Sunderland vs Oxford United

League One - Regular Season 2 Apr 2021, 14:00
Sunderland
Sunderland
3–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Oxford United
Oxford United
🏟 Stadium of Light, Sunderland Round 39

Match report

Sunderland beat Oxford United 3-1 in the League One - Regular Season on 2 April 2021.

Sunderland had 13 shots to Oxford United's 6.

Mark Sykes was sent off in the 61th minute.

The match was played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 13 - 6 On target 6 - 3 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 13 - 20 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Max Power
Sunderland · 1 goal
8 Aiden McGeady 1 goal
8 Lynden Gooch 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jordan Jones 1 assist
7 James Henry 1 goal
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 6
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 20
4 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 3
359 Passes Total 270
264 Passes Accurate 182
Line-ups 4-2-2-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sunderland · 4-2-2-2
1 L. Burge
2 C. McLaughlin 16 D. Sanderson 13 L. O'Nien 25 C. McFadzean
6 M. Power 14 J. Scowen
27 J. Jones 28 A. McGeady
11 L. Gooch 9 C. Wyke
Oxford United · 4-3-3
13 J. Stevens
14 A. Forde 5 E. Moore 22 R. Atkinson 20 J. Hanson
17 J. Henry 8 C. Brannagan 10 M. Sykes
25 O. Shodipo 9 M. Taylor 30 B. Barker
Sunderland
Coach
A. Taylor
Substitutes
  • 20 Remi Matthews
  • 23 Grant Leadbitter
  • 26 Carl Winchester
  • 7 Chris Maguire
  • 10 Aiden O'Brien
  • 31 Ross Stewart
  • 21 Jack Diamond
Oxford United
Coach
K. Robinson
Substitutes
  • 1 Simon Eastwood
  • 4 Luke McNally
  • 24 Joe Grayson
  • 28 Liam Kelly
  • 27 Elliot Lee
  • 11 Sam Winnall
  • 19 Daniel Agyei
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ Ross Stewart ↓ Conor McLaughlin Sunderland
  • 75' ↑ Daniel Agyei ↓ Matty Taylor Oxford United
  • 75' ↑ Elliot Lee ↓ James Henry Oxford United
  • 75' ↑ Liam Kelly ↓ Olamide Shodipo Oxford United
  • 77' ↑ Chris Maguire ↓ Jordan Jones Sunderland
  • 87' ↑ Grant Leadbitter ↓ Aiden McGeady Sunderland
  • 89' ↑ Joe Grayson ↓ Cameron Brannagan Oxford United
  • 90' ↑ Sam Winnall ↓ Anthony Forde Oxford United
Cards
  • 19' Conor McLaughlin Sunderland
  • 25' Brandon Barker Oxford United
  • 25' Mark Sykes Oxford United
  • 54' James Henry Oxford United
  • 61' Mark Sykes Oxford United
  • 61' Mark Sykes Oxford United
  • 81' Elliott Moore Oxford United
  • 89' Ross Stewart Sunderland
  • 90+5' Max Power Sunderland
Head-to-head
Sunderland 6 1 draws 1 Oxford United
2026-02-15 Oxford Utd vs Sunderland 0 - 1
2025-04-26 Oxford United vs Sunderland 2 - 0
2024-10-26 Sunderland vs Oxford United 2 - 0
2022-04-09 Oxford United vs Sunderland 1 - 2
2021-12-04 Sunderland vs Oxford United 1 - 1
2021-04-02 Sunderland vs Oxford United 3 - 1
Recent form
Sunderland D W D D D
Oxford United D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sunderland vs Oxford United?
Sunderland won 3-1 against Oxford United on 2 April 2021.
Who won Sunderland vs Oxford United?
Sunderland won the match 3-1.
Where was Sunderland vs Oxford United played?
The match was played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland.
Who had more possession in Sunderland vs Oxford United?
Sunderland had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.