There are just four games remaining of the 2025/26 season and United are in the relegation zone, third from bottom and just two points adrift of West Bromwich Albion, who have the threat of a points deduction hanging over them. Oxford have played at Derby just eight times previously, with a fairly reasonable record of  [ more ]

Mark Harris fires in the second goal (Photo: Steve Daniels) Redemption is a powerful thing, and it isn’t achieved easily. When Mark Harris intercepted an underhit pass and ran through to smash the ball into the net at the end of the game against Watford, the whole stadium erupted. It wasn’t just the timing of  [ more ]

Ken Skeen smashes home as United beat Watford in September 1970 The 2025/26 season is rapidly drawing to its conclusion and, with games running out, United’s season remains on a knife’s edge. Oxford take on Watford on Saturday, with just three home games remaining. The last time the U’s beat Watford at home was just  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – PORTSMOUTH AWAY Portsmouth 2 Oxford United 2 As an away member I purchase my tickets at the earliest opportunity. For this game that was on 16 March and for the Derby game it was a week later. I always opt to pick them up at the next home game. In this  [ more ]

Dean Saunders on target at Fratton Park in January 1988 As games go, they don’t get much more important than this as 23rd place Oxford travel to 21st place Portsmouth on Easter Monday, with just a point separating the sides. And as opponents go, they don’t get any more familiar than Pompey, as the sides  [ more ]

Cameron Brannagan equalises from the penalty spot (Photo: Steve Daniels) It was a blustery old day at the Kassam Stadium on Good Friday, as the U’s battled to a point against play-off chasing Hull City. The windy conditions certainly played their part in an error-strewn game that was nonetheless an entertaining encounter as United returned  [ more ]

Jamie Brooks shoots against Hull in March 2002 Football resumes on Friday following the latest international break and, with just seven games of the season remaining, it’s a crucial time for those clubs facing the prospect of League One next season. With Sheffield Wednesday already doomed, It’s likely that the remaining two relegation spots will  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 –SOUTHAMPTON AWAY Beforehand Since my last FV we’d picked up four points from two home games bringing our return from the last four matches to 10 points, making us one of the Championship form teams. Given what happened at the very end of the Charlton match though I was still, almost a  [ more ]

Billy Whitehurst in action at the Dell in November 1987 Oxford United travel to the south coast on Saturday for their first visit to the St Mary’s Stadium, which has been Southampton’s home since 2001. Let’s hope that it brings a change of fortunes for the U’s, who have visited Soton eight times previously and  [ more ]

No idea what’s going on here (Photo: Steve Daniels) Matt Donohue, take a bow. He has managed what no referee has done in the previous 92 games; he awarded Oxford United a penalty. Of course, he had to ruin that history-making decision by levelling things up at the end of the game by giving Charlton  [ more ]