Oxford United U19s begin their 2023/24 Youth Alliance South West campaign against Newport County tomorrow morning.
Kick off is at 11AM at the Oxford United Training Ground as the young U's look to build on a positive pre-season with an opening day victory.
Coach Chris Hackett told us
"The opening day is always an interesting one to see where the boys are at physically and mentally as a group.
"They've done really well in pre-season and worked together in units excellently, so we're looking forward to see them compete this season.
"All the academy staff have put in a lot of effort to get the lads game ready and hopefully that will show on the pitch.
"Newport will be a tough side and no one wants to lose the first game, so the boys will have to be at it from the get go.