The U’s are live on BBC2 away to Macclesfield Town tonight.
Its the first match of round 2 and its Non League V League One.
The U’s progressed by beating Merstham in round 1 5-0. While the Silkmen beat North Ferriby 4-1 and Walsall 1-0 in the last round.
Macclesfield Town Team News:
Macclesfield team last match:13 Ross,2 Halls,16 Hancox,7 Mackreth,5 Pilkington,3 Fitzpatrick,6 McCombe,11 Rowe,14 James(Lewis 68mins),23 Whitaker,9 Holroyd
Subs:4 Byrne,8 Lewis,10 Sampson,20 Brodie,24 Boot
Player to watch: Chris Holroyd
Local boy Chris is in his second spell at the club and is leading the scoring charts this season with 8 goals
Oxford United Team News:
Oxford Utd team last match:1 Eastwood,16 Edwards,5 Nelson,33 Dunkley Booked,3 Skarz,11 MacDonald(Taylor 87mins),23 Ledson Booked,4 Lundstram,19 Hall Booked (Johnson 61mins),10 Maguire,15 Hemmings(Roberts 80mins)
Subs:13 Buchel,14 Ruffels,18 Rothwell,20 Taylor,21 Roberts,25 Raglan,28 Johnson
Player to watch: Robbie Hall
Making good progress since his return from injury. Could be a key player in this match.
Match Facts & Stats
Full name
Macclesfield Town Football Club
Nickname
The Silkmen
Founded
1874; 142 years ago (as Macclesfield)
Ground
Moss Rose
Capacity
6,355 (2,599 seated)
Chairman
Mark Blower
Manager
John Askey
League
National League
Match Prediction:
Macclesfield 0 Oxford United 3
Scorers: Hall, MacDonald and Nelson.
Next Fixtures:
EFL Trophy – Second Round
Southend United V Oxford United
Tue 6 Dec 19:45
