Date:03 Mar 2012
Kick-off:12:00
Venue:The Kassam Stadium
Attendance:11,825

Hall (15) Johnson (17)

Goal!

Live Commentary

84mins Jon-Paul Pittman shown a yellow card.

94mins Inswinging corner taken by Luke Rooney from the left by-line, Jon-Paul Pittman makes a clearance.

94mins Billy Bodin takes a shot. Andrew Whing gets a block in.

88mins Unfair challenge on Alan McCormack by Jon-Paul Pittman results in a free kick. The referee cautions Scott Rendell for dissent. Alan McCormack takes the direct free kick.

87mins The ball is swung over by Alan McCormack, Ryan Clarke makes a save.

84mins Unfair challenge on Oli Johnson by Simon Ferry results in a free kick. Oli Johnson goes off and Jon-Paul Pittman comes on. Michael Duberry takes the direct free kick.

80mins Corner taken by Luke Rooney from the left by-line.

80mins Luke Rooney delivers the ball, blocked by Oli Johnson.

78mins Luke Rooney takes a shot. Michael Duberry gets a block in.

75mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Tonkin on Matt Ritchie. Anthony Tonkin receives a caution. Matt Ritchie delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing.

73mins Foul by Oli Johnson on Luke Rooney, free kick awarded. Oli Johnson shown a yellow card. Alan McCormack takes the free kick.

69mins Simon Ferry fouled by Liam Davis, the ref awards a free kick. Asa Hall is given a yellow card. Free kick crossed left-footed by Matt Ritchie from right wing, Ryan Clarke makes a save.

68mins Liam Davis replaces Lee Holmes.

66mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Caddis by Lee Holmes. Lee Holmes goes into the referee's book. Matt Ritchie crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Ryan Clarke.

63mins Simon Ferry concedes a free kick for a foul on Adam Chapman. Ronan Murray leaves the field to be replaced by Billy Bodin. Free kick taken by Damian Batt.

62mins Shot from 25 yards from Simon Ferry. Save made by Ryan Clarke.

61mins Paul Caddis delivers the ball, Paul Benson takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

60mins Short corner taken by Matt Ritchie.

57mins Lee Cox on for Jonathan Smith.

56mins Corner taken left-footed by Matt Ritchie from the right by-line, Paul Benson takes a shot. Save by Damian Batt.

54mins Shot by Luke Rooney from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

54mins The referee blows for offside against Scott Rendell. Alan McCormack takes the indirect free kick.

52mins Luke Rooney takes a shot. Ryan Clarke makes a save.

51mins Foul by Lee Holmes on Paul Caddis, free kick awarded. Paul Caddis takes the direct free kick.

49mins Shot from long distance by Alan McCormack goes over the bar.

48mins Foul by Matt Ritchie on Lee Holmes, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Anthony Tonkin.

47mins Scott Rendell is ruled offside. Alan McCormack takes the indirect free kick.

46mins Paul Caddis crosses the ball, Ryan Clarke makes a save.

47mins Shot from outside the box by Paul Caddis misses to the left of the goal.

45mins Matt Ritchie is booked.

42mins The ball is sent over by Paul Caddis, Jonathan Smith takes a shot. Ryan Clarke makes a save.

41mins The ball is crossed by Damian Batt.

38mins Ronan Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Duberry. Ryan Clarke takes the direct free kick.

36mins Ronan Murray produces a cross.

33mins A cross is delivered by Luke Rooney, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Paul Benson goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

32mins Effort from just outside the penalty area by Matt Ritchie strikes the post.

31mins Mark Wilson goes off and Adam Chapman comes on.

30mins Lee Holmes has an effort at goal from a long way out that misses to the right of the goal.

29mins The ball is sent over by Paul Caddis, Ryan Clarke makes a save.

26mins Shot by Ronan Murray from a long way out goes over the target.

25mins Damian Batt concedes a free kick for a foul on Luke Rooney. Free kick taken by Alan McCormack.

25mins Ronan Murray takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

24mins Damian Batt gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ronan Murray. Alan McCormack takes the free kick.

21mins The ball is crossed by Matt Ritchie, Jonathan Smith produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

21mins Short corner taken by Matt Ritchie.

20mins Mark Wilson concedes a free kick for a foul on Oliver Risser. Matt Ritchie produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Ryan Clarke makes a save.

19mins Jonathan Smith joins the action as a substitute, replacing Alessandro Cibocchi.

18mins Long distance shot from Alessandro Cibocchi misses to the left of the goal.

18mins Luke Rooney decides to take the corner short.

17mins A cross is delivered by Lee Holmes, Oli Johnson scores a goal from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Oxford Utd 2-0 Swindon.Lee Holmes provided the assist for the goal.

14mins Oli Johnson fouled by Alessandro Cibocchi, the ref awards a free kick. Centre by Lee Holmes, Asa Hall finds the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Oxford Utd 1-0 Swindon.Assist by Lee Holmes.

14mins Ronan Murray takes a shot. Save by Ryan Clarke.

12mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Ronan Murray. Ryan Clarke takes the indirect free kick.

10mins James Constable concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Devera. The referee shows James Constable a red card. Direct free kick taken by Wesley Foderingham.

9mins Damian Batt takes a shot. Save by Wesley Foderingham.

