Pittman inspires Us
Jon-Paul Pittman struck for the second successive match to help Oxford to their first win in three npower League Two games following a 3-0 win over Aldershot in a first-half demolition job.
Pittman, who scored in the 1-1 draw with Crawley on Monday, headed in Peter Leven's cross in the eighth minute and defender Michael Duberry swept in half an hour later to double the lead.
The game was all but over in first-half stoppage time when Leven crashed in a third before Deane Smalley almost notched a fortunate fourth after the interval.
Danny Hylton and Anthony Straker both went close for Aldershot before the hosts fell behind when Pittman headed home Leven's low cross.
The striker came close to doubling the lead before Hylton headed over for the Shots, but when Leven's corner sparked panic in the Aldershot box, Duberry pounced on the loose ball to put the Us 2-0 up.
Any hopes Dean Holdsworth's men had of ending their three-game winless run were extinguished in first-half stoppage time when Leven smashed in a third before Straker's clearance hit Smalley and cannoned off the crossbar in a tame second half.
Aldershot 0-3 Oxford Utd: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statictics of the game as it happened.
Source: PA
