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Slumping Oxford missed the chance to climb back into the League One play-off places as they were held to a draw at top-six rivals Blackpool.

The Tangerines led through a goal from Matt Pennington in the first half, but Mark Harris got the visitors back level three minutes later.

United could not find a second as their winless run extended to five games, leaving them a point behind sixth-placed Stevenage and five clear of their opponents in eighth.

A header from Pennington opened the scoring in the 18th minute after Blackpool captain Ollie Norburn found the centre-back from an Albie Morgan corner.

Oxford were quickly level when Elliot Moore set up Harris to finish from close range following a scramble in the Blackpool box.

The U's continued their pressure and Harris was denied a second after his goal-bound shot was impressively blocked by defender Marvin Ekpiteta.

Oxford went within inches of an 87th-minute winner but Billy Bodin's header struck the woodwork as their wait for a victory extended to a month.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

Line-ups

Blackpool

Formation 3-4-3

32Grimshaw
5Pennington
21Ekpiteta
3HusbandBooked at 51mins
4Lawrence-GabrielSubstituted forHamiltonat 73'minutes
6NorburnSubstituted forByersat 73'minutesBooked at 87mins
8Morgan
15CoulsonSubstituted forLyonsat 90+1'minutes
11Dembélé
19LaveryBooked at 23minsSubstituted forKouassiat 73'minutes
9Joseph

Substitutes

1O'Donnell
7Byers
17Virtue
20Casey
22Hamilton
24Lyons
27Kouassi

Oxford Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Cumming
2LongBooked at 54mins
5Moore
3Brown
22Leigh
8Brannagan
18McGuane
16BureySubstituted forMurphyat 45'minutes
20RodriguesSubstituted forMateteat 77'minutes
19GoodrhamSubstituted forGoodwinat 61'minutes
9M HarrisSubstituted forBodinat 83'minutes

Substitutes

4Thorniley
10Bodin
13Eastwood
17Henry
23Murphy
25Goodwin
36Matete

Referee:: Paul Howard
Attendance:: 10,485

Match Stats

Home TeamBlackpoolAway TeamOxford Utd

Possession: Home54%; Away46%

Shots: Home16; Away8

Shots on Target: Home6; Away2

Corners: Home6; Away5

Fouls: Home9; Away9

Live Text

Post update
Match ends, Blackpool 1, Oxford United 1.
90'+6'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Blackpool 1, Oxford United 1.

90'+5'
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Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Sam Long.
90'+3'
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Foul by Kyle Joseph (Blackpool).
90'+3'
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Jay Matete (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
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Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Elliott Moore.
90'+1'
Substitution
Substitution, Blackpool. Andrew Lyons replaces Hayden Coulson.
90'
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Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Sam Long.
90'
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Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Byers.
89'
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Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Matete.
87'
Booking
George Byers (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'
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Foul by George Byers (Blackpool).
87'
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Will Goodwin (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
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Billy Bodin (Oxford United) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Josh Murphy with a cross.
85'
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Foul by Hayden Coulson (Blackpool).
85'
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Josh Murphy (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
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Albie Morgan (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Post update
Foul by Jay Matete (Oxford United).
84'
Post update
Foul by Albie Morgan (Blackpool).
84'
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Jay Matete (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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As It Stood

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Portsmouth	32	19	9	4	51	28	23	66
2	Derby	31	18	6	7	54	29	25	60

3	Bolton	29	18	5	6	52	28	24	59
4	Barnsley	30	16	8	6	55	34	21	56
5	Peterborough	31	16	8	7	59	39	20	56
6	Stevenage	30	15	8	7	44	30	14	53

7	Oxford Utd	31	15	7	9	50	38	12	52
8	Blackpool	31	13	8	10	48	36	12	47
9	Leyton Orient	31	12	9	10	35	36	-1	45
10	Lincoln City	31	10	11	10	33	31	2	41
11	Northampton	30	12	5	13	37	43	-6	41
12	Bristol Rovers	31	11	7	13	41	43	-2	40
13	Exeter	32	11	6	15	25	43	-18	39
14	Wigan	31	13	6	12	44	38	6	37
15	Wycombe	30	9	10	11	40	41	-1	37
16	Cambridge	29	9	8	12	25	35	-10	35
17	Burton	31	9	8	14	27	40	-13	35
18	Reading	31	10	8	13	40	44	-4	34
19	Shrewsbury	31	10	4	17	22	42	-20	34
20	Charlton	31	7	10	14	43	48	-5	31

21	Port Vale	29	8	7	14	30	45	-15	31
22	Cheltenham	29	7	5	17	22	40	-18	26
23	Fleetwood	31	6	7	18	31	52	-21	25
24	Carlisle	31	4	8	19	26	51	-25	20

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Comment posted by JDogg, at 18:59 10 Feb
Went to the game on a visit to Blackpool and I've got to say, what a friendly town, a great stadium, half time pint'n'pie for £5,50 and an enjoyable game. Thanks Seasiders for a great afternoon.
Reply posted by Andy, at 19:45 10 Feb
Andy replied:
You've obviously got low standards
Comment posted by Themod, at 19:12 10 Feb
Hang on a minute.....
" Slumping Oxford " that was a good point against a top side,who will be in the mixer at the end!
Comment posted by Ian, at 18:15 10 Feb
Decent point for the Mighty Yellows!
Comment posted by yellow_abroad, at 19:26 10 Feb
Des Buckingham’s Oxford are becoming difficult to beat - and, unlike Manning, Des has found a way to get Harris scoring.

We are still struggling to create chances. But we probably should have won today, and the last 15 minutes, with Matete, Bodin, and Goodwin all on the pitch, gave us a glimpse of what could be around the corner.

So - another game without a win, but cause for chins up. COYY
Comment posted by Peter Devonshire, at 19:01 10 Feb
Happy with a point for Oxford.playing better than for some time now some of our players are back and new ones coming through
Comment posted by Yellowrose, at 19:26 10 Feb
Whoever wrote that report must live in the SN postcode area. Surely it should be a factual report on the match without leaning towards bias. Great point for the Yellows. Welcome to the newcomers.
Comment posted by Derek , at 18:31 10 Feb
Great point for Oxford at a ground where most don't get anything. We need to start winning again though
Comment posted by Dave , at 19:38 10 Feb
The ref was rubbish. again
Comment posted by twenties, at 20:14 10 Feb
that bbc report is utter rubbish. It was a good even game between two sides who both had chances to win. That report is total bias towards Oxford.
Reply posted by damian, at 21:26 10 Feb
damian replied:
Get over it you big baby.
Comment posted by damian, at 18:42 10 Feb
Draw was a fair result. Fair play to the ref for letting the game flow. Pool need to do better.
Comment posted by OXFORD FAN, at 20:23 10 Feb
Good result. Getting there prior we're getting back.
Comment posted by blackpoolboymick, at 18:45 10 Feb
We're the famous blackpool fc and we're going to Wembley ,Wembley Wembley pboro won't stop us utmp 👊
Reply posted by Andy, at 19:46 10 Feb
Andy replied:
Famous 😂😂😞

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Substitutes

Oxford Utd

Substitutes

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