English FA Cup

Oxford Utd vs Arsenal 2022-23 English FA Cup, Third Round

FT
0 - 3
  • 63': Mohamed Elneny
  • 70': Eddie Nketiah
  • 76': Eddie Nketiah

Arsenal beat Oxford United to set up FA Cup clash with Manchester City

A pair of second-half goals from Eddie Nketiah saw Arsenal past a stubborn Oxford United side by a final score of 3-0 in the FA Cup third round.

Match Commentary

  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Oxford United 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Oxford United 0, Arsenal 0.
  • 59': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  • 62': Substitution, Oxford United. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut replaces Josh Murphy.
  • 63': Goal! Oxford United 0, Arsenal 1. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Goal! Oxford United 0, Arsenal 2. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 76': Goal! Oxford United 0, Arsenal 3. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham replaces Billy Bodin.
  • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Gatlin O'Donkor replaces Matty Taylor.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Fábio Vieira.
  • 84': Substitution, Oxford United. Joshua Johnson replaces Marcus McGuane.
  • 84': Substitution, Oxford United. Brandon Fleming replaces Ciaron Brown.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Arsenal 3.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: The Kassam Stadium
Location: Oxford, England
Attendance: 11,538

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
9 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 0
64.2 Possession 35.8
11 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
397 Accurate Passes 195
482 Passes 275
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 1
20 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.1
52 Long Balls 51
28 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 24
13 Clearances 24

Line-Ups

OXF Oxford United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Edward Mcginty (GK)
2 Sam Long
5 Elliott Moore
16 Ciaron Brown Yellow Card
33 Djavan Anderson
18 Marcus McGuane
8 Cameron Brannagan
14 Lewis Bate
9 Matt Taylor
7 Billy Bodin
23 Josh Murphy

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Matt Turner (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
16 Rob Holding
3 Kieran Tierney
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
25 Mohamed Elneny
23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
21 Fabio Vieira
14 Eddie Nketiah
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

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