Oxford United welcome third-placed Burnley to the Kassam Stadium on Saturday (3:00pm kick off) in front of another capacity crowd. Oxford will be keen to put last weekend's defeat at Bristol City behind them and continue their 100 per cent record at home, while Burnley come into the game on the back of a last-gasp win over Portsmouth on Saturday.
OXFORD UNITED
United will be without Cameron Brannagan, Przemysław Płacheta, and Matt Phillips, while Will Goodwin and Josh McEachran are also doubtful.
Kyle Edwards came back from his long-term injury at Ashton Gate, coming off the bench in the 81st minute to register his first minutes since December. He told us: "It was a long time and I was thankful to be on the pitch and grateful to the gaffer for putting me on and trusting in me."
Looking at the Burnley game, Kyle said: "Everyone's focussed and everyone's positive. Everyone knows that Burnley are a good team and have good players, but we've got a lot of belief in ourselves. We've got good players that can hurt them, so we're positive."
You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel HERE.
BURNLEY
The Clarets have lost just once this season and are currently sitting in third place in the Championship, four points ahead of the U's as they make their first visit to the Kassam Stadium.
They also have injury worries, with Manuel Benson, Jordan Beyer, Hannes Delcroix, Hjalmar Ekdal, Nathan Redmond and Aaron Ramsey all missing and a doubt over Mike Tresor's fitness, although Scott Parker will have been boosted by Connor Roberts' return to training after he suffered a knock on international duty with Wales. However, they will have Bashir Humphreys back after he missed the win over Portsmouth through suspension.
Parker said: "“I’m really comfortable with where we are and very satisfied considering what the team and what the club had to deal with in terms of the stresses we had in pre-season.
“It’s a brand new team we’re having to develop now, so to be where we currently are with a tough start as well, I’m very pleased with the way we’ve got points and the way we’ve managed to get points in certain moments, it’s been really important and really pleasing.
“When I look back at the first part of the season and what’s gained us results, a big element of that has been a real togetherness and a culture at this present moment in time where we’re all sticking together."
TRAVEL ALERT
Please note that the A34 northbound between Hinksey Hill and Peartree is closed all weekend from Friday evening until Monday morning. The diversion will be around the ring road with traffic coming off at Hinksey Hill and then around to Heyford Hill and beyond. This is bound to cause significant disruption on the ring road and we advise everyone coming to the game to allow extra time for their journey.
FOOTBALL SPECIAL BUSES
All five football special routes are now departing ten minutes earlier than previously. Routes and times can be found HERE.
PARKING, ETC
There are 2,000 free parking spaces at the Kassam Stadium. These do fill up quickly, so please ensure you get to the ground early if you wish to park there. There are also parking bays along Grenoble Road east of the stadium. Please make sure you park legally and do not park on yellow lines, on the verges or in residents' only parking zones.
The gate behind the North Stand will be closed before and after the game, meaning no pedestrians will be able to get from one end of the ground to the other using that route.
PROGRAMME
We have our usual 68-page programme on sale around the ground. See HERE for full details.
UNDER 18S
Oxford United's U18s are at home to Leyton Orient on Saturday morning should you with to take in two games on the day. Further information HERE.
OXFORD UNITED WOMEN
United's women's side are in League Cup action away to Billericay Town on Sunday afternoon. Read the match preview HERE.
