English
West Bromwich secured a 2-0 victory over Oxford United in a lively match at The Hawthorns. The home side dominated possession (60%) and shots (22 to 4), though their finishing wasn’t entirely clinical. Mowatt opened the scoring in the 11th minute, assisted by Price. Mowatt also received a yellow card before halftime (45th minute). Oxford United responded with three yellow cards to Kioso, Matos, and Brannagan, and committed a significant number of fouls (10). West Brom also saw two of their players cautioned (Mowatt and Styles). In the closing stages, Swift sealed the win with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by Bany. Despite their superiority in shots and possession, West Brom only converted two of their chances, while Oxford United failed to register a single shot on target. The match, part of the Championship’s round 34, was played in West Bromwich under the watchful eye of referee Sam Allison.
Substitutions west brom: at minute 41 M. Holgate came in and S. Ajayi went out., at minute 77 J. Swift came in and I. Price went out., at minute 77 W. Lankshear came in and A. Armstrong went out., at minute 77 G. Diangana came in and T. Fellows went out., at minute 90 T. Bany came in and M. Johnston went out.
Substitutions oxford united: at minute 64 W. Vaulks came in and A. Matos went out., at minute 64 S. Mills came in and M. Phillips went out., at minute 74 S. Dembele came in and P. Placheta went out., at minute 88 M. Harris came in and P. Kioso went out., at minute 88 H. ter Avest came in and O. ter Haar Romeny went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Brom
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