Match Thread Coventry City - Oxford United Match Thread - Saturday 7th Feb (12 Viewers)

Nick · 2026-02-02T09:00:01+0000

Discuss the Coventry City - Oxford United match, tactics and predictions

Para1140 · 2026-02-02T09:01:28+0000

A must win

shmmeee · 2026-02-02T09:06:28+0000

Assuming Onyeka signs I’d drop Grimes but not change shape. Kamikaze seems to work at home against teams that aren’t Ipswich even if the football is a bit crap.

Rushworth
MvE Thomas Lats Dasilva
Onyeka Torp
Saka Rudoni EMC/Esse
Wright

Chuck some of our many wingers on and swap strikers at 60/70 mins like always.

alexccfc99 · 2026-02-02T09:07:24+0000

With as little disrespect to a good and completely inoffensive club in Oxford intended as possible, if we cannot be winning this 2 or 3 without reply then we have no business even being in the Top 2

I would go as far as saying not just a win, but a statement win is required here

CovValleyBoy · 2026-02-02T09:11:45+0000

I've just read

shmmeee said:
Assuming Onyeka signs I’d drop Grimes but not change shape. Kamikaze seems to work at home against teams that aren’t Ipswich even if the football is a bit crap.

Rushworth
MvE Thomas Lats Dasilva
Onyeka Torp
Saka Rudoni EMC/Esse
Wright

Chuck some of our many wingers on and swap strikers at 60/70 mins like always.

"Even if the football is a bit crap"?
Wow just wow

xcraigx · 2026-02-02T09:13:55+0000

With our away form completely deserting us it heaps more pressure onto the home games. I expect a nervy one, but hopefully 3 points.
2-1

Pusb1 · 2026-02-02T09:14:35+0000

IF we lose this one. The atmosphere will turn toxic

Wyken Sky Blue · 2026-02-02T09:22:04+0000

Yep, must win this one

If we don't beat Oxford then we honestly don't deserve top 2 and can see the fans getting toxic

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TomRad85 · 2026-02-02T09:24:19+0000

Over a year in charge and still only lost at home to Leeds, Burnley and Ipswich. As bad as the away form is, Oxford are not coming to the CBS and adding to that list.

David O'Day · 2026-02-02T09:24:53+0000

2 or 3 nil

CovValleyBoy · 2026-02-02T09:27:49+0000

TomRad85 said:
Over a year in charge and still only lost at home to Leeds, Burnley and Ipswich. As bad as the away form is, Oxford are not coming to the CBS and adding to that list.

Incredible record. Well done Gaffa.

jordan210 · 2026-02-02T09:28:08+0000

We owe Oxford a smashing after gifting them a draw at the start of the season

SonofErnie · 2026-02-02T09:28:22+0000

We've now reached a fork in the road and in my opinion it can go either way dependent on the team's mentality and integration/performance of new signings.

Are we this season's Sunderland (18 points from the last 16 games) or Burnley (42 points)? Believe it or not, they were level after 30 games, both on 58 points.

Alternatively we could be this season's Sheff Utd and be somewhere in the middle (29 points from the last 16). Would that be enough or would we suffer their fate, finish 3rd and go on to lose out in the play offs? Incidentally, we ourselves achieved 28 points in those last 16 games.

AOM · 2026-02-02T09:33:20+0000

Honestly think we'll win our next two home games. Still going to be tight though now till the end of the season.

Has there been any update on Mason-Clark's injury?

Otis · 2026-02-02T09:38:14+0000

I had a terrible dream about the game last night. We were really awful and Oxford went 2 goals up.

We got one back with about 12 mins to go and then gave them a right battering, but couldn't force the equaliser. We lost 1-2 and were truly dreadful

After the game there was a stunned silence and when we all looked at the other scores and saw that both Boro and Hull had overtaken us, the reality sank in and everyone was just so down, with heads in hands and a few tears to boot

It actually made me wake up with a headache.

Anyway, I think to come away with points from this game we need this lineup.

That gives us a decent chance.

SonofErnie · 2026-02-02T09:42:05+0000

Otis said:
I had a terrible dream about the game last night. We were really awful and Oxford went 2 goals up.

We got one back with about 12 mins to go and then gave them a right battering, but couldn't force the equaliser. We lost 1-2 and were truly dreadful

After the game there was a stunned silence and when we all looked at the other scores and saw that both Boro and Hull had overtaken us, the reality sank in and everyone was just so down, with heads in hands and a few tears to boot

It actually made me wake up with a headache.

Anyway, I think to come away with points from this game we need this lineup.

View attachment 48933

That gives us a decent chance.

Personally I'd play Onyeka up front and Gary Breen at centre half

CCFC_Irish · 2026-02-02T09:44:20+0000

Perhaps a bit more positivity - sell out the game, get behind the team. They are down on their luck, need the fans to get them going again.

Otis · 2026-02-02T09:46:20+0000

Going to be a tough game I think. They are desperate for points to pull clear of the bottom 3.

