Oxford United make three changes for their League One rematch with Wigan Athletic at the Kassam Stadium on Thursday. Jack Currie, Tyler Goodrham and Mo Missanga come in for Peter Kioso, Louie Sibley and Luka Lynch.
Head Coach Gary Caldwell made two changes before the match. "It's the first time United have played Wigan since the 2023/24 promotion season, when the U's ran out 4-2 winners at home," he said.
The U's are unbeaten in their last five matches, a run that includes a 2-1 victory over Wigan just days ago. That win, secured by goals from Michał Helik and Kai Andrews, helped maintain their seventh-place position in the table with 18 points from nine games. They are four points behind leaders Stockport County. Their record this season stands at five wins and three draws from nine games, with the team scoring 18 goals and conceding 10.
Oxford's recent form reads WDWDD, with striker M. Harris leading the team's scoring charts with four goals this season. The side will be without suspended duo Gatlin O'Donkor and Peter Kioso, but Greg Leigh and Aidomo Emakhu are named in the matchday squad.
Wigan arrive after a 1-0 win over Reading on Saturday. The visitors also made changes during the last meeting, with Morgan Fox and Reggie Walsh coming on after Fraser Murray's dismissal.
Oxford United's starting XI includes Cumming, Brown, Andrews, Helik, Brannagan, Harris, Goodrham, Spencer, Dembele, Currie, and Missanga. The team's next fixture is at home to third-placed Bradford on Saturday, 24 October. This follows a busy period where they also recorded a 2-1 win at Notts County on 10 October and a 3-0 home victory over Burton Albion on 12 September.
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