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Oxford United player ratings in late 3-0 win over Burton Albion
The U’s found victory thanks to goals from Siriki Dembele, Louie Sibley and Gatlin O’Donkor, taking Aaron Ramsey’s side to fifth in the table.
Here is how we rated the United players on another successful afternoon.
Simon Eastwood – 6.5
Big save to keep the scores level in the first half and another in the second.
Claimed crosses and, other than being caught off his line once, was assured again in net.
Peter Kioso – 7
Won plenty of fouls using his body well and beating opponents to loose balls.
Michal Helik – 7
Another calm performance from the Pole who cleaned up with professionalism and put in some strong blocks and challenges.
Ciaron Brown – 6
A bit shaky at times, losing the ball on occasion.
Still managed a clean sheet and prevented many clear openings for Burton.
Brodie Spencer (Currie 61′) – 6
Defended well and ushered attackers away from danger on a few occasions.
Cameron Brannagan – 6
Was frustrated in the first half as the midfield struggled to get into the game and saw an effort blocked.
Jamie McDonnell (O’Donkor 61′) – 6
Some really good defensive moments with some reckless ones littered in there as he picked up a booking.
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Kai Andrews (Goodrham 74′) – 6
Never really got going as Burton suffocated the Yellows in the centre of the park.
Mo Missanga (Snowden 86′) – 7.5
A tough first half but still showed exciting flashes.
Came alive just before the opening goal, bagging another assist, taking his man on and getting to the by-line relentlessly to put cross after cross into the box.
Mark Harris (Sibley 86′) – 6
Not a game that suited the Welshman who barely had a sniff all game and struggled to hold up play despite his best efforts.
Siriki Dembele – 8
The first period proved tricky for Dembele who struggled to match the physicality.
Some good defensive work and endeavour in there though and moved inside in the second half which put him at the heart of the action.
He then went on to score and assist with clever, neat play and showed why Ramsey has shown so much faith in the 30-year-old.
Substitutes:
Jack Currie – 6
Brought some balance to the left side, allowing Dembele to drift inside.
Gatlin O’Donkor – 7.5
Suited the game more than Harris with his physicality.
Rattled the crossbar before scoring his third of the season.
Tyler Goodrham – 7
Brilliant impact with a pre-assist for the opening goal and played some neat passes into dangerous areas.
Louie Sibley – 7.5
Scored with an arrowing strike from outside the box and linked well for a gorgeous third goal.
Leo Snowden – N/A
Oxford United return to the Kassam Stadium to welcome surprise League One package Burton Albion.
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Siriki Dembele opened the scoring in the 76th minute before assisting Louie Sibley for a 90th-minute second strike.
Gatlin O’Donkor bagged a third goal with the final kick of the game to secure three points for Aaron Ramsey’s relentless Yellows.
A second clean sheet in a row with seven goals in two games show United are a force to be reckoned with in the third division.
The game began slowly with Oxford trying to assert dominance on the ball but with Burton restricting any avenues forward.
It took 18 minutes for a first shot at goal to come in, Cameron Brannagan lining one up on his weaker left foot but seeing it blocked.
A first half littered with disruptive fouls saw a booking each, interspersed by Missanga seeing a second Yellows attempt thwarted.
The biggest chance arrived for the Brewers, however, Simon Eastwood spreading himself to stop a shot in the box from William Collar.
Early chances in the second half saw a Siriki Dembele effort blocked before Raphael Rodrigues ventured into the box only to drag a shot wide with Eastwood motionless.
Missanga found a first Oxford effort on target shortly after, Corey Addai saving it fairly comfortably, before Michal Helik slid in the block a dig at goal from Rodrigues.
Burton ventured forward again, this time Charlie Webster forcing a diving save from Eastwood with a curling effort.
Webster had another go but was blocked this time before a mix up between Eastwood and Brown saw Rodrigues take aim at an empty goal only for a yellow shirt to get in the way.
Momentum then shifted, Peter Kioso heading over before Siriki Dembele forced a save from Addai.
Dembele then found the long-awaited opener as substitute Tyler Goodrham played Missanga in at the by-line, the 18-year-old cutting the ball back to the goal scorer who put the ball into the roof of the net.
The U’s continued their momentum, O’Donkor lashing the ball onto the crossbar not long after, swivelling well after a low cross found the striker.
Oxford then found an important second, Louie Sibley arrowing into the bottom right corner from outside the box.
And it did not end there as United poured misery onto Burton, a beautiful passage of one-touch play falling to O’Donkor’s feet who tucked home a third.
Yellows: Eastwood, Kioso, Helik, Brown, Spencer (Currie 61), Brannagan, McDonnell (O’Donkor 61), Andrews, Missanga (Snowden 86), Harris (Sibley 86), Dembele
Brewers: Addai, Armer (Araujo 46), Chauke, Sibbick, Webster, Collar (Krubally 62), Lofthouse, Tilt, Rodrigues, Vickers (Adom 62), Lewis (Sraha 68)
Bookings: McDonnell; Lewis
Oxford United return to the Kassam Stadium to welcome surprise League One package Burton Albion.
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