Oxford United will open their 2018/19 Sky Bet League One campaign with an away match at Barnsley.

Karl Robinson's side will travel to Oakwell on Saturday, August 4 after the fixtures were announced this morning.

The U's are also away on the final game of the season at Luton Town, but do have a home clash on Boxing Day when they host Southend United.

United's first league game is on Saturday, August 11 when Joey Barton brings his Fleetwood Town side to the Kassam Stadium.

It will be United's first league match against Barnsley, who were relegated from the Championship last season, since the 1998/1999 campaign.

That season was also the last time the U's faced Sunderland.

Like Barnsley, the Black Cats also dropped into League One and U's supporters will get the first chance to watch their side play at the Stadium of Light since 1998 when they make the long trip north on Saturday, September 1.

They will be hoping for a better outcome, however - United lost that match 7-0.

Robinson's side make the short trips to Portsmouth on Saturday, August 18 and Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday, September 15, hosting the duo on Saturday, January 19 and Saturday, March 30 respectively.

OXFORD UNITED'S FULL FIXTURE LIST

AUGUST
Sat 4 Barnsley (a)
Sat 11 FLEETWOOD TN (H)
Tues 14 COVENTRY C (H) (Carabao Cup R1)
Sat 18 Portsmouth (a)
Tue 21 ACCRINGTON STANLEY (H)
Sat 25 BURTON ALBION (H)
Tues 28 Carabao Cup R2
SEPTEMBER
Sat 1 Sunderland (a)
Sat 8 COVENTRY C (H)
Sat 15 Wycombe Wands (a)
Sat 22 WALSALL (H)
Tues 25 Carabao Cup R3
Sat 29 AFC Wimbledon (a)
OCTOBER
Tue 2 LUTON TN (H)
Sat 6 Southend Utd (a)
Sat 13 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE (H)
Sat 20 Bristol Rov (a)
Tue 23 Charlton Ath (a)
Sat 27 SHREWSBURY TN (H)
NOVEMBER
Sat 3 Scunthorpe Utd (a)
Sat 10 Emirates FA Cup R1
Sat 17 GILLINGHAM (H)
Sat 24 Bradford City (a)
Tue 27 ROCHDALE (H)
DECEMBER
Sat 1 Emirates FA Cup R2
Sat 8 Peterborough Utd (a)
Sat 15 BLACKPOOL (H)
Sat 22 Doncaster Rov A
Wed 26 SOUTHEND UTD (H)
Sat 29 BRISTOL ROV (H)
JANUARY
Tue 1 Plymouth Argyle (a)
Sat 5 BARNSLEY H (or Emirates FA Cup R3)
Sat 12 Fleetwood Tn (a)
Sat 19 PORTSMOUTH (H)
Sat 26 Accrington Stanley A
FEBRUARY
Sat 2 Burton Albion (a)
Sat 9 SUNDERLAND (H)
Sat 16 PETERBOROUGH UTD (H)
Sat 23 Blackpool (a)
MARCH
Sat 2 SCUNTHORPE UTD (H)
Sat 9 Gillingham (a)
Tue 12 Rochdale (a)
Sat 16 BRADFORD C (H)
Sat 23 Coventry C (a)
Sat 30 WYCOMBE WANDS (H)
APRIL
Sat 6 Walsall (a)
Sat 13 AFC WIMBLEDON (H)
Fri 19 CHARLTON ATH (H)
Mon 22 Shrewsbury Tn (a)
Sat 27 DONCASTER ROV (H)
MAY
Sat 4 Luton Tn (a)
Fixtures subject to change