I don't think it's going to be easy. I think we will need to play well..

lord_garrincha · 2026-02-02T09:46:45+0000

No point moping... the season starts now!

Let's kick on.

Sky_Blue_Daz · 2026-02-02T09:49:14+0000

Not bothered about style of football or performance just the 3 points

Rudoni to score along with Wright and Esse

CCFCBat · 2026-02-02T09:49:36+0000

Lets be realistic FL is not dropping Grimes whoever we buy

TomRad85 · 2026-02-02T09:50:19+0000

CCFCBat said:
Lets be realistic FP is not dropping Grimes whoever we buy

@fernandopartridge is this true?

Skyblueweeman · 2026-02-02T09:50:52+0000

Otis said:
I had a terrible dream about the game last night. We were really awful and Oxford went 2 goals up.

We got one back with about 12 mins to go and then gave them a right battering, but couldn't force the equaliser. We lost 1-2 and were truly dreadful

After the game there was a stunned silence and when we all looked at the other scores and saw that both Boro and Hull had overtaken us, the reality sank in and everyone was just so down, with heads in hands and a few tears to boot

It actually made me wake up with a headache.

Anyway, I think to come away with points from this game we need this lineup.

View attachment 48933

That gives us a decent chance.

Can't believe you're starting Grimes ahead of Onyeka.

Heads gone mate.

Lamps · 2026-02-02T09:57:20+0000

CCFCBat said:
Lets be realistic FP is not dropping Grimes whoever we buy

Lampard will have noticed that recently Grimes hasn't been the same player as he was in the 1st half of the season. If we do bring in Onyeka he will go into the side ASAP. He is on another level to the players we already have and is fit to start straight away. He wants to leave a decent Prem side so he can play games. He wouldn't be coming to us to sit on the bench.

SonofErnie · 2026-02-02T09:59:40+0000

CCFCBat said:
Lets be realistic FP is not dropping Grimes whoever we buy

Dropping him or resting him? It's clear he needs to be given a rest, even if that means a couple of early substitutions.

CCFCBat · 2026-02-02T10:00:52+0000

Lamps said:
Lampard will have noticed that recently Grimes hasn't been the same player as he was in the 1st half of the season. If we do bring in Onyeka he will go into the side ASAP. He is on another level to the players we already have and is fit to start straight away. He wants to leave a decent Prem side so he can play games. He wouldn't be coming to us to sit on the bench.

Agreed he won't becoming to sit on the bench , Onyeka will play with him

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · 2026-02-02T10:01:04+0000

Lamps said:
Lampard will have noticed that recently Grimes hasn't been the same player as he was in the 1st half of the season. If we do bring in Onyeka he will go into the side ASAP. He is on another level to the players we already have and is fit to start straight away. He wants to leave a decent Prem side so he can play games. He wouldn't be coming to us to sit on the bench.

I think Lampard will play Onyeka alongside Grimes. I just can't see FL resting Grimes even if it's blatantly obvious to every man and his dog that Grimes is running on fumes and other midfielders have performed better than him recently.

CCFCBat · 2026-02-02T10:01:10+0000

SonofErnie said:
Dropping him or resting him? It's clear he needs to be given a rest, even if that means a couple of early substitutions.

I agree with that

prufrock · 2026-02-02T10:04:02+0000

******** WE REALLY MUST BEAT TEAMS LIKE OXFORD *******

(jk Oxford fans i know your "teams like oxford" thread- first two years after we came up from the championship there were plenty of "teams like coventry" on other forums too.

seriously though oxford have to play 2 away games this week: Sheff Utd midweek and then us will hopefully be tough on their squad and might help us win more of the 2nd balls which we didn't seem to manage against QPR

Lamps · 2026-02-02T10:05:20+0000

CCFCBat said:
Agreed he won't becoming to sit on the bench , Onyeka will play with him

Onyeka is closer to the position Grimes plays than anyone else. Lampard didn't see Grimes and Sheaf in the same side as fitting the way we play.

Ccfcisparks · 2026-02-02T10:06:55+0000

Lamps said:
Onyeka is closer to the position Grimes plays than anyone else. Lampard didn't see Grimes and Sheaf in the same side as fitting the way we play.

Onyeka will play with Grimes in Eccles role.

Thats the role he played for Nigeria in AFCON

Sbarcher · 2026-02-02T10:10:54+0000

Lose this one and then to the Smoggies a fortnight today and we would be 6 points off top!

SonofErnie · 2026-02-02T10:13:49+0000

Sbarcher said:
Lose this one and then to the Smoggies a fortnight today and we would be 6 points off top!

Only if Boro win both of theirs.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · 2026-02-02T10:14:27+0000

Rushworth
MvE Thomas Wolfenden KKH
Eccles Torp Grimes
Sakamoto Simms EMC

Had Enough of this shit now. 433. I would drop more players but that is not realistic. Esse plays if EMC is injured, and I would be tempted to throw him in for Sakamoto anyway.

Sbarcher · 2026-02-02T10:15:06+0000

SonofErnie said:
Only if Boro win both of theirs.

Yes but one is against us!

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