Football
Oxford United vs Bristol Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
12:30pm, Saturday 7th October 2023.
The Kassam StadiumAttendance: Attendance9,439.
Match ends, Oxford United 2, Bristol Rovers 1.
Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 2, Bristol Rovers 1.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Luca Hoole.
Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Finley with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Sam Long.
Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
Stanley Mills (Oxford United) is shown the red card.
Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
Second yellow card to Oisin Smyth (Oxford United).
Offside, Oxford United. Greg Leigh tries a through ball, but Oisin Smyth is caught offside.
Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Sam Finley.
Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Harvey Vale tries a through ball, but Aaron Collins is caught offside.
Oisin Smyth (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
Goal! Oxford United 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Substitution, Oxford United. Oisin Smyth replaces Rúben Rodrigues.
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Sam Finley tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gatlin O'Donkor (Oxford United).
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Scott Sinclair replaces Chris Martin.
Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
Goal! Oxford United 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Harvey Vale.
Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luca Hoole replaces Jack Hunt because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Jack Hunt (Bristol Rovers).
Attempt missed. Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus McGuane.
Attempt saved. Greg Leigh (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
Substitution, Oxford United. Gatlin O'Donkor replaces Mark Harris.
Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues with a through ball.
Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Oxford United. Greg Leigh tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
Second yellow card to Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) for a bad foul.
Foul by Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers).
Josh Murphy (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Matthew Cox.
Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Antony Evans replaces Luke McCormick.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Sam Finley replaces Lamare Bogarde.
Substitution, Oxford United. Josh Murphy replaces Billy Bodin.
Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Greg Leigh (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
Foul by Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers).
Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Harris.
Attempt missed. Stanley Mills (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Marcus McGuane.
Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Elliott Moore (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
Substitution, Oxford United. Stanley Mills replaces Finley Stevens.
First Half ends, Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
Delay in match because of an injury Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers).
Attempt missed. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
Attempt missed. Ryan Woods (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
Foul by Mark Harris (Oxford United).
Foul by Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United).
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Jack Hunt tries a through ball, but Aaron Collins is caught offside.
Offside, Oxford United. Finley Stevens tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Marcus McGuane (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan with a cross.
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Aaron Collins.
Delay in match because of an injury Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers).
Foul by Ryan Woods (Bristol Rovers).
Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Billy Bodin (Oxford United).
Attempt blocked. Elliott Moore (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Goal! Oxford United 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Billy Bodin (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
Offside, Oxford United. Ciaron Brown tries a through ball, but Mark Harris is caught offside.
Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Hunt with a cross.
Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Lamare Bogarde (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Taylor.
Attempt missed. Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
Foul by Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers).
Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Finley Stevens (Oxford United).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
