West Bromwich Albion's final fixture in February takes place on Saturday, with the Baggies heading south to face Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship (ko 3pm).
Albion drew 1-1 at home to Charlton Athletic on Tuesday night, a result which means they'll go into matchweek 35 sat one point and one place above the bottom three.
Hosts Oxford played on Wednesday night and lost 2-1 at Stoke City, a result which leaves them six points behind the Throstles.
Aune Heggebø's impressive header secured a comeback victory for the Baggies in the reverse fixture back at The Hawthorns in early November. Check out the highlights from that 2-1 triumph below.
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Supporters can listen to live audio commentary of Albion's meeting with the U's.
Audio passes are available to purchase here.
WBA Radio & WBA TV duo Gez Mulholland and Andy Johnson will provide live commentary from the Kassam Stadium, with coverage starting at 2.45pm.
Details for video streaming on WBA TV will be available here from Friday afternoon.
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Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the day.
The opposition
Oxford United are fighting to stay in the Sky Bet Championship and head into Saturday's battle six points adrift of safety.
The U's, who finished 17th in what was their first second-tier term in a quarter of a century last year, have been in the bottom three for large parts of the 2025/26 campaign, but will still believe that they can climb out of it and secure another season in the division.
Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Stoke City won't have helped matters, mind. That setback in Staffordshire extended their winless run to seven matches in all competitions and means this weekend's hosts have only tasted victory in two fixtures since the start of December (D6, L10).
Matt Bloomfield is their boss. The 42-year-old former Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town gaffer was handed the job just 11 days into 2026 and has a record of one win, four draws and five defeats from his opening ten games.
Bloomfield won't have happy memories of facing the Albion. His Luton Town team were relegated on the final day of the previous campaign as a result of a 5-3 defeat at The Hawthorns - a match James Morrison took charge of for the Baggies. He'll be desperate for a much better outcome this time around and will hope a victory over the men from The Hawthorns can kick-start a run of required victories.
Only bottom club Sheffield Wednesday have picked up fewer home wins and points than the U's. Bloomfield will be well aware of the importance of maximising returns on fixtures in front of their own supporters. Starting with Albion on Saturday, their next three matches at the Kassam Stadium are against relegation rivals, with Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic set to visit in March.
Albion's last three results at the Kassam Stadium
Oxford United 1-1 Albion, October 2024
The Baggies were denied victory at the Kassam Stadium in second-half added time last season. Karlan Grant's stunning strike from the best part of 30 yards put the visitors ahead - a lead they held until the dying moments. Albion failed to clear a long throw from the left and Dane Scarlett nodded in a late, late leveller. Check out the highlights below.
Oxford United 3-0 Albion, September 1998
Albion suffered a 3-0 setback against the U's at the start of the 1998/99 Division One term. Efforts from Joey Beauchamp, Paul Powell and Simon Marsh secured a comfortable win for the hosts.
Oxford United 2-1 Albion, February 1998
The U's claimed a narrow triumph over the Baggies in the middle of February in 1998. Phil Gilchrist's goal had Oxford 1-0 up at the break, but Bob Taylor equalised for the away team shortly after the hour. The Albion weren't able to hang on to a point though, sadly. Kevin Francis scored the winner for Oxford with just nine minutes remaining.
Pre-match stats
Albion will be hoping to secure their first victory at Oxford United since a 3-1 triumph in September 1990.
James Morrison will be hoping to extend his unbeaten record when taking charge of the Baggies. The 39-year-old has managed three Albion games, two in the Sky Bet Championship and one in the Emirates FA Cup. He took four points from second-tier matches away at Cardiff City (0-0) and at home to Luton Town (5-3) in the final two fixtures of the 2024/25 campaign, before leading the club to a penalty shootout triumph over Swansea City following a 2-2 draw after 120 minutes in January.
Oxford boss Matt Bloomfield suffered relegation to Sky Bet League One the last time he faced James Morrison's Albion. He was in charge of Luton when they were beaten 5-3 by the Baggies at The Hawthorns in May 2025.
Albion have the chance to complete a first league double over the U's for the first time since the 1990/91 term when they won 3-1 at Oxford, before claiming a 2-0 home triumph later that season.
Both teams have scored in just three of Oxford's last ten games in all competitions.
Colours for the road
Albion will wear their home colours on their travels this weekend.
The last time the Baggies wore navy-blue-and-white stripes away from The Hawthorns was at Hull City in December.
Ticket information
Tickets in the away end for Albion's Sky Bet Championship clash at Oxford United have sold out.
The Baggies will be backed by 1,450 fans at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.
Thank you, as always, for your outstanding support!
