{"id":622076,"date":"2023-02-12T12:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T17:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622076"},"modified":"2023-02-12T12:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T17:35:22","slug":"oxford-united-winless-run-derby-delight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/12\/oxford-united-winless-run-derby-delight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Winless Run Continues But Derby Delight for Young U&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quiet week for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/05\/oxford-united-deadline-day-damaging-defeats\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> ended with a 1-1 draw on the road at MK Dons. We also have transfer news and results from the academy sides to bring in this roundup.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: League One Stalemate and Derby Delight for Youth Teams<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2376\" height=\"1584\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-622077\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed.jpeg 2376w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1436524904-594x594-transformed-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2376px) 100vw, 2376px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Young Duo Stay Away On Loan<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford youngsters James Golding and Will Owens will remain away from the club on loan.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Golding has extended his deal with Andy Whing&#8217;s Banbury United while striker Owens has teamed up with Evesham, where he will join fellow loanee Eddie Brearey under the stewardship of former U&#8217;s defender, Mike Ford.<\/p>\n<h3>Double Derby Delight for Oxford United Youngsters<\/h3>\n<p>Ahead of the senior sides&#8217; visit to MK Dons, it was a good day for the young U&#8217;s with two victories over rivals Swindon Town.<\/p>\n<p>Gatlin O&#8217;Donkor netted a brace as the U19s won 4-1 at the club&#8217;s training ground while the U16s were also involved in a five-goal thriller, eventually winning 3-2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5 All the action from the U19s 4-1 win over Swindon Town yesterday \ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>Which is your favourite of our goals?<\/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\/L4gj6XnpML\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/L4gj6XnpML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford United Academy (@AcademyOUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AcademyOUFC\/status\/1624710328314482689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Winless Run Continues With Draw at MK Dons<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford United ended their four-game losing streak against MK Dons but were unable to leave Buckinghamshire with all three points.<\/p>\n<p>The U&#8217;s fell behind with yet another goal from outside the box but Leeds United loanee Lewis Bate struck a brilliant effort 20 minutes from the end.<\/p>\n<p>Oxford had late chances but neither Kyle Joseph nor Yanic Wildschut were unable to convert.<\/p>\n<p>The result sees Oxford drop one place to 16th ahead of the visit of table-topping Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<h3>Long Makes 200th Oxford United Appearance<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford-born defender Sam Long made his 200th appearance for the club when the U&#8217;s took on MK Dons.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, he became the fourth player currently at the club to hit that milestone, after Simon Eastwood, Cameron Brannagan and James Henry.<\/p>\n<p>Having signed his first professional deal in 2013, Long is now the club\u2019s longest-serving player.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/sport\/23314105.oxford-united-defender-sam-long-set-200th-appearance-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the Oxford Mail,<\/a> he said: \u201cIt\u2019s taken me a while, earlier on in my career I struggled a little bit with injuries, but it\u2019s a very proud moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a great achievement for anyone at any club, especially your hometown club, it means a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very special to get to 200 and hopefully there\u2019ll be many more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quiet week for Oxford United ended with a 1-1 draw on the road at MK Dons. We also have transfer news and results from the academy sides to bring in this roundup. 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