Merstham vs Oxford United — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2016/2017

Merstham

5 NOV

0:5

Oxford United

Goals

GOAL

Goal12'

A. MacDonald 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Josh Ruffels (assist: Marvin Johnson) 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal62'

Kane Hemmings (assist: Josh Ruffels) 0-3

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Tyler Roberts (assist: A. MacDonald) 0-4

GOAL

Goal90'

Kane Hemmings 0-5

Expected goals (xG)

No xG data for this match.

Venue

Moatside StadiumMerstham · 2,000 seats

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Conditions

RefereeJohn Brooks
1st AssistantAnthony Da Costa
2nd AssistantRichard Hulme
4th OfficialTim Robinson

Match flow

GOAL

Goal12'

A. MacDonald 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card25'

Marc-Anthony Okoye

PLAYER

Yellow card29'

A. MacDonald

PLAYER

Yellow card38'

Xavier Vidal

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Josh Ruffels (assist: Marvin Johnson) 0-2

PLAYER

Yellow card53'

Reece Hall

OUT

Substitution53'

In: Dan Hector · Out: Reece Hall

OUT

Substitution54'

In: Omar Folkes · Out: K. Samuels

GOAL

AST

Goal62'

Kane Hemmings (assist: Josh Ruffels) 0-3

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Tyler Roberts (assist: A. MacDonald) 0-4

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Tutu Henriques · Out: Xavier Vidal

OUT

Substitution69'

In: Joe Rothwell · Out: Tyler Roberts

GOAL

Goal90'

Kane Hemmings 0-5

Ball positions

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Commentary

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90′Second Half ends, Merstham 0, Oxford United 5.
90+2′Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
90′Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 5. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
89′Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
89′Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
88′Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87′Offside, Merstham. Kristian Campbell tries a through ball, but Omar Folkes is caught offside.
86′Offside, Merstham. Tommy Kavanagh tries a through ball, but Omar Folkes is caught offside.
86′Attempt saved. Omar Folkes (Merstham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Bennett.
83′Offside, Merstham. Dan Hector tries a through ball, but Dan Bennett is caught offside.
83′Attempt saved. Dan Hector (Merstham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tutu Henriques.
82′Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82′Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81′Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor with a headed pass.
80′Offside, Oxford United. Josh Ruffels tries a through ball, but Marvin Johnson is caught offside.
78′Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
77′Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
76′Attempt saved. Dan Bennett (Merstham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Abnett.
75′Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Taylor with a cross.
73′Tutu Henriques (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72′Attempt missed. Omar Folkes (Merstham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Hector with a cross.
72′Attempt missed. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Folkes.
69′Substitution, Oxford United. Joe Rothwell replaces Tyler Roberts.
66′Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65′Substitution, Merstham. Tutu Henriques replaces Xavier Vidal.
63′Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 4. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald.
62′Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 3. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Ruffels.
62′Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kane Hemmings following a corner.
62′Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
61′Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Dan Bennett.
61′Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Ruffels.
60′Attempt blocked. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59′Attempt blocked. Dan Hector (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
57′Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
57′Alex Addai (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54′Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
54′Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald with a cross following a corner.
54′Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Xavier Vidal.
54′Substitution, Merstham. Omar Folkes replaces Kershaney Samuels.
53′Substitution, Merstham. Dan Hector replaces Reece Hall.
53′Reece Hall (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53′Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52′Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
51′Offside, Merstham. Michael Abnett tries a through ball, but Tommy Kavanagh is caught offside.
50′Attempt missed. Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
50′Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
47′Attempt blocked. Alex Addai (Merstham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kershaney Samuels.
46′Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Alexander MacDonald.
45′Second Half begins Merstham 0, Oxford United 2.
45′First Half ends, Merstham 0, Oxford United 2.
45′Delay in match Reece Hall (Merstham) because of an injury.
45′Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 2. Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
44′Kershaney Samuels (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44′Foul by Josh Ruffels (Oxford United).
43′Xavier Vidal (Merstham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41′Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald with a cross following a corner.
40′Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Michael Abnett.
40′Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald.
38′Xavier Vidal (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38′Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38′Attempt missed. Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kershaney Samuels.
37′Reece Hall (Merstham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37′Foul by Liam Sercombe (Oxford United).
37′Attempt missed. Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Vidal with a cross following a corner.
36′Corner, Merstham. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
36′Attempt blocked. Dan Bennett (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
34′Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Kristian Campbell.
34′Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
34′Attempt blocked. Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Vidal.
33′Attempt missed. Alex Addai (Merstham) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Bennett with a cross.
32′Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
31′Attempt missed. Xavier Vidal (Merstham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Addai.
29′Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29′Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) has gone down, but that's a dive.
28′Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28′Foul by Alex Addai (Merstham).
25′Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Phil Wilson.
25′Attempt saved. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
25′Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24′Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24′Foul by Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham).
23′Attempt saved. Reece Hall (Merstham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc-Anthony Okoye with a headed pass.
23′Michael Abnett (Merstham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23′Dangerous play by Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United).
22′Attempt saved. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kane Hemmings with a headed pass.
20′Attempt blocked. Dan Bennett (Merstham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
17′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16′Delay in match Josh Ruffels (Oxford United) because of an injury.
15′Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15′Foul by Tommy Kavanagh (Merstham).
15′Attempt missed. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
12′Goal! Merstham 0, Oxford United 1. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
11′Foul by Xavier Vidal (Merstham).
11′Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11′Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe.
8′Marc-Anthony Okoye (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8′Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
7′Hand ball by Kristian Campbell (Merstham).
4′Kristian Campbell (Merstham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4′Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
2′Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2′Foul by Dan Bennett (Merstham).
2′Foul by Reece Hall (Merstham).
2′Aaron Martin (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Match statistics

