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Oxford boss Karl Robinson: Fleetwood draw was a point in the right direction

by
Nick Powell
2 November 2022

Oxford boss Karl Robinson was not too unhappy with a point from the 1-1 draw at home to Fleetwood after teenager Gatlin O’Donkor scored his first goal for the club.
Carlos Mendes Gomes had put Fleetwood in front after just 65 seconds with his fifth goal in the last seven games.
But 18-year-old O’Donkor, who came on as a half-time substitute for Marcus Browne, levelled less than five minutes into the second half.
Robinson said: “For me it’s a point in the right direction and now we need that bit of a break because we’ve been relying on the same players week in, week out.
“We have to take respon...

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