Oxford vs Cheltenham Town

9 March 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee M Edwards

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josh Murphy 45+3’
  • Greg Leigh 88’
  • William Ferry 80’

Match summary

Oxford won 2-1 at home to Cheltenham Town, with a late winner. Oxford led 1-0 at half-time.

Josh Murphy put Oxford ahead in first-half stoppage time, William Ferry equalised in the 80th minute, and Greg Leigh won it with a header in the 88th minute.

Shots finished 17-10 to Oxford, with 8 on target for Oxford and 3 for Cheltenham Town.

Match stats

Oxford Cheltenham Town
17 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Oxford Cheltenham Town
Kick-off
Josh Murphy1-0 (Oxford)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
80’
William Ferry1-1 (Cheltenham Town)
Greg Leigh2-1 (Oxford)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Oxford
  • Ciaron Brown
Cheltenham Town
  • Curtis Davies
  • Tom Bradbury
  • Sean Long
  • Liam Sercombe
  • Josh Harrop

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cheltenham Town attacking Oxford attacking 
4’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 6’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target 13’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, saved 15’ Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 15’ Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 27’ Owen Dale (Oxford), open play, off target 31’ Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 31’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 42’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 43’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 46’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, saved 47’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, saved 48’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, goal 50’ Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 60’ Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 63’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 64’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, blocked 73’ Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 77’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, blocked 80’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 81’ Owen Dale (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 81’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, saved 82’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 83’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 84’ Will Goodwin (Oxford), from a corner, off target 86’ Fin Stevens (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 88’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), open play, goal 90+3’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target 4’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 6’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target 13’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, saved 15’ Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 15’ Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 27’ Owen Dale (Oxford), open play, off target 31’ Liam Kinsella (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 31’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 42’ Mark Harris (Oxford), open play, saved 43’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, saved 46’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), direct free kick, saved 47’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, saved 48’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, goal 50’ Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 60’ Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 63’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 64’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, blocked 73’ Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 77’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, blocked 80’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 81’ Owen Dale (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 81’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), from a corner, saved 82’ Cameron Brannagan (Oxford), open play, blocked 83’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 84’ Will Goodwin (Oxford), from a corner, off target 86’ Fin Stevens (Oxford), from a corner, blocked 88’ Greg Leigh (Oxford), open play, goal 90+3’ Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
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90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
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Josh Murphy Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Mark Harris Taken off
67′ – – 1 – – – –
Will Goodwin Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 – – – –
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

Oxford win 51% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Cheltenham Town win 22% Avg odds 4.28

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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.