PREVIEW: Rochdale Home (31/08/13)

Rochdale are the next side to attempt to inflict a first defeat of the season on Oxford, as they make the trip to the Kassam. But Dale are still looking for their first away point of the season after losing 1-0 at Plymouth last week and at Burton in their second match. But for Oxford, despite the continued optimism that comes from still being top of the table, there have been signs that our problematic home...

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

It took a last-gasp equaliser from Johnny Mullins to preserve Oxford's unbeaten start to the season. United looked distinctly average against a spirited Wycombe side and fell behind just before half-time when former U Dean Morgan slipped free of his marker and fired home. The match kicked into life in the second half as Wycombe's Charles Dunne was dismissed for a vicious elbow to Alfie Potter and...

PREVIEW: Wycombe Home (24/08/13)

So the 'Derby That's Not Really a Derby' returns this weekend as Wycombe come to town looking to knock their supposed rivals off their perch. We, of course, are top of the league at this early stage in the season with a 100% record from our first three league games and looking to make it four from four. But even a cursory glance at our record at home to Wycombe in recent years should set off alarm...

Alan Hodgkinson - 'Between the Sticks'

If your only reason for reading Alan Hodgkinson's new autobiography, Between the Sticks, is to get a glimpse into life behind the scenes at Oxford United in the past few seasons then prepare to be disappointed. Hodgkinson's spell at United merits little more than a brief mention at the back of the book. In fact, his entire coaching career seems to be brushed over somewhat, with the last couple of...

Torquay United 1-3 Oxford United

Table-toppers Oxford kept their 100% record intact with a 3-1 win in the wind and rain at Torquay. Deane Smalley opened the scoring just after half-time with his third of the season, while James Constable and Asa Hall rounded it off for United. There was some concerning news on the injury front, however, with Dave Kitson not recovering from last week's knock in time to feature and both Alfie Potter...

PREVIEW: Torquay Away (17/08/13)

Oxford head down to Torquay looking to build on their 100% start to the league campaign. The yellows went top of the league on goals scored after last week's 2-1 win over Bury, but having been in this position at the same point last year most fans are all too aware how early in the season we still are. It's still an unusual position for us to be in though, having scored six goals in our opening...

Why I Choose Oxford Over the Premier League

The Premier League has lost the plot!  Every season and every transfer window the money thrown around is staggering. In one transfer alone Tottenham would receive £105m for Gareth Bale if he decided to leave for La Liga top boys Real Madrid. In another potential transfer Barcelona would receive £35m from Manchester United for midfielder Cesc Fabregas and in the last that sticks out is the Suarez...

Oxford United 2-1 Bury

Oxford got their home campaign off to a winning start with a 2-1 win over Bury to go top of the formative League Two table. Danny Rose's excellent free-kick was cancelled out by Bury's Tom Soares, but Johnny Mullins struck to win it for the yellows. The visitors finished the game with ten men after Nathan Cameron received a second yellow for dissent. United we stan...

PREVIEW: Bury Home (10/08/13)

Won one, lost one. So reads the form of both Oxford and Bury going into this match, although in reverse order. While our post-Portsmouth elation was deflated somewhat by League Cup defeat at Charlton, Bury were able to shake off a less-than-ideal 2-0 home defeat to Chesterfield on the opening day with an impressive 3-2 win over League One Crewe on Tuesday. Honours even there, then. Bury come into...

MATCH REPORT: Didcot Town 0-3 Oxford United

Tyrone Marsh bagged himself a brace as the development squad strolled to a straightforward 3-0 win at Didcot Town. Triallist Dylan McGlade did his cause no harm with a fine performance, capping it with an excellent solo goal. You could have been forgiven for thinking that Didcot were still in the changing room after 15 minutes, such was United's dominance in the opening stages of the match....

Charlton Athletic 4-0 Oxford United

Oxford crashed out of the League Cup with a miserable 4-0 defeat against Championship side Charlton. The scoreline was harsh on United, but Charlton were certainly the superior side. They took the lead after 18 minutes through Simon Church and added a further three goals after the break following a decidedly limp second-half performance from the yellow...

PREVIEW: Charlton Away, League Cup (06/08/13)

The season is barely a few days old but already the games are coming thick and fast. We've had just three days to bask in the glory of Saturday's impressive opening win, before kicking off our League Cup campaign away to Charlton. Supporters are understandably in buoyant mood going into the match, but it goes without saying that an away trip to a Championship side will be no walk in the park....

Portsmouth 1-4 Oxford United

Well we said before the game that Oxford would be starting the season in style, but no one could have predicted this! On a sun-soaked south coast afternoon 2,500 travelling Oxford fans saw their side demolish title favourites Portsmouth 4-1 away from home. Two goals apiece from Alfie Potter and Deane Smalley did the damage to get the season underway in perfect fashion, with United joint top of...

PREVIEW: Portsmouth Away (03/08/13)

The football season is upon us and it looks set to be a cracking start, with United getting underway at a sold-out Fratton Park against new-boys Portsmouth. The away end will be packed full of 2,500 yellows who are making the trip to the south coast but whether they'll come home happy or sad is very much in the balance. Both sides seem to be tipped to do well this season, with Portsmouth currently...