Here's how Pool's players rated...
7. Kevin Stewart - 8/10
Did a lot of the dirty work with vital interceptions and sliding tackles. Had a powerful low shot saved early on.
8. MAN OF THE MATCH: Demetri Mitchell - 9/10
Magnificent throughout with his driving runs down the right flank. Oxford simply didn’t know how to deal with him.
9. Elliot Embleton - 8/10
Provided a real moment of class for Pool’s first goal of the night. His corner also led to the second.
10. Ellis Simms - 7/10
A real menace and pressed and closed down well, but guilty of allowing Rob Atkinson to drift off him for Oxford’s second.
11. Jerry Yates - 9/10
Made intelligent runs throughout and bagged Pool’s third with an emphatic finish. Capped it off with a touching tribute to Jordan Banks.
12. SUB: Marvin Ekpiteta - 7/10
For Ballard, 46'
Took a little while to get up to speed with the speed of the game, but soon settled into his role.