This weekend the league's
best away side travel to the league's worst home side. While Oxford
have dropped just two points on the road so far this season,
Accrington are still waiting for their first win at the Crown Ground. We've all been here before, the script is written etc
etc.
It's been a tough season
for Stanley, currently five points adrift at the bottom of the league
with just three points garnered from their first 11 games. However,
there are signs that they are improving and they were only denied
their first win of the season away at AFC Wimbledon last weekend by a
late equaliser. Unfortunately for them, their goalscorer Kayode
Odejayi was also sent off controversially in that game and will be
banned for our visit. Manager James Beattie has said he may look to
shake
up his side in an attempt to reverse Accrington's fortunes, so
who knows what to expect from the hosts this weekend.
Perhaps he's taking a leaf
out of Chris Wilder's book after he experimented with the formation
last
week to reverse our recent slump in home form. But after
impressing against Northampton last week it raises a question of
whether to stick with that successful system or return to the
plan which has so far served us so well on the road. There appear to
be no fresh injury concerns to report, though Alfie Potter's
hamstring problem picked up in the JPT
against Portsmouth appears to be more complicated than first
expected and he won't travel as a result.
Our record against
Accrington is impressive. In eight previous encounters we've never
been beaten and have won four of the last five (the sole draw in that
run coming in the FA Cup as Michael Raynes scored in the last minute
to snatch
a replay at the death). If all goes according to form, all signs
point towards an Oxford win. But then, it wouldn't be Oxford if it
was easy...
Also This Weekend
Chris Allen's
table-topping youth team travel to Bournemouth in the League Cup this
weekend, fresh from an impressive 2-0 win at a strong Cheltenham side
last time out. Can they make it five consecutive victories?
The women's development
squad play their first home game of the season this weekend as they
host Millwall Lionesses. They followed up their heavy defeat to
Arsenal on the opening day with a narrow 2-1 loss to Yeovil in the
cup last week and face a Millwall side who beat the Glovers 7-0 in
their first game of the season. Let's hope they can pull one out of
the bag this time around.
Don't forget you can find full fixture lists for women's, development and youth teams on our Fixtures page!
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