7mins Scott Rendell is caught offside. Wesley Foderingham takes the free kick.

6mins Corner taken by Lee Holmes from the right by-line, Joe Devera manages to make a clearance.

6mins Alessandro Cibocchi concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Rendell. Free kick crossed left-footed by Lee Holmes, clearance by Joe Devera.

5mins Corner taken by Luke Rooney, clearance by Andrew Whing.

4mins Ronan Murray has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

2mins Effort from inside the area by Luke Rooney misses to the left of the target.

Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Whing on Ronan Murray. Free kick taken by Paul Caddis.

Match Preview

Injury woes for Wilder Oxford manager Chris Wilder has an injury nightmare to contend with ahead of the local derby against Swindon. Wilder could be missing half-a-dozen senior players for the visit of the Robins. Midfielder Peter Leven has been ruled out of the contest with a shoulder injury and will see a specialist to determine whether he requires surgery, while captain Jake Wright is rated extremely doubtful with a back problem. Tom Craddock is still recovering from a knee complaint while fellow striker Jon-Paul Pittman's hamstring issue continues to keep him on the sidelines. Winger Alfie Potter is out for the season after breaking his ankle in training and defender Tony Capaldi has yet to make his debut for the U's after joining from Morecambe in the summer because of a succession of injuries. Adam Chapman has been recalled from his loan spell at Newport in order to add some midfield cover for the game against the npower League Two league leaders. Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio will be able to call on striker Billy Bodin. The forward missed the Robins' midweek victory over Burton because of international commitments with the Wales Under-21 set-up but returns to the matchday squad for the trip to the Kassam Stadium. However, Di Canio will continue to be without centre-back Aden Flint as he looks to lead his side to their 11th consecutive league victory. Flint has been recovering from a groin injury which at one stage looked likely to rule him out for the rest of the season. After seeing a specialist, the defender could make a comeback before the term comes to a close, but the clash with the U's will come too soon. Midfielder Jonathan Smith sustained a facial injury against Burton on Tuesday night which required several stitches, but he will not be prevented from playing this weekend.

Formation:442Manager: Chris Wilder

Oxford Utd

Formation: 442Manager: Paolo Di Canio

Swindon

Ryan Clarke
Damian Batt
Michael Duberry
Andrew Whing
Anthony Tonkin
Oli Johnson
Asa Hall
Mark Wilson
Lee Holmes
Scott Rendell
James Constable
SUBS
Wayne Brown
Adam Chapman
Jon-Paul Pittman
Harry Worley
Liam Davis

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Wesley Foderingham
Paul Caddis
Joe Devera
Alan McCormack
Alessandro Cibocchi
Matt Ritchie
Oliver Risser
Simon Ferry
Luke Rooney
Paul Benson
Ronan Murray
SUBS
Lee Cox
Raffaele De Vita
Jonathan Smith
Alan Connell
Billy Bodin

Match Report

Robins run ended by rivals Oxford overcame the early dismissal of striker James Constable to end Swindon's 10-game winning streak with a 2-0 triumph in a red-hot local derby. The play-off chasing U's have now completed the double over their fierce rivals in a season which sees the clubs locked in league combat for the first time in 11 years. Constable, with 11 goals so far this term, turned down a #200,000 move to Swindon in January but was shown a red card for elbowing Luke Rooney in the 11th minute. But if they were rocked by the early setback, Chris Wilder's team refused to let it show as they recovered immediately to score twice inside a few minutes. First, Asa Hall prodded in Lee Holmes's free-kick from close range with goalkeeper Wes Foderingham caught in no-man's land. Then, barely 90 seconds later, Holmes was again the architect with some great play down the left, providing a perfect low cross that Oli Johnson tapped in at the far post. Oxford keeper Ryan Clarke saved smartly at the feet of Ronan Murray and from Matt Ritchie's 25-yard free-kick as the npower League Two leaders tried to make use of their extra man. But Swindon only had themselves to blame as they squandered further opportunities. Rooney scuffed a shot into the side-netting at the far post following Murray's cross, before the latter made a mess of his strike on goal after charging down Clarke's clearance. As Swindon pressed, Simon Ferry smashed a fierce 20-yard drive against the inside of the post, and in the second half Clarke saved several efforts from Rooney before Paul Benson headed straight at him from a corner. But Oxford rode out the danger superbly with just 10 men to deny Paolo Di Canio's Robins any consolation.

Form Guide

DDWDWD Oxford Utd VS Swindon WWWWWW

Last Meetings

Swindon 1 - 2 Oxford Utd 21/08/2011

Top Scorers

Oxford Utd J Constable 11 P Leven 5 M Duberry 3 S Heslop 3 J Pittman 3 L Davis 2 A Potter 2 O Johnson 2 P McLaren 1 T Craddock 1 S Rendell 1 D Batt 1 A Hall 1 Swindon M Ritchie 9 A Connell 8 P Benson 6 R De Vita 4 J Smith 3 P Caddis 2 R Murray 2 B Bodin 2 A McCormack 1 O Risser 1 J Devera 1 S Ferry 1 A Flint 1 L Rooney 1

Goals

Oxford Utd Total goals 75 Goals per game 44 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Swindon Total goals 87 Goals per game 56 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 9 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins