Oxford manager Karl Robinson paid tribute to his players as they ran riot to beat Exeter 4-1 and claim their first league win in five matches.The U’s stormed into a three-goal lead at the break with goals from Cameron Brannagan, Sam Long and Kyle Joseph, who then added a fourth early in the second half.Exeter did pull two goals back through Jevani Brown and Sonny Cox, but their injury-hit ...Full Story »

Karl Robinson hailed Cameron Brannagan for bailing out Oxford in their 2-1 win at Cheltenham.Oxford had to hit back from a goal down and they also played the final 16 minutes with 10 men, but thanks to Brannagan’s brace they registered a result that Robinson hopes can kick-start their season.His first was a stunning free-kick and his second a penalty four minutes from the end to seal the p...Full Story »

West Brom manager Steve Bruce admitted match-winner Karlan Grant is a doubt for Sunday’s Sky Bet Championship trip to Blackburn after being forced off in the 1-0 Carabao Cup win against Sheffield United.Grant’s 73rd-minute header from Callum Robinson’s cross secured a tie at League One Derby before he limped off five minutes from time in a game full of chances at The Hawthorns....Full Story »

Substitute Karlan Grant headed West Brom into the Carabao Cup second round as they edged Sheffield United 1-0 at The Hawthorns.Grant’s 73rd-minute effort – just three minutes after coming on – secured a tie at Sky Bet League One Derby in a game full of chances.United, who made five changes from Saturday’s 2-0 win against Millwall, could have been 2-0 up in the opening min...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson described teenager Tyler Goodrham’s spectacular winner as an “unbelievable moment” following his team’s dramatic 1-0 win over Cambridge at the Kassam Stadium.Goodrham, 18, came off the bench in the 86th minute and broke the deadlock seven minutes later by cutting in from the left past three players, aided by a ricochet, and curling a stunning sho...Full Story »

Karlan Grant is expected to be fit when West Brom host Watford.Grant is carrying a minor niggle but is expected to shake it off in time for Monday night.Callum Robinson is back in training after a dead leg but the Hawthorns clash might come too soon.Okay Yokuslu is in contention having impressed in training despite a lack of minutes since rejoining the Baggies.Mario Gaspar could be handed a debu...Full Story »

West Brom ended their Championship season with an emphatic 4-0 win to pile even more misery on relegated Barnsley.The Baggies, with one of the biggest wage budgets in the division, had been expected to push for an instant return to the Premier League following relegation last year.But having started the season under head coach Valerien Ismael, new manager Steve Bruce was only able to steer them ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson said the 1-1 draw with Doncaster at the Kassam Stadium helped cement his idea that he needs more aggression in the team next season.Billy Bodin opened the scoring for Oxford after 23 minutes but Josh Martin equalised midway through the second half for Rovers, whose relegation was confirmed.Robinson said: “To finish on 76 points is unbelievable.“The fans here...Full Story »

Karlan Grant’s last-gasp penalty was saved as any lingering hopes of making the Sky Bet Championship play-offs mathematically ended for both West Brom and Coventry as they played out a goalless draw at The Hawthorns.Grant’s spot-kick was parried by goalkeeper Ben Wilson to end an otherwise poor game where Coventry looked the more likely scorers.Viktor Gyokeres, Jamie Allen twice, Ben...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson hailed his team’s dramatic 1-0 success over third-placed MK Dons as “a great win”.Substitute Billy Bodin’s 86th-minute strike, after a slick one-two with Matty Taylor, kept alive United’s League One play-off chances, and dealt a blow to Dons’ hopes of automatic promotion.Dons had briefly been in the top two, with Rotherham losing at B...Full Story »

KARL Robinson was quick to forgive his Oxford players for a Jekyll-and-Hyde performance that saw them escape Fleetwood with a 3-2 win.The U’s stormed into a 3-0 lead inside the first 16 minutes, courtesy of goals by Nathan Holland, Cameron Brannagan and Billy Bodin.But they were dragged back to 3-2 by the relegation-battling Cod Army and had to hold out under intense pressure.And Robinson ...Full Story »

A stoppage-time winner from Karlan Grant saw West Brom keep their faint play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 win at home to Blackpool.The former Huddersfield forward fired in deep into added time to give Steve Bruce only his fourth win as Baggies boss since replacing the sacked Valerien Ismael in February.In what overall was a game lacking in quality, Andy Carroll gave West Brom a first-half lead bef...Full Story »

West Brom hope to have forward Karlan Grant back in contention for the Sky Bet Championship match against Stoke.Grant missed the win over Bournemouth on Wednesday night with a calf issue and was also ill, but has been able to resume training.However, Andy Carroll could retain his place after he marked his return to the starting line-up with the second goal in the 2-0 win over the promotion-chasi...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson admits he could not see an equaliser coming until centre-half “colossus” Luke McNally headed in a last-gasp leveller to earn United a valuable 1-1 draw against fellow play-off hopefuls Ipswich.McNally powerfully headed home Herbie Kane’s corner at the far post five minutes into stoppage time to leave fifth-placed Oxford eight points clear of ninth-plac...Full Story »

Karl Robinson hailed his Oxford players after their late 2-1 win at Shrewsbury.The U’s kept up their promotion push with an impressive fifth win in six games.Goal machine Matty Taylor opened the scoring with his 21st goal of the season, before Ryan Bowman levelled with his first strike since Boxing Day.But Cameron Brannagan won it from the spot with eight minutes to go.Three Oxford players...Full Story »

Steve Bruce claimed his first victory as West Brom manager as Karlan Grant scored a brace in a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win at Hull.Bruce has had a difficult start since he replaced Valerien Ismael in early February, with his five previous league games having yielded just one point and one goal.But once Grant scored after 17 minutes – a goal they deserved following a pioneering start to th...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson admitted his team’s exciting 4-2 comeback win over Cambridge was a fitting send-off for the late Joey Beauchamp.Regarded by many as Oxford’s greatest player, Beauchamp died last week, aged 50, and the fans sang his name throughout the match.Robinson said: “It’s been a hard week for the club and for me personally too.“But after this you c...Full Story »

Karl Robinson revealed he and his Oxford players celebrated their hard-fought 1-0 success at bottom-of-the-table Crewe “more than any win” this term.The U’s failed to capitalise on their first-half dominance at the Mornflake Stadium, with some poor finishing marring their efforts until a scrappy finish by substitute Ciaron Brown in the 64th minute secured three points.The club ...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson admitted that Matty Taylor was “fuming” to be subbed off in their 4-0 win over Charlton – depriving his top-scorer of the chance to notch a hat-trick.Taylor moved on to 18 goals for the campaign after two clinical strikes before the half-hour mark helped the visitors moved up to fourth in the Sky Bet League One table.Sam Baldock curled a right-foote...Full Story »

Karl Robinson said his Oxford team were hurting from the 2-0 loss at Accrington but would learn from the defeat.It was promotion-chasing United’s first defeat in four Sky Bet League One games and, after 14 goals in four games, they drew a blank at the Wham Stadium.John O’Sullivan scored his first league goal of the season on 28 minutes, firing home from the edge of the area.Oxford&rs...Full Story »