MFCOXF

Possession and passing

46%Possession54%

69%Pass accuracy71%

389Passes412

269Successful Passes294

3Substitutions1

Attack

0Goals5

16Shots Total26

4Shots On Target12

3Corners5

28Dangerous Attacks46

4Accurate Crosses9

10 more

74Attacks80

11Dribble Attempts6

48Duels Won65

4Offsides1

0Penalties0

6Shots Blocked5

6Shots Off Target9

63%Successful dribbles83%

7Successful Dribbles5

18Total Crosses23

Defence and discipline

7Saves4

15Tackles27

14Interceptions13

11Fouls18

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

J. BrooksPer-match averages this season · 3 matches · career: 221

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.67	2.33	2.33	4.09
Red cards	0.33	0.00	0.33	0.05
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.27

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Starting XI

Oxford UnitedFormation: 4-3-1-2

Michael Appleton

MersthamFormation: 4-4-1-1

Hayden Bird

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Merstham — bench

Phil WilsonGoalkeeper2

Michael AbnettDefender3

Kristian CampbellDefender4

K. SamuelsMidfielder5

Marc-Anthony OkoyeDefender6

Antone DouglasMidfielder7

Dan BennettDefender8

Tom KavanaghMidfielder9

Omar FolkesAttacker11

Reece HallMidfielder12

Dan HoganMidfielder13

Joshua SmithGoalkeeper15

Arron HopkinsonMidfielder16

Alex AddaiAttacker17

Dan HectorAttacker20

Raekwon Bailey-AllenDefender26

Tutu HenriquesDefender32

Xavier VidalMidfielder

Oxford United — bench

Simon EastwoodGoalkeeper3

Joe SkarzDefender4

Rian del NidoMidfielder · €560K (2017)5

Curtis NelsonDefender6

Aaron MartinDefender7

Dan CrowleyMidfielder · €780K (2019)8

Liam SercombeMidfielder · €170K (2017)10

Chris MaguireMidfielder · €315K (2012)11

A. MacDonaldMidfielder13

Benjamin BüchelGoalkeeper14

Josh RuffelsMidfielder15

Kane HemmingsAttacker · €300K (2016)18

Joe RothwellMidfielder · €460K (2025)20

Ryan TaylorAttacker21

Tyler RobertsAttacker · €50K (2026)23

Ryan LedsonMidfielder28

Marvin JohnsonMidfielder · €2.7M (2017)33

Chey DunkleyDefender · €8K (2012)

Player statistics

Merstham starters then subs, by rating

Phil Wilson#1 · Goalkeeper · 90′–

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 7
Saves inside box: 4
Goals conceded: 5

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 6/22
Pass accuracy: 0%
Key passes: 0
Long balls (won/total): 5/21

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 1/1
Aerials won: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0

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Michael Abnett#2 · Defender · 90′–

In this match