Oxford City v FC Halifax Town LIVE
We’ll bring you all the updates from the game as they happen as well as an on-the-whistle match report and post-match reaction on the Courier website.
Oxford City v FC Halifax Town LIVE
Last visit here
Halifax's only previous visit to Oxford City ended in a 2-2 draw in April 2013.Town team that day - Glennon, Pearson, McManus, Bolton, Knowles (Gardner 33), Lowe, Worsley, Williams, Glover (A Johnson 62), Gregory, Needham (St Juste 80). Goals from Bolton and Gardner.
In the opposition dugout
Former Watford midfielder Ross Jenkins guided Oxford to promotion via the play-offs last season, helping them reach the fifth tier for the first time in their history. Jenkins was forced to retire as a player aged just 28 and became part of the coaching set-up at Oxford City, and at 33, is one of the youngest managers in the country.
Oxford team
Brzozowski, Burley, Kirby, Humphrey-Ewers, O'Connell, Phillips, Coyle, Ashby, Moore, Parker, Greenslade. Subs: Roddy, Fleet, Smith, Birtwhistle, Lumeka.
In the league this season
Oxford City: PL39 W7 D8 L24 F50 A83 GD-33 Pts29 Halifax: PL37 W15 D11 L11 F44 A42 GD2 Pts56
Shaymen
Ryan Galvin does return to the squad but on the bench. It's the same XI that started against Boreham Wood.
Team news
Town team Johnson, Golden, Senior, Stott, Evans, Summerfield, Thomson-Sommers, Wright, Hoti, Oluwabori, Harker. Subs: Scott, Hunter, Galvin, Cosgrave, Jenkins.
Line-up
Can't see there being many changes for Town today, if any. For one thing, they don't have amy options with a fairly long injury list and also, they're in a really good run of form so why would you ring the changes? Ryan Galvin coming back in for Jack Evans is a possibility but I reckon Evans has done enough to keep his place. The other question mark would be whether Hunter or Thomson-Sommers starts alongside Summerfield in midfield, but again, I reckon KTS will stay in