Oxford United resume their Sky Bet League campaign with a trip to Carlisle United on Saturday (3pm)
TEAM NEWS
New signings Jamie Cumming and Tyler Burey are included for the first time after arriving on loan from Chelsea and Odense, while left-back Greg Leigh returns to the squad after injury.
Cumming and Burey are straight replacements for James Beadle and Stan Mills, while Leigh challenges Joe Bennett on the left side of a defence which should include Elliott Moore after illness.
Sam Long, Josh Murphy and Stephan Negru are all targeting the home game against Northampton next weekend for their potential returns.
OPPOSITION
Carlisle Boss Paul Simpson is a Manor Ground legend, starring on the left wing for the U's as a player and well aware of the danger that his former side pose for his current club:
“I think they’re a good side,” he said. "They have a style of play where they try to be possession based, so we’re fully expecting it to be a tough game. They’ve lost a couple of players, with the main one being their goalkeeper going back to Brighton then back out to Sheffield Wednesday. There’s been changes but I don’t think it will massively disrupt their team because they’re quite settled in the shape they play and the main players they have.
“They are an established settled League One side, they are a club that are desperately trying and having a right go to get out of this league. So that's the challenge that we've got to stand up to, we've got to be able to face that.
“Their league position shows that they've done really well this season. Our league position shows we haven't done well enough, but this is the next game that we can start to change it and we need to change it very, very quickly. Because otherwise we are going to run out of games and that's not something anybody wants."
TICKETS
Tickets are available to purchase online from oufctickets.co.uk, in person, and over the telephone (01865 337533). We have an initial allocation of 500 tickets in the Pioneer Foods Stand.
Subject to availability, tickets can be purchased on match day from the away ticket office but you save money if tickets are bought in advance.
The Ticket Office is open until 5pm on Friday.
| Advanced price | Matchday Price | |
| Adult | £23 | £26 |
| Senior 65+ | £20 | £23 |
| Young person 18-22 | £17 | £20 |
| Junior 14-17 | £12 | £13 |
| Junior 11-13 | £12 | £13 |
| Family Junior 11-17 | £10 | £11 |
| Child U11 | £9 | £10 |
| Child U7 | £5 | £6 |
As a family you can purchase a maximum of two Family Junior tickets for every 1 Adult ticket or a maximum of 1 Family Junior ticket for every 1 Senior ticket purchased. Any Junior tickets purchased on top of this are charged as a full price Junior U14 or Junior U18.
Eight pairs of wheelchair and carer tickets are available. Please contact the Ticket Office by telephone to purchase. Wheelchair users with a 2023/24 Season Ticket and Yellows Account are also able to book online for this fixture.
Disabled fans pay the relevant price class and are entitled to a carer free of charge.
London Road Travel Club
Kassam Stadium pick up: 7am
Kidlington Sainsbury’s: 7:15am
Prices
| Adult LRC Member | £45 |
| Adult Non Member | £48 |
| U18 LRC Member | £43 |
| U18 Non Member | £46 |
CLICK HERE to book online or call 01865 337533
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult and no alcohol is permitted on the coaches.
COLOURS
United will be in their red and black striped away kit. You can buy yours online in the January sale in the Club Shop HERE
COVERAGE
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