Stoke City vs Oxford United
Ref: J. Liningtonbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Oxford United 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Cissé and Rak-Sakyi scored for Stoke City; Brown replied for Oxford United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Stoke City versus 1.46 for Oxford United. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Oxford United are 22nd.
First Half
Talovierov
Yellow Card
⚽
Cissé
Assist: Manhoef
44'
⚽
Brown
Assist: Mills
Second Half
46'
⇄
Jeon Jin-Woo
Wilmot
Yellow Card
⚽
Rak-Sakyi
Assist: Thomas
66'
⇄
Lankshear
66'
⇄
Brannagan
66'
⇄
Mills
⇄
Rak-Sakyi
⇄
Rigo
83'
⇄
Peart-Harris
89'
Vaulks
Yellow Card
⇄
Cissé
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityOxford United
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS1.46
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
9
9
Shots on target
2
12
Shots in the box
8
9
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
5
8
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
456
Total passes
269
388
Accurate passes
199
85%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
5
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.32
Goals prevented
-0.32
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Oxford United
4-2-3-1Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 21J. Rak-SakyiM
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 3Sydney AginaM
- 4B. PearsonM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 23B. GibsonD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 49M. SmitF
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
Oxford United
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. CummingG
- 2S. LongD
- 3C. BrownD
- 4W. VaulksM
- 8C. BrannaganM
- 17S. MillsM
- 26J. CurrieD
- 27W. LankshearF
- 32Jeon Jin-WooM
- 37C. MakossoD
- 44M. Peart-HarrisM
Substitutes
- 5Y. KonakM
- 6M. HelikD
- 9M. HarrisF
- 10A. EmakhuF
- 11O. RomenyF
- 12R. RooskenF
- 16N. PrelecF
- 21M. IngramG
- 24H. ter AvestD
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5/10 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | M | 70 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Eric Bocat | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raphael Otegbayo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
Oxford United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brannagan(C) | M | 66 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Will Vaulks | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanley Mills | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Christ Makosso | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jin-woo Jeon | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sam Long | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Currie | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Will Lankshear | F | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Myles Peart-Harris | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matt Ingram | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michał Helik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde ter Avest | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Roosken | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yunus Konak | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Romeny | F | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nik Prelec | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mark Harris | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidomo Emakhu | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |