Leicester vs Oxford United
Ref: J. LiningtonKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Oxford United beat Leicester 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Fatawu scored for Leicester; Long and Harris replied for Oxford United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.73 for Leicester versus 1.90 for Oxford United. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Oxford United are 22nd.
First Half
4'
⚽
Long
Assist: Brown
44'
Brannagan
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Nelson
59'
Currie
Yellow Card
67'
⇄
Currie
⇄
Ayew
⇄
Choudhury
68'
⇄
Mills
71'
⚽
Harris
Assist: De Keersmaecker
75'
⇄
Peart-Harris
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
⚽
Fatawu
Assist: Thomas
85'
Phillips
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Brannagan
88'
⇄
Harris
⇄
Page
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterOxford United
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.73VS1.90
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
5
7
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
3
12
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
77%
Possession
23%
581
Total passes
174
489
Accurate passes
82
84%
Pass accuracy
47%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.04
Goals prevented
-0.04
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Oxford United
3-4-2-1Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 25L. PageM
Substitutes
- 20P. DakaF
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 27Wanya MarçalF
- 28J. MongaM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 33L. ThomasD
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
- 62K. GrayD
Oxford United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1J. CummingG
- 2S. LongD
- 3C. BrownD
- 8C. BrannaganM
- 9M. HarrisF
- 15B. SpencerM
- 17S. MillsF
- 26J. CurrieM
- 29B. DaviesD
- 38Jamie Carson McDonnellM
- 44M. Peart-HarrisF
Substitutes
- 4W. VaulksM
- 5Y. KonakM
- 10M. PhillipsM
- 11O. RomenyF
- 14B. De KeersmaeckerM
- 21M. IngramG
- 22G. LeighD
- 27W. LankshearF
- 32Jeon Jin-WooM
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3/9 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wanya Marcal Madivadua | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevon Gray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Oxford United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris | F | 88 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | F | 75 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sam Long | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brodie Spencer | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Brannagan(C) | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley Mills | F | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Davies | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Currie | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matt Ingram | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunus Konak | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jin-woo Jeon | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Romeny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian De Keersmaecker | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Will Vaulks | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Leigh | D | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Phillips | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Will Lankshear | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |