Northwich Preview
The waiting is almost over and judgement day is almost upon us.
United's fantastic run under Chris Wilder has pushed them to the edge of the play-off places, and now only a win will do as they take on Northwich on Sunday (4pm)
The equation is easy enough. United must win. Torquay must lose. Kidderminster must not win. If all three of those parts fall into line then United will be in the play-offs with a home leg first.
Before that can happen though they have to beat a Northwich side who have won five games on the trot and have nothing to lose as they bow out of the Blue Square Premier.
United are without the suspended Chris Willmott after his red card at Burton, with Kevin Sandwith likely to move to centre half and Chris Carruthers to start at left back. In front of them top scorer James Constable will be looking to add to his 25 goals so far this season; he scored two at Northwich in the 2-1 win earlier this season.
The Opposition
Northwich have hit top form since their relegation to the Conference North. Five wins in a row have made Andy Preece's side into the form team of the division and the former Bury striker will be looking to end the season on a high. Vics were locked out of their own ground earlier in a traumatic season but with their future secure and now safely back home they have become a force to be reckoned with again.
Since dropping into the Blue Square League United have won three and drawn three games against the Vics.
| FC | 02-Sep-08 | 1 - 2 | ||
| FC | 29-Mar-08 | 0 - 1 | ||
| FC | 08-Dec-07 | 1 - 0 | ||
| FAC 1 | 10-Nov-07 | 3 - 1 | ||
| FC | 07-Apr-07 | 1 - 0 | ||
| FC 4 | 26-Aug-06 | 5 - 1 |
Tickets
The Oxford Mail Stand is sold out for this game and the biggest crowd of the Blue Square Premier is expected.
There were 100 tickets available in the South stand Lower and 200 in the South Stand Upper when the ticket office opened this morning, but still plenty of spaces in the North Stand
The ticket office is open from 10am to 3pm on Saturday and then from 10am on Sunday morning.
Just call 01865 337533 or visit the ticket office in person to book.
Please allow extra time when collecting tickets before the game with such a big crowd expected.
Travel details
The 602 bus service is running for this game and is the quick, easy and cheap way of getting to games. Click HERE for times and fares (Please add one hour to times as it is a 4pm kick off)
The Odds
Odds on a United player to score first/last/at any time are (and we wouldn't like to try and influence you in any way:
James Constable 4/1 4/1 11/10
Yemi Odubade 4/1 4/1 11/10
Craig Farrell 9/2 9/2 5/4
Adam Murray 6/1 6/1 15/8
Craig Nelthorpe 6/1 6/1 15/8
Matt Taylor 6/1 6/1 15/8
Lewis Haldane 7/1 7/1 9/4
Eddie Hutchinson 17/2 17/2 13/5
Simon Clist 11/1 11/1 10/3
Adam Chapman 16/1 16/1 5/1
Barry Quinn 18/1 18/1 11/2
Matt Day 18/1 18/1 11/2
Chris Carruthers 22/1 22/1 7/1
Damien Batt 22/1 22/1 7/1
Kevin Sandwith 22/1 22/1 7/1
Luke Foster 22/1 22/1 7/1
No Goal Scorer 14/1 14/1
Just click HERE to take a look
Programme
Be sure to pick up the matchday programme and savour the eclectic mix of news, views, interviews, history, reviews, quizzes and silliness. Kelvin Thomas, Chris Wilder, Adam Murray, Simon Clist and Damian Batt are all featured and it is a splendid publication that will delight all United fans.
Fifty/Fifty
Make sure you buy a fifty fifty draw ticket. With big money to be won make sure you get a ticket from the sellers in the concourses and in the bar. Over £1000 was won last time out and with thousands of extra fans here that prize is only going to grow and grow.
Our sellers are all around the ground.
Coverage
Hear the whole match live in Yellow World thanks to our official broadcast partners BBC Oxford. There will be a full report and Gallery on this site at the final whistle.
If you can't be at the game then click HERE to find out how to get goal flashes, team news and lots more straight to your mobile phone.
