| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread 22:06 - Dec 26 with 12634 views | ModeratorC |
This game is huge for both clubs as much as it was when they met just a few weeks ago at the Swansea.com
 Swansea City : Matos at a crossroads with his team still searching 27th Dec 2025 21:17Swans head coach, Vitor Matos has another chance to get that elusive away win on Monday evening when he takes his Swansea side to Oxford United for a 7:45pm kick off. Tickets for Swans fans have sold out even though a decent support travelled to Coventry City yesterday, they were charged £45 a ticket.  0
 No show at Coventry so will tonight be different ? 29th Dec 2025 11:33The game later today at Oxford United is a test of character, and no doubt of how fearless the mind must be to take on a challenge and meet it head on. That test which wasn’t taken at Coventry comes tonight at the Kassam Stadium. We can only hope so because there will be a big welcome from the Indy within the sold out Swansea support for sure. 0
REFEREE: ADAM HERCZEG: Has been Referee once at the Stadium
ASSISTANT: ANDREW FOX : Has been an Assistant 19 times at the Stadium
ASSISTANT: SHAUN HUDSON : Has been an Assistant 3 times at the Stadium
4th OFFICIAL: ANDREW KITCHEN : Has been Referee 3 times at the Stadium
This referee has issued 56 yellows & 2 reds in fourteen games this season 😳
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:45 - Dec 29 with 2406 views | RichardO |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:41 - Dec 29 by max936 |
Well, it was a win and I can't think of much more to say about it, Franco did a decent job when he came on Widdel decent. |
Battling performance should we have finished off. Did worry when Demble came on but did they have a clear chance all game, a couple of melee in the box at both end.Away win happy. Poor quality game but we saw it out well. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:47 - Dec 29 with 2383 views | union_jack |
It’s churlish to have a go when we win and away from home but by God did we make hard work of that.
There were enough good chances to put that game to bed well before the final whistle but in true fashion we had to go through the wringer! |  |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:48 - Dec 29 with 2373 views | sw02sea |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:43 - Dec 29 by pencoedjack |
This ^
I still feel we are playing with the handbrake on.
3 points away from home happy 👍 |
Jeezzz ! that was utter crap to watch. wtf has happened to pass and move ?
3 points, move on. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:49 - Dec 29 with 2360 views | Landore_Jack |
For me this game was all about the result not the performance. That was a huge win. |  |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:50 - Dec 29 with 2337 views | TheAlpineShrew |
Battling 3 points.
Shout out to Franco who a good family when he came on.
Hopefully thst was the turning point - win away at another struggling side, clean sheet, defence not really troubled. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:51 - Dec 29 with 2311 views | Whiterockin |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:43 - Dec 29 by pencoedjack |
This ^
I still feel we are playing with the handbrake on.
3 points away from home happy 👍 |
We are grinding out results and that is what you need to do at the bottom. Four wins in the last six games, there is little to complain about as far as I am concerned. |  | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:52 - Dec 29 with 2298 views | union_jack |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:50 - Dec 29 by TheAlpineShrew |
Battling 3 points.
Shout out to Franco who a good family when he came on.
Hopefully thst was the turning point - win away at another struggling side, clean sheet, defence not really troubled. |
Apart from his shot which I think ended up closer to the corner flag than the goal😂 | |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:04 - Dec 29 with 2190 views | vetchonian |
we win 3 points clean sheet yet our fans moan.....
We just won away from home to a side who beat Southampton 2 days ago | |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:10 - Dec 29 with 2146 views | pencoedjack |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:48 - Dec 29 by sw02sea |
Jeezzz ! that was utter crap to watch. wtf has happened to pass and move ?
3 points, move on. |
Can’t be negative after an away win fella but you are right grinding out results is not entertaining |  | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:16 - Dec 29 with 2085 views | vetchonian |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:48 - Dec 29 by sw02sea |
Jeezzz ! that was utter crap to watch. wtf has happened to pass and move ?
3 points, move on. |
what would you have preferred, prerty football and losing or whar we saw tonight?
The football under Matos is so much better than that from Sheehan ....there was no pass and move under him...we see some now but tonoght was about getting the away win | |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:23 - Dec 29 with 2049 views | max936 |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 21:52 - Dec 29 by union_jack |
Apart from his shot which I think ended up closer to the corner flag than the goal😂 |
Ronald had a better chance but fluffed his lines, it was an awkward chance though. |  | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:32 - Dec 29 with 1988 views | controversial_jack |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 20:58 - Dec 29 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Inoussa taking up the role of diving Fanny in-chief today. |
He's another Ronald. Don't rate him at all | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:46 - Dec 29 with 1913 views | JJBomber |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 20:58 - Dec 29 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Inoussa taking up the role of diving Fanny in-chief today. |
Nailed on penalty for any other team. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 23:11 - Dec 29 with 1817 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 22:04 - Dec 29 by vetchonian |
we win 3 points clean sheet yet our fans moan.....
We just won away from home to a side who beat Southampton 2 days ago |
They also beat Ipswich two weeks ago. | |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 23:14 - Dec 29 with 1798 views | QJumpingJack |
A huge win.
If we can beat West Brom on Thursday the mid-table should be achievable (with the current squad). | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 00:14 - Dec 30 with 1706 views | KeithHaynes |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 05:59 - Dec 30 with 1532 views | jack247 |
Possibly some of the comments on here a bit negative?
