Overview

• Nik Prelec and Przemyslaw Placheta scored before the break, and Brian De Keersmaecker added a late third after Anis Mehmeti’s long-range strike for City.
• All three Oxford goals arrived from or shortly after dead-ball situations, a vulnerability head coach Gerhard Struber singled out in his post-match remarks.
• Bristol City’s first league loss came before a 23,440 crowd and leaves them third in the Championship after six matches.
• Struber said centre-back Rob Atkinson will undergo a knee scan after an early exit, noting his value in aerial duels and set-piece defending.
• Oxford boss Gary Rowett praised his side’s set-piece delivery and their resolve during a sustained Bristol spell following Mehmeti’s goal, calling the first half outstanding.