Oxford add a four-goal Trophy win after Stevenage end their FA Cup run

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · By Wilfred Adshead

Oxford United remain third in League One after a week that mixed a cup exit with a strong midweek scoring display. Their ten-match unbeaten league sequence still stands after the 2–0 derby win over Reading on 4 November, when Gatlin O’Donkor and Mo Missanga scored. Goal minutes from that match are omitted. That is still the most recent League One result in the division.

Saturday’s FA Cup first-round defeat at home to Stevenage ended their involvement in that competition. Carl Piergianni’s fourth-minute header decided the tie, and there is no replay. After that match Aaron Ramsey told PA: “It was a really proud moment for us as a club to give so many young players opportunities.” That comment is his reaction to the cup defeat, not to a later fixture.

On Tuesday Oxford beat Cheltenham Town 4–0 in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy. The game was goalless at half-time. Leo Snowden scored his first professional goal after 59 minutes, O’Donkor headed in after 75 minutes and added a diving header in the first minute of stoppage time, and Jeon Jin-woo lashed in his first competitive United goal after 82 minutes on his first appearance of the season. Oxford’s official report and the Oxford Mail’s Malachi Obrey independently confirm the result. The attendance was 860, described by the Mail as the lowest in Kassam Stadium history.

No fresh verbatim Trophy quote from Ramsey has been transcribed, so none is invented from club video. The result left United second in Southern Group A, with Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s still to play.

Oxford are level with Stockport County on 26 points but remain behind them on goal difference, plus 11 against plus 12, with a game in hand. The league table has not moved because this has not been a League One weekend or midweek. The trip to Peterborough on 14 November is postponed. Their next league game is at home to Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday 21 November at 15:00 GMT. They are out of the FA Cup.

The BBC league table, last updated on 10 November at 07:52 GMT, records Oxford United in third place on 26 points from 13 games: 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeats, with a goal difference of plus 11. The last-six league form, oldest first, is D–W–D–W–D–W. Those figures cover League One only. No League One match has been played since Oxford United beat Reading 2–0 on 4 November, and cup or Trophy results do not change the table. League One’s top two go up automatically, third to sixth enter the play-offs and the bottom four are relegated.

Sky’s table matches those totals. Oxford trail Stockport only on goal difference and still have a game in hand, while Huddersfield remain three points clear. The postponed trip to Peterborough means Oxford are not among the five League One clubs still due to play on 14 November. Attention now turns to the home meeting with Wycombe.

Kassam Stadium

Kassam Stadium sits on Grenoble Road in Littlemore, south of Oxford city centre, postcode OX4 4XP. It opened in 2001 and remains one of the more unusual grounds in the EFL: three stands only, with the west end left open to the car park and the bronze ox statue. Capacity is about 12,500, all seated. The pitch runs east–west, so one goal sits in front of the East Stand and the other faces the open west side.

Visiting supporters are housed in the North Stand, along the touchline rather than behind a goal. The away allocation is the western blocks, towards the open end (typically around blocks 27–29, expanding if demand is high). The eastern half of the same stand is usually home. There is no standing area. Views are generally good and unobstructed; the open west side can be cold and windy in winter, so pack an extra layer.

Tickets for the away section are sold by your own club in advance. If the match is not all-ticket, leftover seats can be bought on the day from the away ticket office in the North Stand, which is also the collection point for pre-ordered tickets. Turnstiles usually open 90 minutes before kick-off. Anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

By car, follow brown attraction signs and use OX4 4XP. Head for west car parks B1 or B2, opposite the Vue cinema. Parking on site is free on a first-come basis for home games from four hours before kick-off until four hours after; there are roughly 2,000 spaces shared with the leisure park. Arrive early: there is only one road in, and queues build. If B1/B2 are full you will be sent to overflow past the cinema and club shop. After most matches a security gate behind the North Stand blocks a short cut from the away end to the east car parks. Do not park on grass verges or ignore residents-only streets; tickets are issued. Blue Badge bays for away fans are most convenient in the north-west corner via B1. Coaches and minibuses also use B1 and should follow stewards.

Oxford station is about five miles away. A taxi is typically 20 minutes. Stagecoach route 3A runs from the station and city centre to the ground. Matchday football specials also operate from Didcot, Carterton, Bicester, Kidlington and Thame when advertised. Park and Ride at Redbridge or Thornhill is a fallback if the stadium car parks look full.

The South Stand is the two-tier main stand, with offices, changing rooms and executive boxes. The East Stand, behind the eastern goal, is the noisiest home end. Concourses sell hot food and drink (usually card only); queues can be slow at half-time. There are thirteen wheelchair bays on a raised platform in the away section, an accessible toilet on the away concourse, and a sensory room for younger supporters who need a break. Check oufc.co.uk before you travel for the latest ticketing and access notes, then enjoy the odd three-sided bowl.