Oxford United face their second away game in three days tomorrow, when they visit the Pirelli Stadium to take on Burton Albion.[@opponent]Burton Albion[/@opponent] [@connection]Burton Albion[/@connection][@report]260[/@report] The Us will be desperate to bounce back from their last-minute defeat at Cambridge on Thursday evening, and will be happy for a repeat of last season's scoreline, when United  [ more ]

United's unbeaten record was a bit shorter this season, as they lost their second match, 2-1 at Cambridge United [@opponent]Cambridge United[/@opponent], going down to a very last-minute goal from Lee Boylan. The match, screened live by Setanta, was a cagey affair, and wouldn't have impressed any neutrals who might have mistakenly tuned in. Both sides  [ more ]

Oxford United have their first away game of the new season tonight. It should have been on Tuesday, but because of the deal between the Conference and Irish TV channel Setanta, the game has been rearranged after being chosen for live television coverage. This will be the first time that Oxford have featured live on  [ more ]

[@gallery]20070811[/@gallery]Oxford United won their first game of the new season, although they had to wait until injury time to score the goal that beat Forest Green Rovers.[@opponent]Forest Green Rovers[/@opponent] United started strongly, and in the first half hour created several decent chances, with Rob Duffy, Michael Standing, Arthur Gnohere, and Matt Day all going close,  [ more ]

The new season starts tomorrow, with the visit of Forest Green Rovers to the United Stadium.[@opponent]Forest Green Rovers[/@opponent] United started last season with a home game, beating Halifax 2-0 with a Rob Duffy penalty and a wonder goal from the now departed Andy Burgess. The previous home match against FGR had a less happy outcome,  [ more ]

United's fine pre-season continued last night, as the first team beat a Birmingham City second XI 1-0 at Grenoble Road. The Blues side included Maik Taylor and new signing Franck Queudrue, as well as Raidhi Jaidi and Rowan Vine. United's goal was scored by Eddie Hutchinson, who headed home from an Alex Jeannin corner after  [ more ]

While the sun beats down on Rage Online reporters in the South of France (trying to get to grips with the eccentricities of French keyboards) things have been fairly sunny for United too, although with occasional cloudy intervals. Earlier in the week an Oxford side composed mainly of youngsters, but with Chrises Tardif and Willmott  [ more ]

Oxford suffered their first pre-season defeat this evening, against a Luton Town side that looked a different class to the other sides the Us have come up against so far. The visitors kept possession well, passed the ball around nicely, and, when it mattered, took their chances clinically. The game started fairly evenly, and it  [ more ]

United's youth team paid a visit to Carterton Town's Kilkenny Lane ground for their first pre-season friendly, their game at Kidlington, scheduled for last Saturday, falling victim to the weather. The youth team have several friendlies arranged prior to the start of the season, all away, including at Reading. They have also been drawn to  [ more ]

United continued their fine, unbeaten, pre-season form with a deserved win over Third Division AFC Bournemouth. Oxford started with Chris Tardif in goal, and unusually the side's second-choice keeper played the full match. Eddie Odhiambo-Anaclet and Alex Jeannin were the two wing backs; this is the third game in succession that they've played in those  [ more ]