The match ends, Oxford United 0, Bristol Rovers 3.
Two goals in six minutes midway through the first half set up Bristol Rovers for their first win in eight games and heaped more misery on the free-falling Oxford.
Scott Sinclair sent Simon Eastwood the wrong way from the penalty spot on 22 minutes after Cameron Brannagan tripped over Lamare Bogarde.
Then, in the 28th minute, Aaron Collins headed in Sinclair’s cross from the right from near the near post.
Luca Hoole headed in a James Connolly corner on 75 minutes as Rovers cruised through the third to wrap up a comfortable league double over a woeful looking U’s.
Oxford have now collected just one point from the last 24 and large sections of home support called for manager Karl Robinson to leave.
The home team nearly took the lead in the first minute when a corner kick came off the head of a Rovers player and hit the post.
Kyle Joseph also converted Yanic Wildschut’s cross just wide and Oxford took another hit when striker Sam Baldock limped off injured after 20 minutes.
Match report provided by PA Media.
lineups
Oxford University
Training 4-2-3-1
- 13Eastwood
- 2Long
- 5moore
- 4findlay
- sixteenBrown
- 14alkaline solutionBooked at 37 minutessubstituted forgoodrhamin 68′minutes
- 8brannaganBooked at 67 minutes
- 22Joseph
- elevenBrownesubstituted forKonatoin 68′minutes
- 30Wildschutsubstituted forEnriquein Four. Five’minutes
- 10Baldocksubstituted forO’Donkorin twenty’minutes
substitutes
- 3Flemish
- 17Enrique
- twentyKonato
- twenty-onemcginty
- 25smith
- 27goodrham
- 39O’Donkor
bristol rovers
Training 4-3-3
- 1Belshaw
- 30hello
- 5QuansahReserved at 55 minutes
- 17gibsonsubstituted forgibbonsin 77′minutes
- 3gordon
- 22Bogardesubstituted forevansin 71′minutes
- fifteencountssubstituted forPavilionin 71′minutes
- 6finley
- 7sinclairsubstituted forandersonin 77′minutes
- 9Marquissubstituted forCoburnin 71′minutes
- 10collinsReserved at 40 minutes
substitutes
- 2connolly
- 8Pavilion
- 19anderson
- twenty-oneevans
- 28gibbons
- 35Balcombe
- 40Coburn
- Referee:
- charles breakspear
- Attendance:
- 8,437
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Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Bristol Rovers 3.
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Delay. They are ready to continue.
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Delayed game due to injury Lewis Gordon (Bristol Rovers).
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Stuart Findlay (Oxford United) has been fouled in the defensive zone.
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Foul by Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers).
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham.
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Foul by James Henry (Oxford United).
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Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) has been fouled in the defensive zone.
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Attempt blocked. Stuart Findlay (Oxford United) left footed shot from the center of the box. Assisted by Gatlin O’Donkor.
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Foul by James Henry (Oxford United).
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Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) has been fouled in the defensive zone.
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Foul by Ateef Konate (Oxford United).
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Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) has been fouled in the defensive zone.
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Attempt blocked. Ateef Konate (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Stuart Findlay.
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Substitution at Bristol Rovers. Harry Anderson replaces Scott Sinclair.
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Substitution at Bristol Rovers. James Gibbons replaces Lewis Gibson.
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Goal! Oxford United 0, Bristol Rovers 3. Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) header from the center of the box to the bottom left post. Assisted by Antony Evans with a cross into the box following a corner.
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Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
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Delay. They are ready to continue.