THE Oxford Mail player ratings after Oxford United won 2-0 at Lincoln City in Sky Bet League One.

JAMES BEADLE

Made a couple of good stops and claims from balls into the box. Had his blushes spared when Stan Mills cleared the ball from under his goal line after spilling it – 7

SAM LONG

Taken off with just eight minutes on the clock due to injury – N/A

ELLIOTT MOORE

Won everything aerially and was always in the right place to nick the ball off the Lincoln attackers – 7

CIARON BROWN

Glorious thumping header gave United the lead. He nearly played his side into trouble minutes later, but the Imps failed to make use of a counter-attack from a U’s corner – 7.5

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FIN STEVENS

Dropped into the back four when Long went off injured, and didn’t put a foot wrong – 7

MARCUS MCGUANE

Showed good feet to get a shot away in the closing stages, with his strike just tipped over the bar – 7.5

CAMERON BRANNAGAN

His return to the side after illness was a most welcome one. The team, quite simply, is a better one with him in it – 7.5

GREG LEIGH

Like Stevens on the other side, he had to be more careful with the timing of his attacks, but he put in a solid showing – 7

RUBEN RODRIGUES

Involved in plenty of good things for United with neat passing in the final third. BOOKED – 7.5

TYLER GOODRHAM

Much better display after a couple of shaky performances in recent games. Fluctuations in form only natural, with a return to his best surely a matter of time – 7

MARK HARRIS

No sniff of goal in what was another challenging game up front in terms of opportunities – 6.5

SUBSTITUTES

Stan Mills (for Long, 8)

Dangerous throughout and was the brightest spark in attack, while also making himself useful in defence with brilliant goal line clearance. MAN OF THE MATCH – 8

Billy Bodin (for Rodrigues, 73)

Came on with the U’s coasting to the three points – 6.5

Josh McEachran (for McGuane, 85)

Gatlin O’Donkor (for Goodrham, 85)

Unused subs: Eastwood, Thorniley, Murphy.

Substitutes who come on after the 75th minute do not get a rating.