scorer of this goal and he added two more in the second half, one of them a penalty, to complete his hat-trick as Oxford won the game 4–1. The quarter-final, in January 2017, was also played at the Kassam, with Bradford City as their opponents. Weary after a dramatic FA Cup match against Newcastle United during the weekend, United started the game tentatively, relying on two saves by Eastwood to keep the game goalless. They played much better after half-time, following a tactical switch. Midway through the second half, Bradford's Rory McArdle had to leave the pitch to receive treatment for a head injury. Oxford capitalised on the temporary advantage, scoring twice in two minutes through Maguire and Johnson. Jordy Hiwula pulled one back for the visitors with five minutes remaining, but Oxford held on to book their place in the semi-final. Their final-four game was played at Kenilworth Road against Luton Town on 1 March 2017. Once again Oxford relied on Eastwood for crucial saves early in the game, but they then took the lead as Phil Edwards fired in while sitting on the ground, after a mis-hit shot by Liam Sercombe. They doubled their lead after 69 minutes through Johnson and appeared to be heading for a comfortable win until Luton retaliated with two goals of their own, from Isaac Vassell and Danny Hylton. Oxford clinched the match shortly after the equaliser, however, Johnson scoring with an left-footed shot to book his team's place in the final. Match Pre-match With Coventry at the bottom of League One and Oxford challenging for a play-off place, City manager Mark Robins was pragmatic about his team's prospects of victory. In a radio interview before the game, he said that "there's no pressure on us, we're underdogs in terms of league position". He urged his players to make the most of their day out at Wembley Stadium but also noted that the best way to enjoy the occasion would be to win the match. As he had not been the club's manager during their progress to the final, Robins chose to eschew the usual convention that the manager leads out the team. In his place, the club selected coach and former goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic, who had played in the FA Cup winning team 30 years earlier. Oxford manager Michael Appleton addressed the issue of low supporter turnout following the inclusion of academy