It’s 6th placed Blackburn v 7th placed Oxford tonight.
Arguably the divisions biggest team come to Oxford and will be a tough test for Pep Clotet’s yellow army.
Oxford United Team News:
Oxford Utd team last match:1 Eastwood,3 Tiendalli,6 Martin,30 Mousinho,21 Ricardinho,17 Henry,8 Ledson (Xemi 72mins),14 Ruffels,18 Rothwell,10 Payne (Mowatt 64mins),9 Thomas (Obika 69mins Booked)
Subs:4 Williamson,13 Shearer,19 Xemi,20 Obika,27 Mowatt,35 Carroll,36 Napa
Player to watch: Wes Thomas
The U’s striker is the main threat for the U’s with 7 goals this season.
Blackburn Rovers Team News:
Blackburn team last match:1 Raya,2 Nyambe,25 Downing,14 Mulgrew,3 Williams,6 Smallwood,11 Whittingham (Harper 77mins),31 Bennett,23 Dack,20 Antonsson (Samuel 81mins),38 Nuttall (Graham 81’mins)
Subs:4 Harper,5 Hart,9 Samuel,10 Graham,13 Leutwiler,16 Caddis,34 Wharton
Player to watch: Charlie Mulgrew
The 6ft 3 Scottish International is the captain in the Rovers side. He could be a thorn in preventing the U’s scoring.
Match Facts & Stats
Full name
Blackburn Rovers Football Club
Nickname(s)
Rovers
The Blue and Whites
The Riversiders
Founded
1875; 142 years ago
Ground
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Capacity
31,367
Owner
Venky’s London Ltd. (99.9%)
Director
Mike Cheston
Manager
Tony Mowbray
Match Prediction:
Oxford 2 Blackburn 2
Scorers: Thomas & Payne
Next Fixtures:
Saturday 25th November 2017
League One
Southend v Oxford Utd
15:00hrs