On Saturday Jan 22nd, Oxford United hosts Sheffield Wednesday in a meeting of these two evenly matched League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Oxford United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Wycombe Wanderers. Curtis Thompson scored the first goal for Wycombe Wanderers in the 33rd minute, then Brandon Hanlan added another in the 60th minute In the end, Oxford United was frustrated by Wycombe Wanderers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wycombe Wanderers ended the match with the shutout victory. Oxford United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Sheffield Wednesday is fresh off their 4-2 win against Plymouth Argyle. Sylla Sow struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 19th minute on a feed from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, then Nathaniel Mendez-Laing added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Massimo Luongo. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sheffield Wednesday should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Oct 2nd, Oxford United won by a score of 2 to 1. Cameron Brannagan struck first for Oxford United in the 12th minute on a feed from Herbie Kane, then Callum Paterson tied it up for Sheffield Wednesday in the 73rd minute on a feed from Marvin Johnson.
Sheffield Wednesday hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Lee Gregory and Barry Bannan, and they each have 1 goal. For Oxford United, their top scorers are Matty Taylor and Mark Sykes, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.