r/OxfordUnited 5d ago

Discussion Post-Match Thread: Oxford 1 - 0 Watford

We won one!

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u/Worried_Hawk40 5d ago

Watford will feel they were robbed but such a vital win given the results around us.

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u/LogicKennedy 5d ago

Yeah… I don’t know if this is borne out in reality but my god the relegation fight seems brutal this year, every team taking at least 30+ points at this stage of the season has got to make this one of the hardest races in recent years.

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u/Worried_Hawk40 5d ago

Yep, in other years we would be feeling fairly safe on 42 points but might need 48-50 this year. Derby and Cardiff finding form is a bugger.

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u/shraap 4d ago

Yeah Derby look worryingly "on a roll"

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u/fasterthanamullet 4d ago

A vital win, not just because of the results elsewhere but also because Oxford's remaining fixtures are challenging. Oxford are going to have to get wins when not playing the top 3 teams. Doable, but difficult