near post.