Blackburn vs Oxford United: A thrilling 2-2 draw
Blackburn and Oxford United drew 2-2 in a thrilling encounter at Ewood Park on Saturday. The match was full of action, with three goals, several yellow cards and substitutions on both sides.
Oxford United started the game with more possession and scored first in the 44th minute through Mark Harris, assisted by Matty Phillips. Blackburn quickly responded, with John Rankin-Costello equalising in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Sigurdsson scored Blackburn’s second goal in the 83rd minute, following a fine assist from Gueye, but Oxford United managed to equalise in the 84th minute.
The game finished 2-2 with a point each for both sides. Blackburn had more shots, but Oxford United controlled possession for much of the match. The result leaves both teams with four points in the league table.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 52 M. Gueye came in and R. Hedges went out., at minute 65 A. Weimann came in and J. Rankin-Costello went out., at minute 76 A. Sigurdsson came in and T. Dolan went out.
Substitutions oxford united: at minute 58 P. Placheta came in and R. Rodrigues went out., at minute 71 G. Leigh came in and M. Phillips went out., at minute 84 L. Sibley came in and I. El Mizouni went out., at minute 84 O. Dale came in and P. Placheta went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Blackburn
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