Oxford United and Derby County face each other this Saturday at the Kassam Stadium on Match Day ten of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports +.Oxford United hav...
Oxford United and Derby County face each other this Saturday at the Kassam Stadium on Match Day ten of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports +.
Oxford United have 6 points to their name this season and occupy 22nd position in the table. Last time out, Gary Rowett's team slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Watford (EFL Championship 2025/26).
Derby County have picked up 8 points and currently lie in 20th position. Last time out, John Eustace's team drew 1-1 against Southampton (EFL Championship 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.
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Cory Hancock(The Rams Review Podcast): Derby return to action with a trip to the Kassam Stadium to take on Oxford United. The Rams secured a point before the break and will hope to start some momentum after what has been a relatively poor start to the season.
Oxford and Derby both come into the match with just one win in nine, which does not make for great reading. The injury bug that plagued Derby early in the season looks like it is coming to an end. Influential defender Sondre Langas has not featured yet this season but could very likely play for the first time this week.
John Eustace has made a tactical switch in recent weeks that has seen striker Carlton Morris drop a bit deeper into a "10" role and leaving American international Patrick Agyemang as the lone striker. Agyemang, while still a bit raw, has shown flashes that he can trouble defenders at this level. However, this has moved Morris deeper from goal and his red hot goal scoring form has suffered in recent weeks. Ben Brereton Diaz returns from Chilean National Team duty so hopefully his form will pick up as well.
Two bits of interesting off the field news that has come out, on loan midfielder Bobby Clark has been linked with a January move to Celtic. And Derby have made some changes in the front office with Head of Talent ID Mark Thomas leaving the club by mutual consent (interesting Thomas joined Derby from Oxford) and Academy manager Matt Hale is leaving his role at the end of the season due to personal reasons.
Derby need to use the "restart" of the season to pick up some much needed points and get victories on the board. Results now would do a world of good to ensure that this group is clear away from a relegation fight as winter nears.
Prediction: 0-2
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Oxford United
- Ole Romeny - Broken Foot
Derby County
- Curtis Nelson - Injury
- Sondre Langas - Knee Surgery
- Owen Beck - Muscle Injury
- Liam Thompson - Injury
- Corey Blackett-Taylor - Hamstring Injury
Last starting XIs
Oxford United ( vs Watford 2025-10-04): Jamie Cumming, Brodie Spencer, Sam Long, Michal Helik, Greg Leigh, Stan Mills, Brian De Keersmaecker, Cameron Brannagan, Siriki Dembélé, Nik Prelec, Will Lankshear
Derby County ( vs Southampton 2025-10-04): Jacob Zetterström, Max Johnston, Dion Sanderson, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth, David Ozoh, Lewis Travis, Bobby Clark, Carlton Morris, Andreas Weimann, Patrick Agyemang
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