ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 20

Draws: 7

Oxford wins: 19

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Two – Jan 15 – Oxford 2 Southend 3

League Two – Sep 14 – Southend 1 Oxford 1

League Two – Mar 14 – Southend 3 Oxford 0

League Two – Oct 13 – Oxford 0 Southend 2

League Two – Feb 13 – Southend 1 Oxford 0

JPT Trophy – Jan 13 – Oxford 3 Southend 3

FORM GUIDE

Southend: L W L D W L

Oxford: D D W W W L

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 19/10

Draw: 23/10

Oxford win: 7/5

REFEREE

Graham Horwood (Luton)

Horwood has shown 24 yellow cards and two reds in the six games he has taken charge of so far this season.

He last officiated the Shrimpers when Phil Brown’s side beat Blackpool 1-0 at Roots Hall in November 2015.

Horwood also sent off Blues loanee Jerome Binnom-Williams in a 4-1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers in December 2014.

FIXTURES

Bradford City v Fleetwood, Charlton v Oldham, Chesterfield v Gillingham, MK Dons v Bury, Port Vale v Millwall, Rochdale v Bolton Wdrs, Sheffield Utd v Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury Town v Peterborough, Southend v Oxford, Swindon v Northampton, Walsall v Scunthorpe.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have lost just one of their last 14 games against Oxford.

>Oxford have yet to win away from home this season, losing three of their four games.