Blackburn vs Oxford

9 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Leigh Doughty

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • T. Cantwell 78’ (pen)
  • C. Brown 45+1’

Match summary

Blackburn and Oxford drew 1-1. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

C. Brown put Oxford ahead in first-half stoppage time and T. Cantwell equalised from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.

Blackburn had the better of the chances, with 2.30 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Oxford's 0.29 from 6.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
16 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 1
9 Corners 3
406 Passes 353
70.7% Pass accuracy 65.2%
10 Tackles 15
9 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Blackburn Oxford
T. Gardner-HickmanShot on target
11’
45’
C. BrownLeft foot shot0-1 (Oxford)
D. D. NeveG. Pratt
46’
Y. OhashiShot on target
51’
56’
67’
T. BradshawW. Lankshear
67’
S. LongH. t. Avest
67’
J. CurrieG. Leigh
R. MorishitaShot on target
75’
T. CantwellPenalty1-1 (Blackburn)
78’
87’
T. GoodrhamM. Harris
87’
M. Harris
87’
O. RomenyL. Harris
M. BaradjiShot on target
87’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.30 0.29 45+1’ C. Brown (Oxford), 0-1 45+1’ 78’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.30 0.29 45+1’ C. Brown (Oxford), 0-1 Brown 45+1’ 78’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-1 Cantwell 78’
Blackburn 2.30 xGOxford 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Blackburn attacking 
78’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 11’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 48’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 76’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 46’ C. Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 44’ M. Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ M. Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ L. Miller (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ T. Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ G. Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ S. Tavares (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ W. Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 11’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 48’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 76’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 44’ M. Harris (Oxford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ C. Brown (Oxford), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 22’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ M. Helik (Oxford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ L. Miller (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ T. Goodrham (Oxford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ G. Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ S. Tavares (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ W. Vaulks (Oxford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Blackburn 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Pears
Miller
McLoughlin
Pratt 46’
Alebiousu
Tavares
Gardner-Hickman 46’
Ribeiro
Morishita
Ohashi
Guðjohnsen
Oxford 5-3-2 Starting XI
Cumming
Avest 67’
Helik
Davies
Brown
Leigh 67’
Keersmaeker
Vaulks
Harris 87’
Harris
Lankshear 67’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 30 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 2 – – 14 8 42 2 – – –
90′ 1 3 – 10 9 48 1 – – –
G. Pratt
45′ 1 – – 2 1 21 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 22 3 – 1 – 3 – – –
81′ – – 44 1 – 1 1 5 1 2 –
45′ – – 20 1 – – – 1 1 1 –
90′ – – 44 1 – 1 – 8 2 3 –
D. D. Neve Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 11 1 – – – – – – –
T. Cantwell Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 34 2 – 1 1 5 1 1 –
M. Baradji Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 8 – – – – 3 – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ – – 2 1 0.19 – – 5 1 37 –
90′ – – 1 1 0.41 – – 5 – 19 –
90′ – – 1 – 0.06 – 1 5 1 26 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 54% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Oxford win 20% Avg odds 4.75

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.