Home Match Day Thread 15/02/2026 - MDT: FA Cup R4: Oxford United v Sunderland

[SteMerritt]

 

[Digby]

Hope the pitch holds up with this persistent rain .

 

[Concretebob]

Hope the pitch holds up with this persistent rain .

Think it could be a slight leveller..

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Thomas Kirk from Yorkshire is today’s referee:

 

[Boris]

Think it could be a slight leveller..

It'll take more than a spot of rain to give Sunderland any chance

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Swinny]

Just hoping for ANYTHING better than Tuesday night...sort of a free-hit, but would like to see us give it a shot at least, even if the line-up is likely to be fringe/returning players.

Even just a goal at a time when we're still in the game would be a positive! Hate being so negative, but so much about this could end up as miserable as the weather!

 

[Essexyellows]

Getting the ball in the box with some purpose would be a start....................... small steps and all that.

We are going to win, confidence boost, start of an undefeated run that saves us from the drop by a point.

 

[Matt W]

Getting the ball in the box with some purpose would be a start....................... small steps and all that.

We are going to win, confidence boost, start of an undefeated run that saves us from the drop by a point.

That's the spirit!

 

[Stanford yellow]

No team announced yet.....omen?

 

[BicesterU]

No team announced yet.....omen?

Presuming the team news time is different for FA cup games.

 

[Concretebob]

Pitch inspection at 1 apparently?

 

[Concretebob]

No team announced yet.....omen?

Hour before the game in the cup

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Game on

 

[Stanford yellow]

 

[uptheus]

Pitch inspection at 1 apparently?

Yeah, right. More like a team inspection!

 

[BicesterU]

Looks like 4-2-3-1.

Donley behind Lankshear. No MPH.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

View attachment 33566

Good strong side
Good to see woo currie donley start

 

[southcoastyellow]

Is MPH cup tied, still no Dembele

 

[Osleroad]

I've read there are no cup tied players anymore - not sure if that's correct

 

[Mintyshoe]

BdK/McDonnell in for Vaulks and suddenly looks like a decent team.

Roosken, HtA, BdK/McDonnell, Helik, Davies, MPH, Placheta, Emakhu and Long are decent options too.

 

[Wallop]

Is MPH cup tied, still no Dembele

He played at MK so no!

 

[Wallop]

I've read there are no cup tied players anymore - not sure if that's correct

You can play for two different sides in the cup hence McDonnell in the squad despite playing for Mansfield in previous rounds

 

[Boris]

Hour before the game in the cup

Same as the league

 

[tonyw]

Sunderland’s team looks mostly like the guys who got them promoted last year! So mostly their second string but still good.

No guts, no glory seems to be the motto of our selection. Shouldn’t be boring at least!

 

[SouthOxonOx]

Same as the league

League is 75 minutes

 

[Concretebob]

That's a decent Sunderland side

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

That's a decent Sunderland side

If we lose by three or less I'll be happy! If we score a goal too it'll feel like a win!

 

[Jon-ioualways]

Is MPH cup tied, still no Dembele

MPH is rested, so that he's raring to go against Middlesbrough

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

He played at MK so no!

No you can play for 2 now just rested