Chris Wilder wants to turn the corner and start getting 3 pts in the bag. Oxford’s form is that they have gone 5 games undefeated with two of those results in cup competions.
But with the U’s placed in 18th postion the fans will be expecting the team to rise up the table sooner rather than later.
Morecambe Team News:
Morecambe team last match:01 Roche (Arestidou – 46),02 Fenton,04 Mustoe,06 Haining (Alessandra – 55),08 Wright,15 McCready,07 Reid Booked (Redshaw – 71),11 Ellison Booked,16 Drummond,18 McDonald,10 Brodie
Substitutes:25 Arestidou,03 Threlfall,
12 Parkinson,23 Doyle,19 McGee,09 Alessandra,27 Redshaw
Player to watch: Richard Brodie
U’s fans will be aware of how lethal he is as he was one of the leading scorers in the Blue Square Premiership.
Oxford United Team News:
Oxford United team last match:01 Clarke,02 Batt,04 Raynes,06 Wright,17 Capaldi,07 Chapman,15 Potter (Heslop – 61Dismissed),20 Leven Booked,26 Davis (Craddock – 56),09 Constable,14 Rigg Booked
Substitutes:21 Brown,22 Worley,23 O’Brien,08 Heslop,18 Forster-Caskey,19 Cox,29 Craddock
Player to watch: James Constable
Set up Chappers goal in the last match. He has been amongst the goals this season with 5 todate.
Match Facts & Stats
Formed in 1932 the Lancashire club are known as the shrimpers.
Oxford have won 4 drwan 2 and lost 1
Match Prediction:
Morecambe 1 Oxford 2
Scorers Constable & Rigg
Next Fixtures:
Tuesday 18th Dec home V Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup round 2 ko 19:45hrs
