Head-to-head record (all comps)
Oxford 7 wins, Sunderland 16 wins, 7 draws
League One form (last six games)
Oxford Utd: LLDWDD = 6pts
Sunderland: DWDDDW = 10pts
Top scorers
Oxford Utd
- James Henry 14 (10 in L1)
- Marcus Browne 7 (4)
- Gavin Whyte 6 (4)
Sunderland
- Josh Maja 16 (15) – Now at Bordeaux
- Aiden McGeady 8 (7)
- Chris Maguire 7 (6)
Last meeting
September 1, 2018: Sunderland 1, Oxford United 1
- Video via Oxford United's official Youtube channel
Stats
Oxford United
- United’s win against Portsmouth last month is their only victory in the last 11 games (all competitions).
- All seven league wins this season have come at home.
- Rob Dickie's next start will be the 125th of his career.
- Cameron Brannagan is one booking away from a two-game suspension.
Sunderland
- This is the Black Cats’ first visit to the Kassam Stadium. Their last game in Oxford was two decades ago – a goalless draw at the Manor Ground in February 1999.
- Will Grigg could make his Sunderland debut. The striker scored four times against the U’s for Wigan Athletic last season, including a hat-trick in the 7-0 win at the Kassam Stadium.
- Sunderland have only lost twice in League One this season – only Liverpool have lost fewer league games in English football’s top seven tiers.
- They have scored exactly one goal in each of their last eight league games.
Referee
Scott Oldham (Lancashire).
- 22 games this season (0 red cards, 69 yellows).
- He was in charge of United’s 2-1 home defeat to Walsall in September 2017.
- It is more than a year since he showed a red card.
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