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Double Blow: Latest Oxford United Team and Injury News for Trip to Stoke

Oxford United have been dealt a double blow ahead of their trip to Stoke on Wednesday night.

The Potters also have a few key players sidelined with injury ahead of this fixture.

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Latest Oxford United Team and Injury News for Visit to Stoke

Oxford United Injury News

Tyler Goodrham – Ankle

Academy graduate, Tyler Goodrham has been ruled out for the rest of the season following surgery on his ankle.

Nik Prelec – Groin

Loanee Nik Prelec remains sidelined with a groin injury and still faces some time out of the squad.

Brian De Keersmaecker– Shoulder

Brian De Keersmaecker is still expected to miss around a month of football after picking up a shoulder injury in recent weeks.

Brodie Spencer – Ankle

Defender Brodie Spencer was selected in the starting line-up against Boro but felt something in his ankle during the warm-up, so he was replaced by Sam Long.

Jamie McDonnell – Ankle

Midfielder Jamie McDonnell did feature at the Riverside but was replaced in the second half with an ankle injury, which Matt Bloomfield believes could be quite a bad one.

Oxford’s Returning Players

Michael Helik returned to the bench against Boro and got some minutes late on.

Stoke City Injury News

Divin Muamba – Broken Leg

Manchester City loanee Divin Muamba will miss the rest of the season with a broken leg he picked up during Stoke’s draw against QPR last month.

Gavin Bazunu – Thigh

January loan signing Gavin Bazunu suffered a thigh injury just days after making his Potters debut.

Junior Tchamadeu – Knee

Cameron full-back Junior Tchamadeu was carried off on a stretcher just 24 minutes into an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final defeat against Morocco.

Robert Bozenik – Shoulder

Striker Robert Bozenik picked up a distressing shoulder injury at Hull on New Year’s Day. The Slovakia international scored the only goal of the game before being forced off.

Sam Gallagher – Hamstring

Fellow forward Sam Gallagher has had an injury-hit time at Stoke and remains sidelined with a hamstring injury he picked up in training.

Viktor Johansson – Shoulder

Sweden goalkeeper Viktor Johansson remains out with a shoulder injury he picked up against Sheffield United in December.

Ato Ampah

New signing Ato Ampah is yet to play for the Potters since his move from Chelsea last month.

Stoke’s Returning Players

Lewis Baker – Ankle

Midfielder Lewis Baker could be set to return from an ankle injury against the U’s.

 

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About Dale Ventham, Editor

Dale joined LWOF as a Football Writer in 2015 and has since been promoted to an editor for the site. He covers Oxford United with news, views and opinions.