Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Blackburn Rovers

12': Darragh Lenihan
76': Jack Payne

FT
2 - 1

Oxford United

66': James Henry

Blackburn overcome missed penalty to beat Oxford

Match Commentary

12': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Oxford United 0. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Charlie Mulgrew following a set piece situation.
41': Simon Eastwood (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Penalty saved! Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Substitution, Oxford United. Ryan Ledson replaces John Mousinho.
61': Joe Rothwell (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Oxford United 1. James Henry (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Ruffels.
68': Substitution, Oxford United. Ricardinho replaces Joe Rothwell.
74': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Payne replaces Richard Smallwood.
75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Amari'i Bell replaces Derrick Williams.
76': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Oxford United 1. Jack Payne (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Marcus Antonsson replaces Adam Armstrong.
83': Substitution, Oxford United. Owen James replaces Jonathan Obika.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 27,600

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	6	+10	16
2	Doncaster Rovers	7	+4	16
3	Huddersfield Town	7	+6	15
4	Stevenage	6	+5	15

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
14	Charlie Mulgrew
26	Darragh Lenihan
3	Derrick Williams
2	Ryan Nyambe
6	Richard Smallwood
29	Corry Evans
31	Elliott Bennett
10	Danny Graham
9	Dominic Samuel
18	Adam Armstrong

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Paul Downing, Lewis Travis, Amari'i Bell, Jayson Leutwiler, Marcus Antonsson, Jack Payne, Peter Whittingham.

Oxford United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Simon Eastwood (GK)
5	Curtis Nelson
16	Robert Dickie
14	Joshua Ruffels
19	Todd Kane
30	John Mousinho
11	Cameron Brannagan
18	Joe Rothwell
36	Malachi Napa
20	Jonathan Obika
17	James Henry

Oxford United Substitutes:

Albert Hopkins, Ryan Ledson, James Owen, Scott Shearer, Alex Mowatt, Sam Long, Ricardinho.

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