{"id":598549,"date":"2021-08-08T14:10:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=598549"},"modified":"2021-08-08T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T18:10:39","slug":"oxford-united-draw-against-cambridge-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/08\/oxford-united-draw-against-cambridge-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: U&#8217;s Draw Against Cambridge United in League One Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The new season has begun and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/07\/five-oxford-united-players-look-out\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> kicked off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Draw Against Cambridge United in League One Opener<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Final Pre-Season Preparations<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Before the draw against Cambridge, Oxford had to play one final pre-season friendly. While it also ended in a 1-1 draw against Barnet, it was important for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Firstly, there was a return for the final few players that had to previously self-isolate. While the line-up wasn&#8217;t reported, these players still needed to build up their fitness. The other positive was that new signing Gavin Whyte got himself on the scoresheet on what was his first start to returning to the club.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Karl Robinson Plays Down Taylor Moore Rumours<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Some reports earlier this week suggested that 24-year-old Bristol City defender Taylor Moore was set to join the U&#8217;s in a deal worth \u00a3500,000.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While the Oxford manager is still keen to bring another defender to the club, he dismissed the link with the Robins man.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/sport\/19498664.nathan-holland-oxford-united-game-cambridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the Oxford Mail<\/a>, he said: \u201cI\u2019ve not had a conversation with him.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re happy with what we\u2019ve got right now, we need a left-back as cover.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat\u2019s something we\u2019re still being aggressive with, over the course of the next few games we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019ve not spoken to anybody since we did the business last week.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Oxford Begin 2021\/22 Season With Draw Against Cambridge<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United kicked off their League One campaign with a 1-1 draw against newly-promoted Cambridge United.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Summer signing Steve Seddon opened the scoring for the visitors but Mark Sykes conceded a penalty in the second half which was converted by Joe Ironside.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The U&#8217;s had the better chances and more possession but were unable to turn their dominance into a win.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jWoWjZlVQRtCNHdP8QCasw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1229972124\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jWoWjZlVQRtCNHdP8QCasw',sig:'2sr9Jgoj812TRSTpbDyvMi7ZSlI9hcntEHejFo2XNUw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1229972124',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new season has begun and Oxford United kicked off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium. Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Draw Against Cambridge United in League One Opener Final Pre-Season Preparations Before the draw against Cambridge, Oxford had to play one final pre-season friendly. 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