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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 36)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
James BELSHAW71Fraser FORSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Paul COUTTS27Anfernee DIJKSTEEL
Jack ROBINSON3Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES
Antony EVANS4Marcus BROWNE
Sepp VAN DEN BERG757Mads Juel ANDERSEN
Rhys WILLIAMS766Djavan ANDERSON
Jordan ROSSITER67Dan GOSLING
James GIBBONS87Billy BODIN
Josh COBURN96Matty TAYLOR
Grant WARD10James HENRY
Harvey SAUNDERS6117Sam BALDOCK
Manager
Josh GRANT12Steve SEDDON
Anssi JAAKKOLA13Simon EASTWOOD
Alfie KILGOUR14Lewis BATE
Tom EDWARDS615Cameron BRANNAGAN
Nick ANDERTON16Slavi SPASOV

Bristol Rovers 1 Oxford United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 10,723, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Andy PENN 7½)
41 SaundersScorers
79 Ward <=> EdwardsSubstitutions
Sendings off
46 Saunders, 87 EdwardsBookings
1Corners4
7Fouls9
7Offsides7
7Shots on3
6Shots off13
13Total shots16
6Shots saved3
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Dan GOSLING
3Uncertainty in the Oxford United defence enabled COBURN to volley the ball just beyond the near post.
7A poor shot from BODIN rolled agonisingly wide.
10NORRINGTON-DAVIES rushed a simple chance.
18COBURN dribbled away from BROWNE and stroked a poor shot wide.
21COBURN was put clear by SAUNDERS and he raced past FORSTER but thrust his shot wide.
24FORSTER parried a refined shot from COBURN.
30TAYLOR fired a looping shot just wide from close range.
35The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from BALDOCK.
41GOAL!! A GIBBONS run down the right resulted in a nice cross for SAUNDERS to volley in. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
43TAYLOR shot wide.
 
46PENN books SAUNDERS for a bad tackle.
54A pin-point pass found BROWNE and his deadly effort raced narrowly over.
56COBURN's shot beat the Oxford United 'keeper but rebounded off the Oxford United woodwork.
59A corner bobbled toward NORRINGTON-DAVIES who touched an effort just beyond the far post.
64A shot from WARD was booted off the line by NORRINGTON-DAVIES.
69DIJKSTEEL poked an easy chance past the near post.
70BODIN floated the ball to BALDOCK who headed it over.
79FORSTER dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Bristol Rovers's EVANS.
79COBURN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
83A free-kick from ROBINSON flew over.
84GOSLING headed wide.
87The referee cautions EDWARDS.