The Opposite View: Oxford United

This won't be an easy game for Oxford United. The U's head into the game on a three-match unbeaten run, but that included a penalty shootout win over League Two MK Dons and successive goalless draws against Bristol City and QPR, respectively. 

However, those draws were the first two games under new head coach, Matt Bloomfield. Having kept just three clean sheets all season, Oxford have now recorded two from two. The flip side of that is the struggle in the final third.

Only two sides have scored fewer than the U's in the Championship this season and while Bloomfield's side created chances in those previous fixtures, putting the ball in the back of the net remains a problem. You could argue there is a new manager bounce, of sorts, but with teams in similar positions picking up points, Oxford need to turn those draws into wins, and quickly.