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MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Torquay United versus Oxford City, FA Cup fourth
qualifying round
Venue: Plainmoor
Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Torquay: 1
Draw: 0
Oxford City: 1

FORM GUIDE

Torquay (4W, 1D, 1L):
W 4-0 Maidenhead United A
D 2-2 Dorking Wanderers H
W 6-1 AFC Stoneham H (FA Cup second qualifying round)
L 0-3 Billericay Town
W 1-0 Tonbridge Angels A (FA Cup third qualifying round)
W 5-1 Slough Town H

Oxford City (4W, 1D, 1L):
L 0-1 AFC Telford A
W 3-0 Radcliffe FC A
W 2-0 Dorchester Town A (FA Cup second qualifying round)
D 1-1 Morecambe H
W 6-1 Enfield Town H (FA Cup third qualifying round)
W 3-0 Hebburn Town A

TOP GOAL-SCORERS

Torquay: Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (5)

Oxford City: Tyrone Marsh (5)

OXFORD FACT FILE

Year founded: 1882 (reformed in 1990)

Nickname: The Hoops

Notable honours:
National League South:
Play-off winners: 2022-23
Southern League:
Play-off winners: 2011-12
FA Amateur Cup
Winners: 1906

THE MANAGER – ROSS JENKINS

Currently in his second spell as Oxford City manager, Ross Jenkins will be looking emulate his first spell, which saw him guide the Hoops to the fifth tier for the first time in their history in the 2022-23 campaign, when they won promotion from National League South. As a player, Jenkins started his playing career with hometown club Watford before having spells in a number of different countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Norway and Scotland until he was forced into early retirement at the age of 28.

He started his coaching career with the Hoops and first became manager in March 2022 after a successful caretaker spell following David Oldfield’s departure for Weymouth. Jenkins left the Hoops after they made an immediate return to the sixth tier and was appointed as Boreham Wood manager in the summer of 2024,but later left after eight games in charge.

PLAYER PROFILE – TYRONE MARSH

Many of the Plainmoor faithful will remember Tyrone Marsh from his brief spell with the Gulls in the 2015-16 season, which saw him score seven times in 21 appearances before he was sold to Dover Athletic in January 2016.

He has since had spells with Macclesfield Town, Boreham Wood (twice), Stevenage and Bedford Town prior to his move to the Hoops, and he remains a prolific scorer at the sixth tier.

PLAYER STATS:
Position: Centre-Forward
DOB: 24/12/93 (32)
Previous Club: Bedford Town
26/27 NLS Stats: Appearances 10, Goals 8, Assists 1, Yellow/Red Cards 1/1

OLD BOYS

Torquay: Isaac Westendorf

Oxford City: Tyrone Marsh, Dillon De Silva

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay (4-3-3): Toby Savin; Harry Shield, Oladare Olunfenwa, Luke Browne, Kian Jenkins; Matt Worthington, Dan Hayfield, Caleb Roberts; Jacob Beaumont-Clark, Cody Cooke, Sean Robertson

Oxford City (4-4-2): Jonny Maxted, Deago Nelson, Ludwig Francillette, Darnell Johnson, Evan Humphries; Josh Ashby, Scott Pollock, Tyrae Njogu; Max Smith, Tyrone Marsh, Ellis Brown,

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Saturday 26th January 2019, Torquay United 7 Oxford City
2

Jake Andrews emphatically exorcised the memory of his penalty miss against Bath City the week before by netting a hat-trick as Torquay United outclassed Oxford City to remain top of National League South.

In wet and windy weather conditions United edged ahead on seven minutes when Jamie Reid saw his initial effort parried away by Oxford keeper Craig King before Saikou Janneh stabbed home the rebound. In the 21st minute, Janneh completed his brace as he fired home from close range following good work from substitute Ruairi Keating. Within a minute United added a third when Reid struck with his 20th of the season after being picked out by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans.

The Gulls extended their lead in the 34th minute when Andrews curled home United’s fourth directly from a corner. Four minutes later, Keating had an effort ruled out for offside but United made it 5-0 three minutes before the break as Andrews turned home a Reid cross with a shot that went in off the post. Andrews completed his treble with United’s sixth of the afternoon on 58 minutes with a back heel following a cross from Lemonheigh-Evans.

Josh Ashby and Kabongo Tshimanga then grabbed two consolation goals for Oxford in the 68th and 71st minutes respectively to give the score line a more respectable look before Reid slotted home the Gulls’ seventh on 79 minutes.

COYY – STEVE

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