Oxford United welcome Exeter City to the Kassam Stadium on Saturday in Sky Bet League 1 (3pm)
United, in fourth, take on the second placed Grecians in League 1's game of the day.
TEAM NEWS
United are without striker Mark Harris who serves the second game of his three-match ban following a straight red card in the home game against Port Vale. However Greg Leigh has served his one-match ban after being sent off for a second yellow in the same game and he competes with Ciaron Brown for the left-back slot.
James Beadle, Elliott Moore, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus McGuane, Kyle Edwards, Billy Bodin and Stan Mills were all rested for the Trophy game against MK Dons on Tuesday and are back in contention while James Henry is expected back in to full traning next week and Gatlin O'Donkor is not far behind, as Liam Manning told iFollow.
"Jamo is getting close. He should be fully involved next week and Marcus Browne is making good progress too. We had encouraging results from a report on his injury this week. It won't be any time soon but he is doing well. Gatlin is back out on the pitches too and that will increase competition at the top end of the pitch too."
See interviews with Stan Mills, Elliott Moore and Liam in iFollow now.
THE OPPOSITION
Gary Caldwell's side have won four of their last five in League One and have the chance to win three in a row away from home but Caldwell expects a stern test on Saturday:
"I think Oxford have started really well and I think they're one of the bigger teams in this league," he said." It'll be challenging but we've been to Wycombe, Carlisle and Burton and shown we are capable of winning on the road, and we know what that takes.
"We're looking forward to a really big challenge. I've had a look at them and think they are a lot more pragmatic than I thought they would be, I thought they'd be more expansive.
"We know what they are good at and how they will try to hurt us, but as in every game we believe we can cause the opposition a lot of problems."
TICKETS
Tickets are available now from
- oufctickets.co.uk
- By calling 01865 337533
- In person from the Kassam Stadium Ticket Office on matchday
The gate behind the Planet IT North Stand will be closed so pedestrians cannot move from one end of the ground to the other behind that stand.
We are proud to be supporting #HerGameToo for this game. #HerGameToo was founded back in 2021 by 12 female supporters passionate about eradicating sexism in the football industry.
The aim is to ensure all girls and women, no matter their age, can feel confident and safe sharing their opinion about football both in stadiums and online without fear of sexist abuse. #HerGameToo also actively supports girls’ football at grassroots through fundraising and kit distribution.
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Oxford United are pleased to announce that Thames Travel have agreed to operate an additional bus on the OX3 route for the next few Saturday league games starting this weekend. A full guide to getting to games is available HERE.
POLYTHENE UK FIFTY/50
Our Polythene UK Fifty/50 tickets are available all around the ground and offer a great chance to win cash at half time.
COVERAGE
The game is available to hear in the UK and watch worldwide in iFollow.
You can also follow the whole game on Twitter through @OUFCOfficial and we will have a full match report and Gallery right here on the final whistle.