Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United

EFL Trophy - 2nd Round 5 Dec 2023, 19:00
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Oxford United
Oxford United
🏟 The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire) 👤 O. Yates

Match report

Oxford United edged past Forest Green Rovers 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - 2nd Round on 5 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Forest Green Rovers had 17 shots to Oxford United's 8.

The match was played at The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire), with O. Yates in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 17 - 8 On target 5 - 2 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 13 - 7 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Simon Eastwood
Oxford United · 3 saves
8 Oisin Smyth captained the side
8 Jordan Thorniley 85 passes (87% accurate)
7 Tyler Goodrham 1 goal
7 Jamie Searle captained the side
First half vs second half
Forest Green Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–2 14–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 5–1
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–1 3–1
Attacks 45–48 52–37
Match statistics
4 Substitution 7
97 Attacks 85
57 Dangerous Attacks 37
4 On Target 2
16 Off Target 6
17 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 2
9 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 7
4 Corners 2
2 Offsides 2
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 3
543 Passes Total 517
436 Passes Accurate 425
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Forest Green Rovers · 4-4-2
20 J. Searle
3 D. Bernard 5 R. Inniss 15 J. Moore-Taylor 17 J. Robson
6 T. Jenks 27 H. Bunker 28 C. Jones 8 C. McCann
14 T. Deeney 23 T. Omotoye
Oxford United · 4-4-2
13 S. Eastwood
14 O. Smyth 28 S. Negru 4 J. Thorniley 12 J. Bennett
19 T. Goodrham 25 A. Gorrin 6 J. McEachran 17 J. Henry
39 G. O'Donkor 20 R. Rodrigues
Forest Green Rovers
Coach
D. Horseman
Substitutes
  • 22 Reece Welch
  • 19 Sean Robertson
  • 25 Fankaty Dabo
  • 39 Callum Morton
  • 41 Fiachra Pagel
  • 4 Darnell Johnson
  • 12 Alfie Bendle
Oxford United
Coach
D. Buckingham
Substitutes
  • 23 Josh Murphy
  • 15 Finley Stevens
  • 9 Mark Harris
  • 5 Elliott Moore
  • 7 Stanley Mills
  • 1 James Beadle
  • 26 James Golding
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Murphy ↓ J. Henry Oxford United
  • 63' ↑ F. Stevens ↓ J. Bennett Oxford United
  • 67' ↑ R. Welch ↓ R. Inniss Forest Green Rovers
  • 67' ↑ S. Robertson ↓ H. Bunker Forest Green Rovers
  • 72' ↑ F. Dabo ↓ J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green Rovers
  • 72' ↑ C. Morton ↓ T. Omotoye Forest Green Rovers
  • 72' ↑ E. Moore ↓ J. McEachran Oxford United
  • 72' ↑ M. Harris ↓ G. ODonkor Oxford United
  • 86' ↑ S. Mills ↓ T. Goodrham Oxford United
Cards
  • 13' R. Inniss Forest Green Rovers
  • 39' T. Omotoye Forest Green Rovers
  • 53' A. Gorrin Oxford United
  • 82' S. Negru Oxford United
Head-to-head
Forest Green Rovers 0 1 draws 2 Oxford United
2023-12-05 Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United 0 - 1
2023-04-29 Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United 0 - 3
2020-12-08 Oxford United vs Forest Green Rovers 1 - 1
Recent form
Forest Green Rovers D W L D W
Oxford United D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United?
Forest Green Rovers lost 0-1 against Oxford United on 5 December 2023.
Who won Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United?
Oxford United won the match 1-0.
Where was Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United played?
The match was played at The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Forest Green Rovers vs Oxford United?
Forest Green Rovers had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.