Match ends, Oxford United 4, Fleetwood Town 0.
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Mark Harris scored twice as Oxford rekindled their push for a League One play-off place with a 4-0 victory over struggling Fleetwood for their biggest win of the season.
The U's, who slipped out of the top six when held at Shrewsbury on Good Friday, had this game in the bag by half-time.
Cameron Brannagan fired them in front in the 14th minute with a shot that deflected off Imari Samuels.
Harris turned in Josh Murphy's left-wing cross at full stretch to double the lead after 30 minutes.
Owen Dale knocked the ball home at the far post two minutes before the break after Jay Lynch parried Joe Bennett's shot.
Harris bagged his second seven minutes from time with a shot that deflected in off Brendan Wiredu.
Fleetwood should have been ahead before Brannagan's opener as Tommy Lonergan ran on to Elliott Moore's misplaced header and chipped the keeper but saw his effort go the wrong side of the post.
Murphy, Brannagan, Ruben Rodrigues and Sam Long went close to adding more for Oxford with low shots, while Town were unfortunate when Phoenix Patterson's 20-yard free-kick came back off the bar.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Oxford Utd
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Cumming
- 2Long
- 5Moore
- 3Brown
- 12Bennett
- 8Brannagan
- 30DaleSubstituted forBrowneat 61'minutes
- 20RodriguesSubstituted forBodinat 70'minutes
- 19GoodrhamSubstituted forHenryat 70'minutes
- 23MurphySubstituted forLeighat 82'minutes
- 9M Harris
Substitutes
- 4Thorniley
- 6McEachran
- 10Bodin
- 11Browne
- 13Eastwood
- 17Henry
- 22Leigh
Fleetwood
Formation 3-4-3
- 13Lynch
- 4Sarpong-WireduBooked at 35mins
- 16Heneghan
- 6Campbell
- 44PattersonSubstituted forRooneyat 45'minutes
- 5LawalBooked at 48mins
- 8KilkennySubstituted forStockleyat 64'minutes
- 12SamuelsSubstituted forJohnstonat 45'minutes
- 20OmochereSubstituted forMayorat 64'minutes
- 14Lonergan
- 19GraydonSubstituted forBroomat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Johnston
- 9Stockley
- 10Mayor
- 11Broom
- 17Simons
- 26Rooney
- 30McMullan
- Referee:
- Scott Jackson
- Attendance:
- 8,631
Match Stats
Home TeamOxford UtdAway TeamFleetwood
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home12
- Away3
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oxford United 4, Fleetwood Town 0.
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Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Shaun Rooney.
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Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Shaun Rooney.
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Attempt blocked. Billy Bodin (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Henry.
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Attempt saved. Billy Bodin (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Browne.
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Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town).
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Foul by Marcus Browne (Oxford United).
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Elijah Campbell (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Oxford United 4, Fleetwood Town 0. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
Substitution
Substitution, Oxford United. Greg Leigh replaces Josh Murphy.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ryan Broom replaces Ryan Graydon.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Billy Bodin.
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Attempt blocked. Tom Lonergan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Mayor.
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Foul by Marcus Browne (Oxford United).
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Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Elliott Moore (Oxford United).
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Tom Lonergan (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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