PREVIEW Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

We look ahead to Saturday's game against the Gas

13 October 2017

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Oxford United look to build on back to back wins as they travel to in-form Bristol Rovers on Saturday in Sky Bet League 1 (3pm)

TEAM NEWS

Jon Obika and Dwight Tiendalli have both trained all week, with Rob Hall joining in for the last two days as well to give Pep Clotet some interesting choices.United have beaten Peterboorugh and AFC Wimbledon in emphatic style and Pep must decide whether to bring the trio back into the group or allow them extra recovery time ahead of home games against Charlton and Rotherham next week.

Gino van Kessel did not join the Curacao squad for their game in Qatar after damaging his hamstring last weekend. The forward will be assessed today but Canice Carroll returns to the squad after playing two of the Republic of Ireland under 19 side's three games last week.

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TICKETS

This game is ALL TICKET (home and away fans) and tickets remain on general sale but are no longer available online.

Tickets can be purchased by telephone (01865 337533) and to personal callers at the ticket office, subject to availability.

Please note there were under 50 tickets remaining of our allocation as of 10am on Friday

Tickets purchased by phone that cannot be collected from the Oxford United ticket office can be collected from the away turnstiles at Bristol Rovers from 2pm on Saturday.

Prices:

Away South Stand seating: SOLD OUT

Visitors terrace: adults: £18; 16-21: £14; 65+ and U16: £10

Wheelchair bays (uncovered in front of away South Stand): Adults: £11; 65+: £9; U16: £8; carer free of charge.

Ambulant disabled (Away South Stand Row A): Adults £11; 65+: £9; U16: £8; carer free of charge.

London Road coaches
Depart Stadium: 11.30am prompt

Adult member: £15
Adult non-member: £17
U18 member: £13
U18 non-member: £15

U14s must be accompanied by an adult
No alcohol is permitted on the coaches

Call 01865 337533 or visit www.oufctickets.co.uk to book

Travel Advice

We have been informed that the M4 Westbound will be closed from junction 12 to 13 on Saturday. Although most United fans will join the motorway further along (The Chieveley junction is 13) fans travelling from London may wish to make different travel plans.

Due to electrification works which were called at short notice there will be no trains through Reading Station on Saturday. Trains from Oxford will run to Didcot, and fans can change there for Bristol, but Oxford station is expected to be very busy

More info here www.gwr.com/reading2017

YOUTH TEAM
United's under 18 game at home to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday has been postponed due to illness in the United squad.

COVERAGE

iFollow's live video streaming service for fans overseas is available and can be bought on a yearly, monthly or match by match basis. The audio commentary from our friends at BBC Oxford is available to all subscribers, home and away, and we will have video interviews with all the key people.

There will be a report and gallery right here at the final whistle and live tweets throughout the game from @OUFCOfficial.

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Match Reports

REPORT Bristol Rovers 0 Oxford United 1

It's a gas as United win at the Pirates.Full time report

14 October 2017

Alex Mowatt's first goal for Oxford United was enough to earn the U's all three points at Bristol Rovers this afternoon.

Unchanged after a fine win over AFC Wimbledon, United had to soak up early pressure against a Gas side buoyed by a 6-0 win at Northampton in their previous game. Joe Rothwell had the game's first effort and Wes Thomas fired over after a good run, but much of the play was around Simon Eastwood's area and it took an offside flag to deny Rory Gaffney an early opener as the home side started strongly.

United, all in black, defended well with Nelson and Ledson both making important blocks and then had the best effort of the first half when Wes Thomas closed down keeper Sam Slocombe who could only clear as far as James Henry. His cross cut out everyone but Thomas was agonisingly an inch away as he threw himself at the ball at the back post, only colliding with the upright for his efforts.

Chris Lines flashed a volley inches wide just before half time but there were also yellow cards for both sides as tackles started to fly in and tempers started to fray. Two at the end of the first half were followed by two in the first three minutes of the second and it was becoming a case of whether a goal or red card was coming first.

Gradually the U's were gaining ground and pressing the Pirates back but defences remained on top with great blocks at both ends of the pitch.

The game just needed a goal because it had been entertaining and always full-blooded, and with ten minutes to go it came from Mowatt. Henry, excellent all afternoon, found the energy to carry it down the right and pass inside to Rothwell inside the box. He was baulked but the ball continued along the edge of the box and Mowatt strolled on to it and calmly passed it beyond the stranded Slocombe for his first Oxford goal, rightly celebrated in front of the magnificent travelling Yellow Army.

A good goal and then it was a case of seeing it through and keeping cool at the back. Rovers gave it their all but one clinical moment had divided the teams in a very close game.

Three wins in a row for United who move in to the play-off places. Two home games this week, against Charlton and Rotherham; see you there...

Att: 9,656

Away:1,244

Report by Chris Williams, pics by Darrell Fisher, stats by OPTA

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