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Defender·2 apps·185 minsSam Long has already shown a defensive intensity that exceeds the typical benchmark for his position in the 2026/27 League Cup season. In his single appearance, he logged 95 minutes, during which he recorded two tackles and two interceptions, translating to 1.89 tackles per 90 minutes and 2.0 interceptions per 90 minutes - both figures above the defender baseline of 1.65 tackles per 90. Although he did not register any shots, key passes, or goals, his work off the ball is evident in the high number of defensive actions relative to his limited time on the pitch. Sam Long’s average match rating of 6.3 reflects a solid contribution to the team’s defensive solidity, and his early performance suggests he will continue to provide a high volume of defensive work throughout the competition.
Sam Long has played 185 minutes across 2 appearances in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.06 and averaging 6.12 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. O'Donkor | F | 3 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 62% | 1 | 100% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.61 | – |
| C. Brannagan | M | 3 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20% | 1 | 83% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | – |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 3 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 81% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | – |
| M. Harris | F | 3 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 69% | 1 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35% | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | – |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | 3 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 71% | 0 | – | 6 | 6 | 0 | 47% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | – |
| Siriki Dembélé | M | 3 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 87% | 9 | 60% | 3 | 4 | 1 | 54% | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | – |
| S. Long | D | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 88% | 1 | 100% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.12 | – |
| Simon Eastwood | G | 2 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 55% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.70 | – |
| B. Spencer | D | 3 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | – |
| Tyler Goodrham | F | 3 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 67% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | – |
| P. Kioso | D | 3 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 81% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 69% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | – |
| J. Currie | – | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 87% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | – |
| Michał Helik | D | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 77% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | – |
| L. Sibley | M | 2 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 62% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 | – |
| Kai Andrews | – | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 95% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.31 | – |
| Aidomo Emakhu | M | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 73% | 3 | 30% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Jack Currie | D | 2 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 73% | 1 | 33% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 64% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 | – |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 74% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | – |
| Stanley Mills | M | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Aidan Elliott-Wheeler | F | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 67% | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Leo Snowden | M | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Oxford | League Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 82% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2026/27 | Oxford | League One | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 91% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.94 |
| 2025/26 | Oxford | Championship | 40 | 3074 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8% | 14 | 72% | 7 | 51 | 36 | 55% | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6.71 |
| 2025/26 | Oxford | League Cup | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 90% | 1 | 6 | 2 | 82% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 |
| 2025/26 | Oxford | FA Cup | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 78% | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2024/25 | Oxford | Championship | 24 | 1665 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17% | 11 | 74% | 4 | 28 | 24 | 61% | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 |
| 2024/25 | Oxford | League Cup | 2 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 90% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | a Huddersfield | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.94 | – |
| 08 Aug | a Leyton Orient | L | 95 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 02 May | a Millwall | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 25 Apr | v Sheffield Weds | – | 27 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 21 Apr | v Wrexham | – | 67 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 18 Apr | a Derby | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 11 Apr | v Watford | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 06 Apr | a Portsmouth | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 03 Apr | v Hull | – | 95 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 21 Mar | a Southampton | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 14 Mar | v Charlton | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 11 Mar | v Blackburn | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| 06 Mar | a Preston | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 28 Feb | v West Brom | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 25 Feb | a Stoke | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
