{"id":663751,"date":"2026-01-30T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663751"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:20:52","slug":"oxford-united-team-injury-news-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/30\/oxford-united-team-injury-news-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Duo Back? Latest Oxford United Team and Injury News for Visit of Birmingham\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a> could welcome back a couple of players this weekend when the U’s welcome Birmingham.<\/p>\n

The Blues do have some big names missing for the trip to Grenoble Road.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Three Talking Points as Oxford United Win at Leicester\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Oxford United Team and Injury News for Visit of Birmingham<\/h2>\n

Oxford United Injury News<\/h3>\n

Hidde ter Avest<\/strong> – Hamstring<\/p>\n

Full-back Hidde ter Avest remains sidelined with a hamstring injury. He is expected to be back next month.<\/p>\n

Nik Prelec<\/strong> – Groin<\/p>\n

Attacker Nik Prelec is still out with a groin injury. He has recently completed surgery and has begun the road to recovery.<\/p>\n

Tyler Goodrham<\/strong> – Ankle<\/p>\n

Academy graduate Tyler Goodrham has been ruled out for the rest of the season following surgery on his ankle.<\/p>\n

Jamie Donley<\/strong> – Shoulder<\/p>\n

January signing Jamie Donley remains sidelined with a shoulder injury he picked up on his debut against MK Dons.<\/p>\n

Oxford’s Returning Players<\/h3>\n

Przemyslaw Placheta<\/strong> – Calf<\/p>\n

Winger Przemyslaw Placheta has returned to training after picking up a calf injury at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

Michal Helik<\/strong> – Knock<\/p>\n

Vice-captain Michal Helik was replaced at halftime during the draw against QPR. He missed the game at Leicester but could be back for this fixture.<\/p>\n

Birmingham City Injury News<\/h3>\n

Alex Cochrane<\/strong> – Ankle<\/p>\n

Left-back Alex Cochrane’s ankle injury has turned out to be worse than initially feared, and he could spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Demarai Gray<\/strong> – Calf<\/p>\n

Premier League winner Demarai Gray has been out since Boxing Day with a calf injury. The 29-year-old could make a return next month.<\/p>\n

Ethan Laird<\/strong> – Hamstring<\/p>\n

Also aiming for a February return is right-back, Ethan Laird. The 24-year-old picked up a hamstring injury back in September.<\/p>\n

Jack Robinson<\/strong> – Hamstring<\/p>\n

And it’s the same story for defender, Jack Robinson. The 32-year-old has missed the last three games but should be back next month.<\/p>\n

Lee Buchanan<\/strong> – Knee<\/p>\n

Long-term absentee Lee Buchanan remains out with a knee injury he sustained in December 2024.<\/p>\n

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Featured image courtesy of IMAGO \/ NurPhoto<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oxford United could welcome back a couple of players this weekend when the U’s welcome Birmingham. The Blues do have some big names missing for the trip to Grenoble Road. Read More: Three Talking Points as Oxford United Win at Leicester\u00a0 Latest Oxford United Team and Injury News for Visit of Birmingham Oxford United Injury […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":663533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8430,33,32,1830,30],"tags":[1318,32725,32628],"class_list":["post-663751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxford-united","category-championship","category-league-football","category-injuries","category-news","tag-birmingham-city","tag-birmingham-city-injury-news","tag-oxford-united-injury-news"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663752,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663751\/revisions\/663752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}