Oxford United will kick off the 2021/22 season with a trip to newly-promoted Cambridge United.
The Sky Bet League 1 fixtures give the U’s a trip to the Abbey Stadium on the opening day, August 7th, ahead of the first game of the Carabao Cup - the draw for which will be made this afternoon.
Karl Robinson’s side then have back-to-back home games against Charlton Athletic and Crewe Alexandra before their second away league game is again at a newly promoted side, Bolton Wanderers.
Boxing Day sees the U’s travel to Portsmouth with home games against AFC Wimbledon and Cheltenham Town also scheduled for the festive period.
United also end the season with a home game against Doncaster Rovers.
| Sat Aug 7 | Cambridge United | a |
| Wed Aug 11 | Carabao Cup One | |
| Sat Aug 14 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| Tue Aug 17 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| Sat Aug 21 | Bolton Wanderers | a |
| Wed Aug 25 | Carabao Cup Two | |
| Sat Aug 28 | Lincoln City | H |
| Sat Sep 4 | AFC Wimbledon | a |
| Sat Sep 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| Sat Sep 18 | Cheltenham Town | a |
| Wed Sep 22 | Carabao Cup Three | |
| Sat Sep 25 | Gillingham | H |
| Tue Sep 28 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| Sat Oct 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | a |
| Sat Oct 9 | Sunderland | a |
| Sat Oct 16 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| Tue Oct 19 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| Sat Oct 23 | Burton Albion | a |
| Wed Oct 27 | Carabao Cup Four | |
| Sat Oct 30 | Morecambe | H |
| Sat Nov 6 | Emirates FA Cup 1 | |
| Sat Nov 13 | Ipswich Town | a |
| Sat Nov 20 | Wigan Athletic | a |
| Tue Nov 23 | Fleetwood Town | H |
| Sat Nov 27 | Rotherham United | H |
| Sat Dec 4 | Emirates FA Cup 2 | |
| Tue Dec 7 | Doncaster Rovers | a |
| Sat Dec 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | a |
| Sat Dec 18 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| Sun Dec 26 | Portsmouth | a |
| Wed Dec 29 | AFC Wimbledon | H |
| Sat Jan 1 | Cheltenham Town | H |
| Sat Jan 8 | Lincoln City | a Emirates FA Cup 3 |
| Sat Jan 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | a |
| Sat Jan 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| Sat Jan 29 | Gillingham | a |
| Sat Feb 5 | Portsmouth | H Emirates FA Cup 4 |
| Tue Feb 8 | Accrington Stanley | a |
| Sat Feb 12 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| Sat Feb 19 | Charlton Athletic | a |
| Tue Feb 22 | Crewe Alexandra | a |
| Sat Feb 26 | Cambridge United | H |
| Sat Mar 5 | Burton Albion | H |
| Sat Mar 12 | Shrewsbury Town | a |
| Sat Mar 19 | Ipswich Town | H |
| Sat Mar 26 | Morecambe | a |
| Sat Apr 2 | Plymouth Argyle | a |
| Sat Apr 9 | Sunderland | H |
| Fri Apr 15 | Fleetwood Town | a |
| Mon Apr 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | H |
| Sat Apr 23 | Rotherham United | a |
| Sat Apr 30 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
Carabao Cup
The Carabao Cup Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 3:40pm this afternoon. Round One will see teams drawn in Northern and Southern sections, with matches scheduled to take place week commencing 9th August. Oxford United are Ball 24
Papa John’s Trophy
The draw for the Papa John’s Trophy group stages will take place on Sky Sports at 4:30pm today. United are in Group H along with Cambridge United and Stevenage and will be joined by an under 21 side from either Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United
All fixtures are subject to change
The draft fixture list has been formatted to enable Derby County and Wycombe Wanderers’ divisional places to be interchangeable, ahead of the start of the season and this will also apply to the group stage draw of the Papa John’s Trophy. This is because there remains a possibility that as part of any appeal, the League Arbitration Panel could impose a sporting sanction to take effect in 2020/21 that would potentially impact the final league placings. Derby County disputes that this is a possibility under the EFL Regulations. The adoption of such an approach is necessary to enable the independent judicial process to run in full, without delaying the fixture publication.