We’re going to have scrappy games against scrappy teams. We’ll see more like that, especially at home. Matos has already got us to the stage where we’re winning them. Next step is to get the second and third goals our dominance deserves, but he’s already moved us a long way forward.
Aside from that, I said crosses weren’t Vipotniks strength a few days ago, then he absolutely buried that header. Even if you take the goal out of it, I thought he had one of his best games. He did what he usually does, but he just did more of it if that makes sense.
Ronald and Franco should have made it safe, but I don’t tend to criticise players for missing chances, I criticise them for not getting in positions to have chances. Still need to work on turning possession in the final third into clear chances, but overall I saw that much more positively than the general vibe on here.
Work in progress, but we are progressing | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:06 - Dec 30 with 1485 views | Whiterockin |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 05:59 - Dec 30 by jack247 |
Possibly some of the comments on here a bit negative?
We’re going to have scrappy games against scrappy teams. We’ll see more like that, especially at home. Matos has already got us to the stage where we’re winning them. Next step is to get the second and third goals our dominance deserves, but he’s already moved us a long way forward.
Aside from that, I said crosses weren’t Vipotniks strength a few days ago, then he absolutely buried that header. Even if you take the goal out of it, I thought he had one of his best games. He did what he usually does, but he just did more of it if that makes sense.
Ronald and Franco should have made it safe, but I don’t tend to criticise players for missing chances, I criticise them for not getting in positions to have chances. Still need to work on turning possession in the final third into clear chances, but overall I saw that much more positively than the general vibe on here.
Work in progress, but we are progressing |
I just wonder how much we have left in the tank for Thursday particularly Vipotnik. No way am I criticising Matos because last night's result was in the balance until the end. If we had got a second no doubt Wales would have come on to give him 15 minutes less but it didn't happen and we didn't have many other options up front.
Incidentally the normal moaners seem very quiet. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:32 - Dec 30 with 1444 views | builthjack |
3 points, that’s the main thing. We worked hard for it.
We need to be a bit more clinical I that last 25 yards though. Not just the shooting, but the decision making. We waste so so much.
Upwards and onwards though.
I was at the game so could see the off the ball out of cameras way stuff, and thought Vipotnic ran his socks off, doing the chasing and closing down more than anyone. Well done that man. |  |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:44 - Dec 30 with 1428 views | Whiterockin |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:32 - Dec 30 by builthjack |
3 points, that’s the main thing. We worked hard for it.
We need to be a bit more clinical I that last 25 yards though. Not just the shooting, but the decision making. We waste so so much.
Upwards and onwards though.
I was at the game so could see the off the ball out of cameras way stuff, and thought Vipotnic ran his socks off, doing the chasing and closing down more than anyone. Well done that man. |
The Oxford commentary team mentioned how hard we worked and deserved the win. When the opposition do that it emphasises the fact. Matos is starting to get us performing as a team instead of a group of individuals, well done that man. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:49 - Dec 30 with 1421 views | wwcigne |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 23:11 - Dec 29 by felixstowe_jack |
They also beat Ipswich two weeks ago. |
To put it in context,It was a great win ,especially as Portsmouth won , a great battling performance ,a typical championship scrap ,that we might have lost before Vitor came in
We scored a great goal and created other chances that on another day go in
You can see an upturn in tactics and performance under Vitor
It was also nice ,and surprising to see a fairer ref than we’ve had in a very long while
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 08:20 - Dec 30 with 1373 views | Dr_Winston |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:06 - Dec 30 by Whiterockin |
I just wonder how much we have left in the tank for Thursday particularly Vipotnik. No way am I criticising Matos because last night's result was in the balance until the end. If we had got a second no doubt Wales would have come on to give him 15 minutes less but it didn't happen and we didn't have many other options up front.
Incidentally the normal moaners seem very quiet. |
One think on our favour there is that Vipi has, as far as I can remember, rarely played a full 90 this season. Usually he's been rotated out before the 70 minute mark.
I think, if the training schedule isn't too heavy (and it probably isn't with games coming this thick and fast), two games in four days shouldn't be beyond him. |  |
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| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 08:37 - Dec 30 with 1327 views | Whiterockin |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 08:20 - Dec 30 by Dr_Winston |
One think on our favour there is that Vipi has, as far as I can remember, rarely played a full 90 this season. Usually he's been rotated out before the 70 minute mark.
I think, if the training schedule isn't too heavy (and it probably isn't with games coming this thick and fast), two games in four days shouldn't be beyond him. |
He worked bloody hard last night mate, they all did. At least it's not two away games back to back. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 08:43 - Dec 30 with 1311 views | herbie |
I had Vipi as our man of the match last night. Good headed goal, set up a good chance second half with a flick on, held the ball up well and worked really hard for the team. Excellent. 12 goals before the new year is an excellent return. | | | |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 08:50 - Dec 30 with 1287 views | jack247 |
| Oxford United v Swansea City : Match day thread on 07:06 - Dec 30 by Whiterockin |
I just wonder how much we have left in the tank for Thursday particularly Vipotnik. No way am I criticising Matos because last night's result was in the balance until the end. If we had got a second no doubt Wales would have come on to give him 15 minutes less but it didn't happen and we didn't have many other options up front.
Incidentally the normal moaners seem very quiet. |
Yes, that’s a concern. I thought he had one of his best games last night but noticeably tailed off towards the end. Not a criticism, he ran himself into the ground.
If Idah isn’t fit, it’s a big ask to play that role for 90 minutes three times in six days.
I agree, Wales would probably have come on if we’d scored again | | | |
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