PREVIEW Oxford United v MK Dons

A full guide to tonight's Sky Bet League 1 game at the Kassam Stadium

19 April 2022

Oxford United welcome MK Dons to the Kassam Stadium this evening (7.45pm)

Results over the weekend leave the U's five points off the play-off places with three games to play while defeat against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday left the Dons one place outside the automatic promotions places. Which sets things up for a key 90 minutes this evening...

TEAM NEWS
James Henry's clash of heads in the win at Fleetwood mean he is ruled out but Sam Winnall returns to the squad after missing out on Good Friday.

Marcus Browne, Sam Baldock, Alex Gorrin and Jamie Hanson are all back on the training pitches after injury but boss Karl Robinson's biggest decision may be whether to stick with four at the back or play the wing-back shape that he has employed in recent weeks.

See Karl and Billy Bodin previewing the game in iFollow.

The Gaffer

The Programme

THE OPPOSITION
Boss Liam Manning is well aware of the dangers that United present to his team:

“They're so dangerous, the number of goals they have scored, the threats and how attacking they are make them exciting to watch. I'm not looking at the permutations, but I know we'll be need to be at our best and maximum to get something from the game.”

United won 2-1 at Stadium MK earlier in the season as Covid caused problems for the MK boss

“I think we were close to having it called off with six or seven missing” he said. “It wasn't ideal, but I think we played really well in the first half with a make-shift team. We responded well, but in the second half, Oxford came after us and there were a couple of moments where we turned it over and it cost us the game.”

TICKETS
Tickets are available on the night from the Ticket Office and in advance from oufctickets.co.uk or by phone (01865 337533)

PARKING AND ACCESS

There are around 2,000 free parking spaces at the stadium but we ask everyone to arrive early and park legally.

The gate behind the Planet IT North Stand WILL be in place so fans cannot move from one end of the ground to the other behind that stand

VISITING FANS
Click here for a full away fan guide: 2021 away guide.pdf

Please park in the West car park - the one closest to the cinema and bowling complex at the fence end of the ground.

GETTING HERE
The Football Special bus services, including the Didcot/Abingdon service, are running as normal and offer easy and affordable transport to home games. CLICK HERE for a full guide to public transport to the game.

FAMILY

Click here for a full guide to bringing your family to the Kassam Stadium: 2021 family guide.pdf

FIFTY/50

With another big crowd it will also mean a big prize for the Polythene UK half time draw, with over £1,000 win last game. Make sure you buy your ticket, available all around the ground.

COVERAGE

You can SEE the whole game in iFollow with interviews with all the key men after the game.

You can also follow the whole game on twitter through @OUFCOfficial or on our Instagram page and we will have a full match report and Gallery right here on the final whistle.

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Match Reports

REPORT Oxford United 1 MK Dons 0

Bodin keeps the season alive. Full time report

19 April 2022

Sub Billy Bodin scored a priceless late goal as Oxford United beat MK Dons at the Kassam Stadium this evening.

Bodin's goal with five minutes to go decided an intense game which saw the visitors have the better of the first half and United turn that around after the break. Bodin's dramatic late decider kept United's play-off dreams alive while pushing the Dons back out of the automatic places.

The first half saw two good sides zipping the ball around on the lush Kassam Stadium pitch, but the visitors closing United down, dominating possession and having the first couple of shots at goal, Jack Stevens dealing comfortably with long-range efforts from Dean Lewington and Troy Parrott.

United were solid in defence but glad that Ciaron Brown was alert enough to get back and clear off the line when Parrott clipped the ball beyond the advancing Stevens on 24 minutes: the second such clearance from the on-loan Cardiff man after a similar piece of defending secured a win at Fleetwood in the previous game.

MK had enjoyed the better of the first 45 minutes, but the U's were stubborn without looking dangerous, so half-time was a welcome chance to regroup and for boss Karl Robinson to demand more urgency under the circumstances.

They found it.

Matty Taylor tested keeper Jamie Cumming for the first time inside two minutes of the restart, and the real Oxford United started to emerge. That wasn't without risk, but so what?

Holland saw a trademark effort from the left corner of the box deflect wide for a corner, Luke McNally was inches away from converting that at the back post, and the first-half roles had been reversed, with the visitors now having to stand firm.

McNally nodded another chance over; Bodin, Ryan Williams and the returning Marcus Browne were all thrown on to try and win it, and with time ticking away, United's bravery paid off when Bodin found space in a crowded penalty area to thrash the ball past Cumming and put United just two points behind the play-off places with two games to go. Eighty goals for the season from the league's top scorers and none more needed.

Strap yourselves in, this is going to get tense.

Start spreading the news; see you at the New York Stadium...

Att: 9,685
Away: 1,608

Fifty/50 winning number 32762 wins £949.50

Report by Chris Williams, pictures Steve Daniels and Steve Edmunds, stats by OPTA

Ticket News

Win A £50 Club Voucher from Planet IT

Purchase a ticket in the Planet IT Stand ahead of Tuesday to be in with a chance

17 April 2022

Planet IT are once again rewarding one lucky U’s fan with a £50 club shop voucher ahead of United’s next home fixture against MK Dons this Tuesday 19th April, 7:45 Kick-Off.

With U’s fans John Mackenzie and Ian Mitchell winning the voucher for the Ipswich and Sunderland games respectively, there is another opportunity to win this cash prize. To be entered into the draw, you must have a Season Ticket or have purchased a match ticket in the Planet IT Stand before Monday 18th at 5pm.

The winner will be selected at random and announced on socials on matchday at 12pm. The lucky supporter will have a £50.00 credit uploaded to their Yellows Account to be spent either online or in-store, to get your merchandise fix ahead of the game with The Dons this week, courtesy of Planet IT.

You can buy your tickets for the MK Dons game in one of three ways: