Overview
- Oxford scored all three goals from set-piece phases, with Nik Prelec heading in from a Brian De Keersmaecker free-kick, Przemyslaw Placheta striking after a corner, and a late De Keersmaecker delivery sealing the win.
- Anis Mehmeti halved the deficit with a long-range strike early in the second half, prompting a spell of pressure that Oxford weathered.
- Rob Atkinson left after about 15 minutes with a knee issue and will have a scan, and Max Bird missed the match due to a calf problem with assessment planned.
- Gerhard Struber criticised Bristol City's set-piece defending, saying his side lacked the required attention and behaviour in those moments.
- The result gave Oxford their first league win of the season and lifted them out of the Championship relegation zone.