{"id":619350,"date":"2022-11-13T13:02:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T18:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=619350"},"modified":"2022-11-13T13:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T18:02:27","slug":"oxford-united-unbeaten-run-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/13\/oxford-united-unbeaten-run-injury-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Unbeaten Run and Injury Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a much more positive week for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/06\/oxford-united-fleetwood-town-fa-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> with the U&#8217;s picking up four points from their two League One matches.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Karl Robinson&#8217;s side are now unbeaten in their last five and have moved into the top half of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere this week, the U&#8217;s boss has provided an injury update following another two casualties on Wednesday night and the draw for the second round of the FA Cup has been made.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Unbeaten Run, Injury Update and FA Cup News<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6 The U&#39;s or Woking will face Exeter City at home in the Second Round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmiratesFACup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EmiratesFACup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OUFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bMOtpQbzb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8bMOtpQbzb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford United (@OUFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUFCOfficial\/status\/1589698366916636673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>FA Cup Draw: Winner of Woking and Oxford United to Welcome Exeter City<\/h3>\n<p>Following their FA Cup postponement against Woking, the match has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 16 with a 7.45 kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of that tie will welcome League One outfit Exeter City in the second round for a chance to progress to the third round.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s have already faced Exeter this season, winning 4-2 on the road in the league.<\/p>\n<h3>Another Away Game Without Defeat<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford travelled to Shrewsbury on Wednesday night and stretched their unbeaten away run to five league games with a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s took the lead through top scorer Cameron Brannagan but the Shrews levelled in the second half from a corner.<\/p>\n<p>However, Brannagan picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and missed the visit of Port Vale as a result, while Kyle Joseph was taken off on a stretcher and was also absent.<\/p>\n<h3>Robinson Provides Injury Update<\/h3>\n<p>U&#8217;s boss Karl Robinson has given an injury update on his ever-growing list of sidelined players.<\/p>\n<p>Djavan Anderson and Joseph were both injured in the game against Shrewsbury, although the former would make a return against Port Vale on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/sport\/23120584.oxford-united-boss-karl-robinson-provides-squad-injury-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the Oxford Mail<\/a> on Joseph, Robinson said: &#8220;Before we have a 100 per cent answer, we\u2019re 80 per cent there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person who is best sourced, we believe to read the scan, is out of office until Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had someone else that has read it, we\u2019ve had a little bit of news from that person but we want a second opinion before we become official.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my world, it\u2019s not great anyway, we\u2019re just waiting for clarification on what we think it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the absence of Josh Murphy, he added: \u201cThere\u2019s one or two little complications that lie within every player for different reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t come out here chapter and verse, I have to sometimes keep one or two things internal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to make sure the balance is right, we know he\u2019s back on the grass on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in a better place than when he came back on the grass last time, and that\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other sidelined players, Robinson said: \u201cMost of them are training this week, Yanic Wildschut\u2019s on the grass now, he\u2019s so close to being there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSam Long was on the grass today, Oisin (Smyth) was back training today and he\u2019s on the grass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam Baldock seemingly remains a long-term absence, with Robinson saying: \u201cI don\u2019t want to put a time on that one, I\u2019ve put enough time on things with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Second half coming up<\/p>\n<p>More of the same please \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OUFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KTVD1H7q8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KTVD1H7q8a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford United (@OUFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUFCOfficial\/status\/1591461792903213057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Important Win Over Port Vale<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford picked up their first home win in seven with a 4-0 victory over Port Vale in League One.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor both netted a brace, with the latter scoring his first league goals of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The other boost will be keeping a clean sheet, with Robinson&#8217;s side keeping a first shutout in 15 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a much more positive week for Oxford United with the U&#8217;s picking up four points from their two League One matches. As a result, Karl Robinson&#8217;s side are now unbeaten in their last five and have moved into the top half of the table. 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