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Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor both scored doubles as improving Oxford destroyed Port Vale 4-0 for their biggest win of the season.
The U’s were back to their best as they registered only a third home league win this campaign in extending their recent unbeaten run to five matches.
Bodin opened the scoring on 10 minutes with a clinical first-time finish after Aidan Stone could only parry Marcus McGuane’s blistering drive.
Oxford keeper Simon Eastwood then made a stunning save to deny Vale an equaliser, tipping Ellis Harrison’s far-post header onto the bar, with Mal Benning firing his follow-up effort wide.
A just onside Taylor doubled the lead in the 27th minute, knocking in Marcus Browne’s cross-shot for, remarkably, his first league goal of the campaign.
Harrison headed wide as the Valiants tried to respond at the start of the second half.
But Bodin struck a sweet left-footed shot to make it 3-0 on 63 minutes, and three minutes later Taylor headed in James Henry’s free kick for Oxford’s fourth.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Oxford Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Eastwood
- 33Anderson
- 5Moore
- 4Findlay
- 16Brown
- 14Bate
- 18McGuaneSubstituted forRodriguezat 68′minutes
- 17HenryBooked at 44minsSubstituted forGoodrhamat 68′minutes
- 11BrowneSubstituted forJonesat 78′minutes
- 7BodinSubstituted forSeddonat 86′minutes
- 9TaylorSubstituted forO’Donkorat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Rodriguez
- 12Jones
- 15Mousinho
- 21McGinty
- 27Goodrham
- 39O’Donkor
- 42Seddon
Port Vale
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Stone
- 15ForresterSubstituted forCassat 80′minutes
- 6Smith
- 3Jones
- 27RobinsonBooked at 35minsSubstituted forOdubekoat 60′minutes
- 23PettSubstituted forGarrityat 60′minutes
- 10ConlonBooked at 39mins
- 11Benning
- 26ButterworthSubstituted forPoliticat 60′minutes
- 19MasseySubstituted forWorrallat 80′minutes
- 22HarrisonBooked at 87mins
Substitutes
- 2Cass
- 5Hall
- 7Worrall
- 8Garrity
- 17Holden
- 21Odubeko
- 33Politic
- Referee:
- David Rock
- Attendance:
- 8,198
Live Text
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Match ends, Oxford United 4, Port Vale 0.
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Second Half ends, Oxford United 4, Port Vale 0.
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David Worrall (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gatlin O’Donkor (Oxford United).
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Steve Seddon.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Djavan Anderson.
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Dennis Politic (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gorrin (Oxford United).
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Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Conlon.
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Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Port Vale).
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Stuart Findlay (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Oxford United. Steve Seddon replaces Billy Bodin.
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Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Port Vale) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Worrall with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Billy Bodin.
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Nathan Smith (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Billy Bodin (Oxford United).
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Foul by Dan Jones (Port Vale).
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Gorrin (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
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