Leicester will play Oxford United away this Saturday. This is a game where four new signings can be introduced. However, we believe all of them will start on the bench or even not in the squad. Carranza, James and Ramsey are all ready to go. Fran Vieites will be available for selection, but it might be too early.
The start to the season has been difficult for Oxford and their manager Gary Rowett. So far 0 points and of course a potential banana skin for Leicester who looks to be chasing promotion.
We believe there could be one or two changes from the line-up vs. Birmingham. Stolarczyk in goal. Pereira to make his first start of the season on right back. Thomas to the left, Okoli and Vestergaard keep their place in the central defence. There is doubt about Louis Page, but if he is not ready to play, it could be Jordan James or Aaron Ramsey to start for Leicester. Harry Winks is also a player to be considered for a job.
There are a number of issuess to be solved in the Oxford camp. Their club captain over several seasons Elliott Moore has left the club. He is expected to sign a contract in Saudi Pro League. He will reunite with former boss Des Buckinham. Des Buckinham is currently in charge of Al-Khoolud. Moore joined Oxford from Leicester back in 2019.
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Match Pack – Stats & Facts
Table Position
LEI: 3
OXU: 22
Injuries / Uncertainties / Suspensions:
LEI: Page
OXU: Ingram, Spencer, Brown, Romeny, Keersmaecker, Harris, Placheta
First Time:
League, 01.11.1969, 2-1, Level 2
Last Time:
League, 23.04.1994, 2-2, Level 2
Possible Line-Up’s:
Leicester City: Stolarczyk, Pereira, Okoli, Vestergaard, Thomas, Skipp, Soumare, Ramsey, Mavididi, Fatawu, Ayew
Oxford United: Cumming, Ter Avest, Helik, Long, Phillips, Keersmaeker, Brannagan, Leigh, Placheta, Goodrham, Lankshear
Predicted Result: 2-0 (Win)
Players In Both Camps, Oxford United
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 9, 2025
Focus On; Oxford United
Nickname: The O’s
Manager: Gary Rowett
Captain: Vacant
Owner: Bakri and Thohir
Kit Supplier: Macron
Stadium: Kassam
Capacity: 12 573
Wikipedia
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Headington Football Club in 1893, the club adopted its current name in 1960. Nicknamed The U’s, it has played its home games at the Kassam Stadium, replacing its former home of Manor Ground in 2001.
The club joined the Football League in 1962 after winning the Southern Football League, reaching the Second Division in 1968. After relegation in 1976, between 1984 and 1986 the club earned successive promotions into the First Division, and won the League Cup in 1986. However, Oxford were unable thereby to enter the 1987 UEFA Cup because of the UEFA ban on English clubs in European competitions. Relegation from the top flight in 1988 began an 18-year decline which saw the club relegated to the Conference in 2006, becoming the first winners of a major trophy to be relegated from the Football League. After four seasons, Oxford returned to League Two in 2010 via the play-offs, and six seasons later achieved promotion to League One, after finishing second in League Two in 2016. In 2024 they were promoted to the EFL Championship, read more
Honours:
League
Level 2, Winners (1): 1984-85
Level 3, Winners (2): 1967-68, 1983-84
League Cup
Winners (1): 1985-86
Europe:
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Did You Know? For the 70 years prior to that, they were officially known as Headington United. They were renamed in order to give their club a higher profile. Many fans will say that ‘football is their religion’, or something equally cringeworthy, but Oxford United would not be here were it not for a church. A reverand and a vicar at St. Andrew’s Church in Headington joined up with a local doctor to found the club at the end of the 19th century.
Most Appearances: (M) Ron Atkinson (1959-1971), 560
Most Goals: (F) Graham Atkinson (1959-1974), 107
Other Famous Players: Malcolm Shotton, Hugh Curran, Kevin Brock, David Langan, Alan Judge, John Aldridge, Ray Houghton, Gary Briggs, Les Phillips, John Trewick, Trevor Hebberd, Jeremy Charles, John Shuker, Colin Clarke, Joey Beauchamp
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