Championship

U’s are ‘Bloom-ing’ fab, says Matt

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 March 2026

By Jonny Bentley

PRESTON NE 1
Osmajic 12

OXFORD UNITED 3
Helik 5, Lankshear 55, Brown 61

NO JOY: Preston’s Alfie Devine attempts a header at goal
PICTURE: Alamy

MATT Bloomfield saluted a ‘team effort’ after his Oxford United side boosted their survival hopes by winning at Preston.
Michal Helik prodded the relegation-threatened outfit ahead in the fourth minute, before Milutin Osmajic’s 12th-minute equaliser.
Will Lankshear’s improvised 55th-minute finish restored the visitors’ lead and Ciaron Brown’s header six minutes later...

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