Home Match Day Thread 13/12/2025 - MDT: Oxford United vs Preston North End

[Carpy]

 

[Carpy]

Match Referee: James Linington
Kassam Stadium
Saturday 13th Dec 2025 @ 1230

 

[Toe knee]

A needed home win, hopefully go all out attack.
That's all I ask ,fight,& go for it .None of this dull boring football,& none of this late strange substitutions. If we done that ,I wouldn't mind so much losing,at least we went for it..
Up the YELLOWS .
WE WILL SEE.....

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Village-Yellow]

I think we’re going to do our usual turnaround today and put in a winning display.

3-1 Mighty Yellows

 

[Sarge]

despite the early kick off and the previous 2 games/results, lets get back to winning ways today Oxford, with an emphatic 3-0 win

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[TailsWeWin]

despite the early kick off and the previous 2 games, lets get back to winning ways today with an emphatic 3-0 win

Wouldn’t expect anything less from you, Sarge

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Cumming
Helik Davies Brown
Mills Vaulks BdK Currie
Romeny
Harris Lankshear
​

Stick with the 3 at the back, with a couple of rotated players for freshness.

 

[joshua]

Rowett will probably start with Harris in goal and Cummings up front

 

[Malc]

any news about Branagan returning?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Let's get right behind the lads today and help them get all three points, would be huge for us.

And lets try and get back on our seats for the start of the second half the first 5 minutes of the second half have been deathly quiet, bring the noise!

I'm going for a 2-1 win!

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Oxford United vs Preston North End | Match Preview | Oxford United Football Club

Oxford United vs Preston North End Preview After gaining another point on the road on Tuesday night at Blackburn, Gary Rowett and his team will be looking to take all three points on home turf against Preston North End.

www.oufc.co.uk

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Cumming
Long, Helik, Davies, Brown
Vaulks, BDK
Goodrham, LHarris, Krastev
Lankshear
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3-1 home win.

 

[Eric Blair]

2-0 home win. George Elek’s stats show that we are getting better and making progress. Charlton and Pompey dropping like a stone. This is the weekend we start to rise.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Get after them. This one is very winnable.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Preston have only lost twice in their last ten games.

We’ve only won twice in our last ten.

I’m hoping for a home win but let’s not pretend that recent form says it’s likely…

 

[Foley]

Preston have only lost twice in their last ten games.

We’ve only won twice in our last ten.

I’m hoping for a home win but let’s not pretend that recent form says it’s likely…

Preston have 7 points in their past 6 games and we have 6.
So not a lot in it based on current form.
Agree not necessarily likely, but we have a decent chance

 

[Eric Blair]

Preston have 7 points in their past 6 games and we have 6.
So not a lot in it based on current form.
Agree not necessarily likely, but we have a decent chance

As the great Sven Goran Eriksen said: “in football, anything is possible”.

Channelling the mentality of @Sarge today and feel we will do this.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Preston have 7 points in their past 6 games and we have 6.
So not a lot in it based on current form.
Agree not necessarily likely, but we have a decent chance

True, but they don’t lose very often and we don’t win very often was my point.

If you go by recent form alone a draw looks the most likely!

But I agree that anything can happen.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Preston have only lost twice in their last ten games.

We’ve only won twice in our last ten.

I’m hoping for a home win but let’s not pretend that recent form says it’s likely…

Last 5 game form is identical. They wear white but that's where the comparisons to Real Madrid should end.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Cumming
Long, Helik, Davies, Brown
Vaulks, BDK
Goodrham, LHarris, Krastev
Lankshear
​

3-1 home win.

I would like to see Davies start more often because he is comfortable bringing the ball out of defence which gives us more options.
Feel this is the area where we miss Ben Nelson the most.
This does mean moving Brown to left back but he is good there, but it also means we can change formation and Currie can come on.
Don’t care how we win today, smash and grab will do, a win or unbeaten run brings more confidence and hopefully Branagan,Spencer and Phillips aren’t too far away from returning

 

[Manorlounger]

Well, here we are, buoyed by the Christmas Extravaganza match day activation and fired up by a F&B breakfast. The boys are going to deliver an early Christmas present, all wrapped in sparkly stuff! We'll be home in time for tea & mince pies (Lil's specials with brandy!)
Hurrah! Hurrah for us! Hurrah for OUFC!

 

[Oxford57]

Yet again it’s impossible to predict how this game will go, what ever team, formation that’s been decided , they all have to up their game to a higher level!

 

[Joey]

Preston have only lost twice in their last ten games.

We’ve only won twice in our last ten.

I’m hoping for a home win but let’s not pretend that recent form says it’s likely…

The only team they've beaten in their last six is Sheffield Wednesday which almost doesn't count.

We're both drawing a lot but they've got some suspensions and we're at home where we've put in some good performances. A draw wouldn't be a massive shock but we're absolutely good enough to beat them.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Did someone forget the frost covers?

 

[Steve Gilbert]

The only team they've beaten in their last six is Sheffield Wednesday which almost doesn't count.

We're both drawing a lot but they've got some suspensions and we're at home where we've put in some good performances. A draw wouldn't be a massive shock but we're absolutely good enough to beat them.

We are good enough to beat anyone in this league on our day, we are also bad enough to lose to anyone in this league. What does that mean? No idea but I suppose it makes it exciting as we never know which OUFC will turn up!

 

[JOHN BOY]

Did someone forget the frost covers?

I had a nightmare last night he started Harris and Bradshaw upfront.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

 

[holdsteady]

Didn’t expect that team, interested to see how it does.