OXFORD v Barnet
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 8:53 pm
United take on Martin Allen's Barnet on Saturday. Barnet sit 19th in League Two
with fourteen points from 13 games.
LAST TIME OUT:
Barnet earned their first away point of the season after big striker John Akinde
netted a 64th minute equaliser at Victoria Park, Hartlepool in a 1-1 draw.
Barnet:
Jamie Stephens; Gavin Hoyte, Bira Dembele, Bonz N'Gala, Elliott Johnson,
Andy Yiadom, Sam Togwell, Tom Champion, Josh Clarke, John Akinde, Michael Gash.
CURRENT FORM:
The U's - WDWWWW
The Bees - DWLLLW
DANGERMAN:
Former Wycombe and Portsmouth striker John Akinde, 26 is Barnet's main threat
The powerhouse Akinde blasted 31 goals as Barnet won the Conference National
in 2014-2015 and has scored five goals so far this campaign.Akinde has formed a good partnership
with ex-Cambridge United striker Michael Gash.
PLAYED FOR BOTH:
Amongst those who have played for both the U's and the Bees include Alex Dyer, Simon Clist (pictured)
Max Crocombe, Simon King, David Hunt, Sam Togwell, Jack Midson, Jake Cole and Sam Stockley
who signed for Mark Wright for £150,000 in the summer of 2001.
FULL RECORD:
Since the clubs met for the first time in the Zenith Data Systems Cup in 1995,
United have won seven and drawn three of the ten encounters.
LAST MATCH BETWEEN THE CLUBS:
Michael Raynes headed a last minute winner from Tom Craddock's knock back at Grenoble Road on a bitterly cold
March evening in 2013.
United: L.McCormick, D.Batt, M. Raynes, J,Wright, L.O'Brien, S.Rigg, S.Davies, A.Whing, A. Potter,
J.Constable, J.Parker.
Att: 5,027
ODD FACT:
When United played Barnet at Underhill for the first league encounter between
the clubs in October 2005 United had to wear Barnet's away strip after the referee
ruled there was a colour clash!