English League Championship

Oxford United vs Sheffield United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Oxford United
  • 38': Siriki Dembele
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Oxford United are hosting Sheffield United at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Romenij.
    • 4': Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).
    • 4': Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
    • 7': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Hidde ter Avest.
    • 9': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 10': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Romenij with a headed pass.
    • 13': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 13': Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Ole Romenij (Oxford United).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
    • 18': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 18': Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 27': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 29': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 30': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 38': Goal! Oxford United 1, Sheffield United 0. Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 43': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 44': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 45': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Oxford United 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 48': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
    • 52': Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United).
    • 52': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Hidde ter Avest (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Femi Seriki (Sheffield United).
    • 58': Substitution, Sheffield United. Vinicius Souza replaces Hamza Choudhury.
    • 59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 59': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 60': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 60': Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Hand ball by Will Vaulks (Oxford United).
    • 63': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Oxford United).
    • 63': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 67': Substitution, Oxford United. Alex Matos replaces Ole Romenij.
    • 68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 70': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 70': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Alex Matos (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Sydie Peck.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare replaces Rhian Brewster.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Joe Bennett replaces Siriki Dembélé.
    • 81': Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 87': Substitution, Oxford United. Tom Bradshaw replaces Mark Harris.
    • 87': Substitution, Oxford United. Idris El Mizouni replaces Cameron Brannagan.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 89': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Alex Matos (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+4': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Oxford United 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Oxford United 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 4
    73.5 Possession 26.5
    15 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    380 Accurate Passes 98
    484 Passes 177
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    31 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    59 Long Balls 61
    18 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    8 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    3 Interceptions 7
    31 Effective Clearances 57
    31 Clearances 57

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Kassam Stadium
    Location: Oxford, England
    Attendance: 11,496

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 42 +53 88
    2 Burnley 42 +44 88
    3 Sheffield United 42 +24 83
    4 Sunderland 42 +19 76
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OXF Oxford United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    47 Michal Helik
    16 Ben Nelson
    3 Ciaron Brown
    24 Hidde ter Avest Yellow Card
    11 Ole Romeny
    4 Will Vaulks
    8 Cameron Brannagan
    9 Mark Harris
    23 Siriki Dembele
    7 Przemyslaw Placheta Yellow Card
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Tom Bradshaw, Tyler Goodrham, Stanley Mills, Ruben Rodrigues, Sam Long, Joe Bennett, Alex Matos, Idris El Mizouni, Matt Ingram.

    SHU Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    19 Jack Robinson Yellow Card
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic Yellow Card
    14 Harrison Burrows
    38 Femi Seriki
    7 Rhian Brewster
    42 Sydie Peck
    24 Hamza Choudhury
    23 Tyrese Campbell
    8 Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Rob Holding, Adam Rhys Davies, Sam McCallum, Vinicius Souza, Thomas Cannon, Alfie Gilchrist, Kieffer Moore, Callum O'Hare, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.

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