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Leicester City warned Oxford City are ready to spring FA Cup surprise

The former FA Cup winners face a tricky test against National League North leaders Oxford City, with Hoops boss Ross Jenkins backing his side to make the most of home advantage.

by
The Football League Paper Team
1 November 2026

Leicester City’s Wes Morgan, left, and Kasper Schmeichel lift the FA Cup in 2021.

By Jon Couch

Former FA Cup winners Leicester City head to Oxford City on Friday night – and must beware a cup ambush.
Back-to-back relegations have seen the Foxes fall to the third tier, meaning they start off in the first round.
The 2021 victors have been drawn at the National League North pacesetting Hoops, who are eager to take a famous scalp in front of the TNT Sports cameras.
And after Fleetwood Town knocked Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup in midweek, manager Ross Jenkins, who reached the fifth round as a player with Watford in 2010, sees no reason why Oxford City can’t go on and create...

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