Match ends, Rochdale 3, Oxford United 4.
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Olamide Shodipo scored a stoppage time winner to settle a seven-goal thriller as Oxford beat Rochdale 4-3 in League One.
Karl Robinson's men started brightly and took the lead just 12 minutes in when Dale failed to clear their lines from a corner and Dan Agyei fired a low drive into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
The home side levelled on 22 minutes when Stephen Dooley cut across field and fed Matty Done on the left - he raced into the area and slammed an accurate finish across goalkeeper Jack Stevens.
And Dale were on top by the half hour mark when Stephen Humphrys fired them into the lead, cleverly flicking Aaron Morley's corner into the net with his back to goal.
Oxford came out strongly after the break and equalised on 49 minutes via Elliott Moore's header, then took the lead 13 minutes later through James Henry.
Matty Lund fired level Dale level two minutes later but a hashed clearance from Dale keeper Gavin Bazunu allowed Shodipo to loft the ball into an empty net and win it for the visitors.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Rochdale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Bazunu
- 13Keohane
- 3Osho
- 15Roberts
- 16DoneBooked at 6mins
- 22BaahSubstituted forNewbyat 59'minutes
- 8Morley
- 14RathboneBooked at 48mins
- 7Dooley
- 9HumphrysBooked at 77mins
- 21Lund
Substitutes
- 10Newby
- 17Tavares
- 18Bradley
- 23Hopper
- 24Brierley
- 30Chalton
- 32Dunne
Oxford Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Stevens
- 12Long
- 5Moore
- 22Atkinson
- 3Ruffels
- 6Gorrin
- 20HansonSubstituted forHenryat 45'minutes
- 19AgyeiSubstituted forFordeat 68'minutes
- 8BrannaganBooked at 60mins
- 24ObitaSubstituted forShodipoat 68'minutes
- 9TaylorSubstituted forWinnallat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Eastwood
- 7Hall
- 11Winnall
- 14Forde
- 17Henry
- 25Shodipo
- 28Kelly
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
Match Stats
Home TeamRochdaleAway TeamOxford Utd
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away22
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away9
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Rochdale 3, Oxford United 4.
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Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Josh Ruffels.
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Haydon Roberts (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sam Winnall (Oxford United).
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 3, Oxford United 4. Olamide Shodipo (Oxford United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom right corner.
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Attempt saved. Aaron Morley (Rochdale) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Jimmy Keohane (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Alex Rodriguez (Oxford United).
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Offside, Rochdale. Gavin Bazunu tries a through ball, but Alex Newby is caught offside.
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Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Anthony Forde (Oxford United).
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Stephen Dooley (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Anthony Forde (Oxford United).
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Attempt blocked. Olamide Shodipo (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Aaron Morley (Rochdale).
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Anthony Forde (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
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Attempt blocked. James Henry (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan.
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