Player Ratings: Oxford United vs Bristol Rovers

Mildenhall  7.5 Two good saves second half one with his legs. Looked back to his old best.


Leadbitter  8.5 Outstanding performance. Was a constant threat to oxford with his breaking up of play and surging runs.
J. Clarke  7 No nonsense defending.
Lockyer  7.5 Reads the game so well.
Parkes 8 Was a rock at the back today and made a superb last ditch tackle second half to save us.
Brown  7.5 Got forward well especially first half,second half he was forced deeper as Oxford put us under sustained pressure.


Sinclair  7.5 Ran and ran,covered so much ground.
Mansell  7.5 Broke up play well and took the game to Oxford when he could.
Lines  7 Some good passing but got caught dawdling on the ball a few times when he could have released it earlier.


Taylor  7 Scored a lovely header,but on another day could easily of had a hat trick if he just had a bit more composure.
Gaffney  8 Held the ball up so well and won lots of headers.His physical presence makes us look a far more dangerous team.


Subs: O Clarke  7 Backs to the wall when he came on as oxford threw everything at us but he stuck to his tasks well.
Easter  6.5 Won us the penalty and made some good runs.
Harrison  7 Freshened up our attack when he came on and dispatched his pen well. 


Crowd  9 Fantastic atmosphere.
Ref 7
Oxford 8.5 First half was fairly even but second half i thought they looked a very good side and put us under a lot of pressure.

Mildenhall 7

Leadbitter 7
J. Clarke 7
Lockyer 8
Parkes 8
Brown 7.5

Sinclair 7
Mansell 7
Lines 7.5

Taylor 7
Gaffney 8

Subs: O Clarke 6
Easter 6.5
Harrison 5

Crowd 7
Ref 7
Oxford 8

Mildenhall 8 two fantastic saves 2nd half.

Leadbitter 8 back on his game with great defending and an assist.
J. Clarke 7 no nonsence defending.
Lockyer 8 composed and confident thoughout.
Parkes 9 MOTM fantastic performance from Tom read the game so well and one amazing tackle 2nd half.
Brown 7.5 consistent performance.

Sinclair 7 usual performance from Sincs.
Mansell 7.5 broke play up well esp 1st half.
Lines 7 grew into the game carried ball out well last 15mins

Taylor 6.5 good finish should have scored more.
Gaffney 8 lead line well, always available to carry ball.

Subs: O Clarke 6
Easter 7 won us the pen.
Harrison 7 scored the winner.

Crowd 10
Ref 6
Oxford 8 great fluidity going forward will challenge top 3.

Results in and there are joint Man of the Match winners for the Oxford game, with both Tom Parkes and Rory Gaffney scoring 7.92.

The 8.0 average rating for Oxford was the highest given to any team this season, beating the 7.8 scored by Portsmouth.

The starting XI average for this game was 7.28.

Mildenhall 7.4

Leadbitter 7.6
J. Clarke 6.8
Lockyer 7.7
Parkes 7.9
Brown 6.9

Sinclair 7.2
Mansell 7.1
Lines 6.8

Taylor 6.8
Gaffney 7.9

Subs: O. Clarke 6.4
Easter 6.5
Harrison 6.2

Crowd 8.8
Ref 6.3
Oxford 8.0