Leicester 1-2 Oxford United — EFL Championship, 24 Jan 2026
Oxford United beat Leicester 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 24 January 2026 at King Power Stadium, Leicester. Samuel Long, Mark Harris, I. Fatawu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Leicester and Oxford United have drawn all 1 meeting on record.
· kickoff·King Power Stadium · Leicester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-14'assist: Ciaron Brown
- 44'Time wasting
- Half-time0-1
- 46'out: Luke Thomas
- 59'Foul
- 67'
- 68'out: J. Monga
- 68'
- 68'
- 0-271'assist: B. De Keersmaecker
- 75'
- 83'
- 1-284'assist: Luke Thomas
- 85'Foul
- 87'
- 88'
- 90'out: B. Soumare
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Leicester
- 7.9Jannik VestergaardD
- 7.3Abdul Fatawu IssahakuM
- 6.9Luke ThomasD
- 6.9Ricardo PereiraD
- 6.7Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 6.7Boubakary SoumaréM
- 6.5Silko ThomasF
- 6.3Patson DakaF
- 6.3Jordan AyewF
- 6.3Caleb OkoliD
- 6.3Louis PageM
- 6.2Jeremy MongaM
- 6.2Bobby De Cordova-ReidM
- 6.0Benjamin NelsonD
- 5.9Jakub StolarczykG
- 5.9Stephy MavididiM
Oxford United
- 7.6Mark HarrisF
- 7.5Myles Peart-HarrisF
- 7.3Ciaron BrownD
- 7.2Samuel LongD
- 6.9Brian De KeersmaeckerM
- 6.9Brodie SpencerM
- 6.7Stanley MillsF
- 6.7Will VaulksM
- 6.7Gregory LeighD
- 6.7Cameron BrannaganM
- 6.6Jamie McDonnellM
- 6.5James CummingG
- 6.3Jack CurrieM
- 6.3Matt PhillipsM
- 6.3Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.3William LankshearF
Line-ups
Oxford United3-4-2-1
Leicester4-2-3-1
Substitutes
LeicesterAndy King
Substitutes
- 20Patson Daka68'F6.3
- 31A. BegovicG
- 24B. Soumare90'M6.7
- 33Luke Thomas46'D6.9
- 39S. Thomas83'F6.5
- 27W. MarcalF
- 56Olabade AlukoD
- 28J. Monga68'M6.2
- 62K. GrayD
Oxford UnitedMatt Bloomfield
Substitutes
- 14B. De Keersmaecker68'M6.9
- 10M. Phillips75'M6.3
- 21Matt IngramG
- 4W. Vaulks87'M6.7
- 32Jeon Jin-WooM
- 11Ole RomenyF
- 22Gregory Leigh67'D6.7
- 27William Lankshear88'F6.3
- 5Y. E. KonakM
Team statistics
77%Possession23%
0.73Expected goals (xG)1.90
13Total shots8
4Shots on target2
6Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
12Corners4
2Offsides1
13Fouls11
0Yellow cards3
0Goalkeeper saves3
-0.04Goals prevented-0.04
581Total passes174
489Accurate passes82
84%Pass accuracy47%
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Vestergaard | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Luke Thomas | 45 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Boubakary Soumaré | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Silko Thomas | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Patson Daka | 22 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Ayew | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Caleb Okoli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Louis Page | 89 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jeremy Monga | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Benjamin Nelson | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 5.9 |
Oxford United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Samuel Long | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Brian De Keersmaecker | 22 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Brodie Spencer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Stanley Mills | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Will Vaulks | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Gregory Leigh | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Cameron Brannagan | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Jamie McDonnell | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| James Cumming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jack Currie | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6.3 |
| Matt Phillips | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| William Lankshear | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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- W10 Jan 26ACheltenham2-0
- W05 Jan 26HWest Brom2-1
- L01 Jan 26ASheffield Utd1-3
Oxford UnitedDDDLL
- D20 Jan 26HQPR0-0
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- L01 Jan 26AIpswich1-2
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Head-to-head
- 13 Sept 25Oxford United2-2Leicester
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