Oxford United look to make it three wins in a week as they travel to Barnsley in Sky Bet League 1 on Saturday (3pm)
A home win against Carlisle was quickly followed by a first away victory of the season at Derby on Tuesday to leave the U's in the early play-off places as the table starts to take shape.
TEAM NEWS
United have no new injury worries after the game at Pride Park but remain without Jordan Thorniley with an ankle injury. James Henry is scheduled to be back in training next week after a tight achilles while forward Yanic Wildschut today left the club by mutual consent.
Midfielder Marcus McGuane summed up the mood in the camp when he spoke to iFollow yesterday:
"It's been a good week" he said "We wanted that first win and then we set the bar at Derby, that's the standard we have to reach every game from now on. Barnsley are another good side and we need to work just as hard as we did on Tuesday, fight for everything and try to play our own football. I thought the fans were brilliant and it would be great to come away on Saturday with the same feeling we had in midweek."
You can see Marcus and Liam previewing the game in full interviews in iFollow right now.
THE OPPOSITION
Barnsley Head Coach Neill Collins knows that Tuesday’s win will have given the U’s a boost:
"They'll be coming here full of confidence having had that result. To go to Derby and Barnsley in the space of five/six days is a really tough ask, but when you win the first one it certainly makes it feel a little bit more palatable for them. But we've got to make it as difficult as we possibly can.
"At Derby I think they did a good job of getting the balance right. They played some good football, they defended manfully as you'd expect at Pride Park. Defended set pieces well, countered very well. Liam won a lot of games with a good side at MK Dons and a good style, but there's more to it than that. He obviously knows how to organise his teams to defend. We'll need to be good against the ball, be patient at times because they do like to try and keep it. But, we're at home and we want to implement our style.
"I've not met Liam before. I noticed the great job he did in his first season at MK Dons. Difficult in the second season, but you can see already he's having a mark at Oxford. We're looking forward to playing against them."
TICKETS
Sky Bet League 1
Barnsley Away
Saturday 19th August 2023
Kick off 3pm
We have been allocated an initial 1,000 tickets with more available upon request
Tickets are available online from oufctickets.co.uk by phone (01865 337533) and at the Kassam Stadium Ticket Office until 3pm on Friday..
The last day for postage has now gone but tickets can be collected from the Kassam Stadium Ticket Office up until 3pm on Friday. Any tickets uncollected at this point will go to Barnsley for collection on the day.
Prices
| Advanced Prices | Match Day Prices | |
| Adult | £23 | £25 |
| 65 and Over | £16 | £18 |
| 19-21 | £16 | £18 |
| 18 and Under | £10 | £10 |
| Under 14 | £5 | £5 |
Under 14 tickets are only available when purchased alongside an adult over 18 years of age.
No one under the age of 14 will be permitted into the stadium without a parent or guardian aged over 18.
Away car parking is available cash on entry, For sat nav purposes the postcode is S71 1AN. All cars, including blue badge holders are charged at £5, Minibuses £10 and coaches £20
London Road Club Travel
Coaches will depart the Kassam Stadium at 10am with a pick up at Kidlington Sainsbury’s at 10:15am
Prices
| Adult Member | £30 |
| Under 18 Member | £28 |
| Adult Non Member | £33 |
| Under 18 Non Member | £31 |
Visit oufctickets.co.uk or call 01865 337533 to book your coach places.
Full LRC Membership details are HERE
iFollow
The game will be shown live internationally but only available as an audio pass in the UK CLICK HERE to buy your match pass
Follow the game on @OUFCOfficial on twitter and we will have a full report and gallery right here on the final whistle.