Match Preview: Oxford City vs Dulwich Hamlet
Oxford City will look to make it back-to-back wins in Vanarama National League South with a win over Dulwich Hamlet on Saturday (Kick-off 12:30).
COUNTDOWN TO KICK-OFF
Despite pushing for the play-offs last season, Dulwich haven't been able to replicate the form that made them such a force in VNLS last season.
Gavin Rose, Dulwich's manager for the previous four years, left the club in September. However, under new manager Paul Barnes, Hamlet's form has improved.
The Hoops will be looking to string together some consistent results after a sporadic run of form but Saturday's last-gasp win over Cheshunt has put Ross Jenkins' side back in the thick of the play-off hunt.
LAST TIME OUT:
Oxford City continued their play-off push in the capital with a big win over Dulwich Hamlet at Champion Hill.
Second-half goals from Zac McEachran and Joe Iaciofano sealed a huge win in front of a capacity crowd at Champion Hill Stadium.
FORM:
OXFORD CITY
Form: LDWDW
After a string of positive performances in VNLS, Saturday's last-minute winner against Cheshunt extended City's unbeaten run in the league to four games.
The Hoops have been consistently inconsistent recently, but the christmas run-in gives Ross Jenkins' side a chance to pick up valuable points as City continue to chase the play-off pack.
The last three games have been particularly impressive, with City's draw with Dartford meaning they've taken points off of the league's top three sides.
DULWICH HAMLET
Form: WLWWL
The Hamlet will be looking to put Saturday's 5-1 defeat to Havant & Waterlooville behind them this weekend. However, despite the thrashing, Dulwich are experiencing a revival after a slow start to the campaign.
Big wins against Hampton & Richmond, St Albans and Hungerford Town has lifted the London side out of the relegation places and now the pressure is on to put some distance between them and the drop zone.
Defeats to Dartford and Worthing are no disgrace and if it wasn't for their slow start (where the club went on a run of six defeats in a row), they could well still spring a surprise a late play-off push this season.
ONE TO WATCH: Nana Owusu
A man who needs no introduction to City fans, Nana Owusu has found a new lease of life at Dulwich. After joining the Hoops in 2019, Nana had a fruitful spell at the RAW Charging Stadium, playing a part in our Emirates FA Cup run in 2020.
Owusu can play in a number of positions across the attack and is the Hamlet's joint top scorer this season with six goals so far.
THE GAFFER'S THOUGHTS: ROSS JENKINS
“They’re (Dulwich) a dangerous team, we’ve always had good encounters with them.” Jenkins told www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk.
“I think they have a few games in hand, so I wouldn’t even look at the table in terms of where they’re sat. If they win three games they’re right up there again.
“We know a couple of their players. Nana Owusu was with us last season and we know the threat that he brings, so they’ve got a lot of danger in their team."
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