Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Oxford United 1.
Jack Price's stunning late strike helped relegation-battling Shrewsbury Town earn a draw with League One play-off hopefuls Oxford United.
Billy Bodin fired Oxford into a second-half lead but they dropped out of the top six after Price volleyed home his 83rd-minute equaliser.
In a quiet opening 15 minutes, Oxford had the first opportunity through Mark Harris, who was played through on goal but denied by goalkeeper Marko Marosi.
Shrewsbury's Aiden O'Brien received a low ball into the box from Dan Udoh on the half-hour mark, but his timid effort was parried clear by Jamie Cumming.
The U's broke the deadlock eight minutes into the second half when Josh Murphy brought down a long ball, went around the keeper before getting pushed wide and sent in a low cross to Harris, who laid it off to Bodin to smash home.
But the hosts equalised through substitute Price's 20-yard volley.
Oxford came close to retaking the lead from the kick-off when Bodin had an edge-of-the-box effort pushed away.
Cameron Brannagan then had a follow-up shot, but Morgan Feeney made a last-ditch clearance to edge the the home side a point closer to safety.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1MarosiBooked at 90mins
- 5FeeneyBooked at 90mins
- 22Dunkley
- 33FlanaganBooked at 87mins
- 3Benning
- 7WinchesterBooked at 67mins
- 8HinchySubstituted forPriceat 71'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 18BloxhamSubstituted forIdowuat 71'minutes
- 14PerrySubstituted forBennettat 89'minutes
- 21O'BrienSubstituted forSobowaleat 71'minutes
- 11Udoh
Substitutes
- 6Sraha
- 9Bowman
- 12Idowu
- 13Burgoyne
- 15Sobowale
- 17Bennett
- 19Price
Oxford Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Cumming
- 2Long
- 5Moore
- 3Brown
- 12Bennett
- 8Brannagan
- 10BodinSubstituted forHenryat 87'minutes
- 30DaleSubstituted forGoodrhamat 87'minutes
- 20RodriguesSubstituted forMcEachranat 67'minutes
- 23Murphy
- 9M HarrisSubstituted forBrowneat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Thorniley
- 6McEachran
- 11Browne
- 13Eastwood
- 17Henry
- 19Goodrham
- 22Leigh
- Referee:
- Sam Purkiss
- Attendance:
- 7,340
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away20
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home11
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away4
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Oxford United 1.
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Foul by Joe Bennett (Oxford United).
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Cheyenne Dunkley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Henry.
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Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
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Marcus Browne (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jack Price (Shrewsbury Town).
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Attempt blocked. Marcus Browne (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Long.
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Foul by Joe Bennett (Oxford United).
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Tunmise Sobowale (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Marko Marosi (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Hand ball by Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town).
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Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Elliott Bennett replaces Taylor Perry.
Substitution
Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Goodrham replaces Owen Dale.
Substitution
Substitution, Oxford United. James Henry replaces Billy Bodin.
Booking
Tom Flanagan (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Jack Price (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Owen Dale (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Browne.
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Oxford’s decline is almost entirely down to his unbelievably naive tactics.
Oh, and his January transfer window. In which he signed a goalkeeper worse than Eastwood, an injured midfielder who hadn’t played for a year, an injured striker who cost £400k, and a winger who apparently doesn’t play football at all…
Des out!
Murphy and Dale played well in attack and Moore is solid