Oxford City vs Leicester City - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 04 Nov 2026 16:25, Last updated: 04 Nov 2026 16:28

National League North outfit Oxford City volition invited Leicester City successful the archetypal circular of the 2026-27 FA Cup connected Friday night.

it is the archetypal clip that Leicester person competed successful this circular since 2008, and the Foxes volition beryllium bidding to debar what should beryllium a daze exit to sixth-tier opposition.

Match preview

Oxford City person managed to advancement to the 2nd circular of the FA Cup connected 3 erstwhile occasions - 1969-70, 2017-18 and 2020-21, truthful the nine person erstwhile erstwhile it comes to advancing past this signifier of the celebrated cupful competition.

The Hoops volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a disappointing result, though, going down 3-1 astatine location to South Shields successful the National League North connected Saturday.

Ross Jenkins' broadside are presently 2nd successful the National League North, picking up 27 points from their opening 14 matches of the campaign, which has near them 2nd successful the table, 2 points down South Shields pursuing the clash betwixt the apical two.

Oxford City person had to triumph 3 matches to scope this circular of the FA Cup, overcoming Dorchester, Enfield Town and Torquay to beryllium contiguous successful the archetypal round.

Leicester, meanwhile, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-2 gully with Stevenage, with the effect leaving them successful 10th spot successful the League One table.

The Foxes person won 3 of their past 5 league games, and it would beryllium 1 of the biggest shocks successful caller FA Cup past if they failed to beforehand from this contest.

Leicester, who famously won this contention backmost successful 2021, are successful the archetypal circular of the FA Cup for the archetypal clip since 2008.

Russell Martin is inactive nether unit astatine Leicester but remains astatine the helm, with the 40-year-old bidding to assistance the Foxes unafraid a instrumentality to the Championship.

Leicester's past FA Cup lucifer fixture brought a 2-1 decision to Southampton successful the last-16 signifier of the 2025-26 competition.

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Team News

Oxford City volition beryllium looking to Tyrone Marsh for goals connected Friday, with the 32-year-old netting 9 times successful each competitions astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 campaign.

There volition besides beryllium a presumption successful the squad for Scott Pollock, who has been different cardinal performer this season, coming up with six goals and 2 assists successful 13 appearances.

Ludwig Francillette and Josh Ashby are besides acceptable to beryllium notable starters.

As for Leicester, determination are acceptable to beryllium a fig of changes to the squad that took to the tract for the 2-2 gully with Stevenage successful the league past clip out.

However, Ben Nelson and Jakub Stolarczyk are some retired of the lucifer done injury.

Conor Chaplin should beryllium introduced successful the last 3rd of the field, portion 19-year-old Ilari Kangasniemi is expected to beryllium a notable starter astatine the back.

Fellow teen Louis Page is expected to beryllium among those to beryllium rested.

Oxford City imaginable starting lineup:

Maxted; Nelson, Francillette, Carroll, Humphries; Tetek, Ashby; Bateman, Pollock, Brown; Marsh

Leicester City imaginable starting lineup:

McCarthy; Aluko, Souttar, Kangasniemi, Thomas; Lundstram, Neale; Howell, Chaplin, Watson; Bristric

We say: Oxford City 0-3 Leicester City

We are not predicting an FA Cup daze connected Friday night; Leicester should person excessively overmuch prime for their National League North opponents successful the archetypal circular of the tournament.

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