Matt Bloomfield’s resurgent Oxford arrived in Southampton for their first league fixture in the city for almost 40 years. Oxford caused a scare with an early near-post corner which Saints goalkeeper Daniel Peretz eventually grabbed hold of and, from his quick throw, the home side opened the scoring. The second came from a quickly-taken corner which saw Archer find Charles 30 yards from goal and the Northern Ireland international curled a beautiful effort into the top right-hand corner. Southampton were dominant in every department, although the pace of the game slowed after a frenetic opening 20 minutes. One corner dropped invitingly to Yunus Konak on the edge of the area, but he fired wastefully over the bar.

Source: The Herald March 21, 2026 19:00 UTC