Shrewsbury v Oxford United result

Full-time · Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United

League One · Sat, 01 May 2021 15:00 BST · Montgomery Waters Meadow

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Shrewsbury · Oxford United · Head-to-head

Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United — Oxford United won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Oxford United won 3–2 at Montgomery Waters Meadow in League One on Saturday 1 May. Oxford United have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Oxford United came from behind: Shrewsbury led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Oxford United: E. Lee (3’, assisted by M. Taylor), J. Henry (68’, assisted by E. Lee) and D. Agyei (85’, assisted by S. Winnall); Shrewsbury: Matthew Pennington (16’, assisted by H. Chapman) and J. Vela (25’).

Discipline

S. Barrott showed two yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 29 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Shrewsbury: B. Walker (62’); Oxford United: D. Agyei (90’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Lee (Oxford United) 8.4, J. Henry (Oxford United) 7.4 and Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Shrewsbury next travel to Crawley Town on 20 October 2026.

Oxford United next host Wigan on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Shrewsbury: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Oxford United: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United · League One
Venue: Montgomery Waters Meadow · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 6): Shrewsbury 1 · draws 1 · Oxford United 4 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Shrewsbury 1W 0D 4L · Oxford United 4W 0D 1L

Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 2.63

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.43 / 6

Corners

against 4 / 3.29 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.14 / 6.14

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 4.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.86 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.57 / 1.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 April 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 April 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Shrewsbury for / against	Line	Oxford United for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.43 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.57 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.29 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.14 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.14 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.29 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Pyke n 8	10.9	5.2 4/1	0 0/0	—
C. Main n 8	60.9	2.8 5/5	2.4 5/4	—
D. Udoh n 8	56.1	2.8 6/4	1.4 4/2	—
J. Vela n 8	89.3	1.8 8/5	0.9 5/2	M. Sykes
O. Norburn n 8	88.3	1.7 6/4	1.7 7/5	M. Sykes

Shrewsbury — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Chapman n 8	58.1	2.1 5/3	1.2 4/2
S. Goss n 8	65.3	1.4 6/2	0.5 3/0
N. Ogbeta n 8	90	1.3 7/3	0.3 2/0
C. Caton n 3	25	1.2 1/0	1.2 1/0
S. Whalley n 8	61.3	1.1 4/2	0.6 3/0

Shrewsbury — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Chapman n 8	58.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Love n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
S. Goss n 8	65.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Whalley n 8	61.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
D. Udoh n 8	56.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Shrewsbury — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Pyke n 8	10.9	6.2 3/3
O. Norburn n 8	88.3	4.2 8/7
J. Vela n 8	89.3	3.5 8/6
B. Walker n 8	50.9	2.7 6/4
E. Ebanks-Landell n 8	90	1.9 8/5

Shrewsbury — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Šarkić n 8	90	2.1 4/3
H. Burgoyne n 8	90	2 4/2

Oxford United

Oxford United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Winnall n 8	23.9	3.3 5/1	2.4 4/1	—
J. Hanson n 8	42.5	2.1 4/3	2.4 4/3	—
J. Grayson n 4	21.5	2.1 1/1	0 0/0	—
M. Sykes n 8	74.9	2 8/2	2.4 7/5	O. Norburn
Álex Gorrín n 8	49.6	2 5/2	0.9 4/0	—

Oxford United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Winnall n 8	23.9	2.4 4/1	1.9 4/0
M. Taylor n 8	78.4	1.7 6/3	1.1 4/3
J. Henry n 8	66.8	1.7 6/3	1 5/1
M. Sykes n 8	74.9	1.5 4/4	0.6 3/1
E. Lee n 8	66	1.5 4/2	0.7 2/2

Oxford United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Winnall n 8	23.9	0.9 2/0	0 0/0
M. Taylor n 8	78.4	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
J. Henry n 8	66.8	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1
B. Barker n 8	64.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
E. Lee n 8	66	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Oxford United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Chambers-Parillon n 3	11	8.2 1/1
C. Brannagan n 8	89.8	3.6 7/6
S. Long n 8	80.9	2.8 7/6
B. Barker n 8	64.4	2.6 6/4
Álex Gorrín n 8	49.6	2.5 6/3

Oxford United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Stevens n 8	90	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Shrewsbury		Oxford United
37%	Possession	63%
11	Shots	16
4	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	9
6	Corners	6
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
277	Passes	454
62%	Pass accuracy	75%

Shrewsbury player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Burgoyne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Pennington	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
E. Ebanks-Landell	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	7
A. Pierre	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.5
D. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
J. Vela	90	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.2
O. Norburn	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
N. Ogbeta	89	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Walker	69	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
H. Chapman	69	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	7.2
T. Bloxham	69	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
R. Williams sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
S. Whalley sub	21	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
C. Main sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Udoh sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Oxford United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Stevens	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Long	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
E. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Atkinson	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Ruffels	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.9
C. Brannagan	90	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	7
M. Sykes	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
J. Henry	89	1	0	1	1	3	2	0	7.9
M. Taylor	89	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
B. Barker	82	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	6.6
E. Lee	77	1	1	3	1	3	1	0	8.2
D. Agyei sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7
J. Hanson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Álex Gorrín sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Winnall sub	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Shrewsbury v Oxford United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ShrewsburyLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Oxford UnitedWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 3.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Shrewsbury 1 · 1 draw · Oxford United 4 · 3.83 goals/game

2021-04-13 Oxford United 4–1 Shrewsbury
2020-03-07 Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United
2019-12-07 Oxford United 0–0 Shrewsbury
2019-04-22 Shrewsbury 2–3 Oxford United
2018-10-27 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury
2018-04-02 Shrewsbury 3–2 Oxford United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Shrewsbury#17 pos54 pts46 pl-7 GD

Oxford United#6 pos74 pts46 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Shrewsbury scored1.09

Oxford United scored1.67

Shrewsbury conceded1.24

Oxford United conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Shrewsbury and Oxford United?: In their last 6 meetings, Shrewsbury won 1, Oxford United won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Shrewsbury and Oxford United?: Recent form — Shrewsbury 1W 0D 4L; Oxford United 4W 0D 1L.

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