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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 35)
WBA
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
David BUTTON17Fraser FORSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Tosin ADARABIOYO727Fankaty DABO
Fernando MARÇAL Oliveira37Rhys NORRINGTON-DAVIES
Adam FORSHAW84Anfernee DIJKSTEEL
Ciaran CLARK75Mads Juel ANDERSEN
Dara O'SHEA6Jamie HANSON
Tom FELLOWS77Dan GOSLING
Reyes CLEARY8Tomasz CYWKA
Daryl DIKE69Jerome SINCLAIR
MATHEUS Fellipe Costa PEREIRA710Chris CADDEN
Matt PHILLIPS6117Jonathan OBIKA
Manager
Bakary SAKO12James HENRY
Nathan FERGUSON613Mark GILLESPIE
Jayson MOLUMBY6146Charlie RAGLAN
Kenneth ZOHORE15Nathan HOLLAND
Nicolai Mĝller BOILESEN16Cameron BRANNAGAN

WBA 0 Oxford United 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 18,813, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 6½, TV: highlights)
Scorers53 Sinclair
53 Matheus Pereira <=> Molumby, 69 Adarabioyo <=> FergusonSubstitutions77 Dijksteel <=> Raglan
Sendings off
45+2 PhillipsBookings
4Corners3
21Fouls10
1Offsides1
4Shots on10
6Shots off9
10Total shots19
3Shots saved7
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Adam FORSHAW
2NORRINGTON-DAVIES was put clear by OBIKA and he dummied the WBA 'keeper but rammed his shot over the bar.
3SINCLAIR's shot beat the WBA 'keeper but rebounded off the WBA upright.
7A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
17A header by CYWKA at the near post was easily collected by BUTTON.
18DIKE stormed through the Oxford United defence but shot straight at FORSTER.
23The bemused WBA 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from MARÇAL fell just wide.
32DIJKSTEEL's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
34MARÇAL booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
38A delightful save prevented CYWKA from scoring a good goal.
44GOSLING beat FORSHAW and placed the ball to NORRINGTON-DAVIES who fired his effort wide.
45+2PHILLIPS booked for dangerous play.
 
51A lovely cross from CADDEN, was lashed goalbound by CYWKA only for the WBA 'keeper to claw away.
53GOAL!! DABO made space for SINCLAIR who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, drilled the ball past the WBA 'keeper. (1-0 Oxford United)
54PHILLIPS beat four Oxford United players and fired a great chance wide.
58CYWKA ran onto a delightful ball from GOSLING but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
64Uncertainty in the Oxford United defence enabled PHILLIPS to volley the ball inches over.
65The 'keeper saved a refined strike from MOLUMBY.
72SINCLAIR raced past MARÇAL but drove the ball into the arms of the WBA 'keeper.
79The Oxford United 'keeper was able to block a poor shot from PHILLIPS.
81A free-kick from HANSON floated wide.
83A poor shot from FERGUSON rolled agonisingly wide.
85A shot from SINCLAIR was headed off the line by CLARK.