{"id":620754,"date":"2023-01-01T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T18:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=620754"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:49:37","slug":"oxford-united-ipswich-charlton-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/01\/oxford-united-ipswich-charlton-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Three Points From Three Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was all about matters on the pitch this week for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/26\/oxford-united-u18s-stadium-plans-revealed\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> with the U&#8217;s involved in three League One encounters.<\/p>\n<p>It began with defeat at Ipswich Town on Boxing Day but the U&#8217;s bounced back with a win over Charlton Athletic. However, Oxford then lost again on New Year&#8217;s Day with defeat at home against Exeter City.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Two Defeats and One Win<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn the second half, we lost every individual fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reaction from Karl Robinson after this afternoon\u2019s defeat <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:\/\/t.co\/GtERHvmG6j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/GtERHvmG6j<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SVtwa1V4Ql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SVtwa1V4Ql<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford Mail OUFC (@OxfordMailOUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordMailOUFC\/status\/1607442706355179522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>U&#8217;s Lose at Portman Road<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford United began the week with a heavy loss on the road at Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s headed into the Boxing Day clash unbeaten in ten but found themselves two goals down by the break.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a positive start, the goals killed off any momentum for the visitors, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordMailOUFC\/status\/1607442706355179522?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who conceded a third late on.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Oxford United Bounce Back Against the Addicks<\/h3>\n<p>Despite their Boxing Day beating at Portman Road, the U&#8217;s bounced hit back with a perfect response by beating Charlton Athletic 3-1 at Grenoble Road.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Bodin opened the scoring after some good play from Josh Murphy before the former saw a cross-cum-shot deflected in off Matty Taylor to double the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Charlton hit back after the restart but Karl Robinson made changes and it was a substitute in Gatlin O&#8217;Donkor that secured all three points just moments after his introduction.<\/p>\n<h3>Defeat Against the Grecians<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford United kicked off the new year with a 1-0 defeat at home against Exeter City.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s were by far the better side in the opening 45 minutes with Tyler Goodrham being kept out twice before Taylor struck the post.<\/p>\n<p>However, the visitors netted the game&#8217;s only goal late in the second half and the U&#8217;s were unable to find a way back into the match.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves Karl Robinson&#8217;s side in 14th position in League One heading into a blank week, with the U&#8217;s next in action on Monday, January 9 against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/22\/palmeiras-transfer-update-on-arsenal-target-danilo\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was all about matters on the pitch this week for Oxford United with the U&#8217;s involved in three League One encounters. It began with defeat at Ipswich Town on Boxing Day but the U&#8217;s bounced back with a win over Charlton Athletic. 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