Stoke City edge Oxford United as Rak-Sakyi seals rise to 13th | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Stoke City beat Oxford United 2-1. Lamine Cissé opened the scoring in the 36th minute after Million Manhoef's break and pass. Jesuran Rak-Sakyi then headed the winner (57.) soon after Ciaron Brown had levelled from a corner (44.). Stoke controlled the game with 61.6% possession and 21 attempts, and they drew six saves from Jamie Cumming. Mark Robins' side rise from 16th to 13th and visit Coventry next, while Oxford remain 23rd and host West Brom next.

Player of the Match: Rak-Sakyi decided the contest with a close-range header and delivered across the pitch, producing three shots on target and winning possession six times for his first Stoke goal.

Stat of the Match: Jamie Cumming produced six saves, keeping Oxford in contention.

Three Things We Learned: Manhoef was Stoke's creative spark with five key passes and two big chances created, plus the assist for Cissé. Sorba Thomas supplied the decisive delivery and hit six accurate crosses from 20, adding four key passes. Oxford were caught offside five times and also hit the bar through Will Lankshear (54.).