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Derby County 1-0 Oxford United: Jaydon Banel waves his magic to down U’s

Matt Bloomfield rued the ones that got away after his relegation-threatened Oxford United suffered a damaging defeat at Derby County.

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The LeaguePaper Team
19 April 2026

Derby County’s Jaydon Banel fires home the crucial goal

By Nigel Gardner

DERBY COUNTY 1
Banel 22

OXFORD UNITED 0

Matt Bloomfield rued the ones that got away after his relegation-threatened Oxford United suffered a damaging defeat at Derby County.
Bloomfield saw his side waste three second-half chances that could have earned the U’s at least a share of the spoils after Jaydon Banel opened the scoring after 22 minutes.
He said: “I’ve got a mix of emotions. Disappointment at our performance in the first half and I’ve got frustration that we haven’t walked away with something at the end of the game.
“We’ve created two or three really goo...

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