An away game against the league leaders is probably not the ideal fixture coming off the back of five successive defeats. Nevertheless, that is what the fates (or, more accurately, the Football League

Raging Fever 12 Swindon Town 2 Before telling the story of a historic victory, it is with regret that I must inform you that this match report is not what you may have come to expect. Gone are the in-jokes, the Longshaw-related banter and the gross exaggeration of two-yard finishes. For this week, avid readers,  [ more ]

United 0 Gillingham 1 United crashed to their fifth straight defeat, playing with all the confidence that you

Gillingham are the latest side hoping that a match against Oxford will herald the end of their own poor run. Rotherham United, Bradford City, and (possibly) dozens of others have used the opportunity of playing United to boost their own flagging morale and the Gills, who haven

Rotherham United 2 Oxford United 1 Oxford

A new-look United will take to the field against Rotherham United at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield tomorrow. Oxford will have three new loan signings in their squad as they look to arrest their recent poor form, and all three are likely to make their debuts in the starting line-up. In defence, giant centre-back  [ more ]

Oxford United today signed two more players on loan, to add to the arrival of midfielder Paul Wotton from Southampton on Tuesday. Today

Last night United signed midfielder Paul Wotton from Southampton on a two-month loan deal. Wotton is 33 years old and has extensive experience with Plymouth and the Saints. He played over 440 games for Plymouth, where he started his career in 1994, scoring 63 goals, and was their captain through two promotion seasons. While with  [ more ]

Burton Albion 1 Oxford United 0 Not a good day at the office for the Us today, again, as they lost to a late Aaron Webster goal, the Yellows

Oxford have a rare Sunday fixture this weekend as they visit Burton Albion for the FA Cup first round. The reason why the game was put back a day is because Burton share their stewards with their more illustrious neighbours at Derby County, whose games take priority. One consequence of this rescheduling is that both  [ more ]