FT Oxford 4 York City 0: Minstermen slump to defeat

York City crashed to defeat against promotion hopefuls Oxford as their bid to climb out of the League Two drop zone suffered a setback.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Mar 2016, 21:38 BST

Updated 1st Mar 2016, 21:41 BST

The night started badly, as former Rotherham United striker Jordan Bowery fired the hosts in front after 10 minutes.

Oxford doubled their advantage on 72 minutes, Chey Dunkley netting a second goal, before Danny Hylton fired home a third seven minutes later.

Kemar Roofe rubbed salt into York’s wounds with a late fourth goal.

Oxford Utd: Buchel, Kenny, Dunkley, Mullins, Skarz, MacDonald, Sercombe, Ruffels, O’Dowda, Hylton, Bowery. Subs: Slocombe, Roofe, Waring, Ismail, Ashby, Maguire, Evans.

York: Ingham, Boyle, Winfield, Hendrie, Cameron, Ilesanmi, Penn, Summerfield, Berrett, Fewster, Coulson. Subs: Flinders, Oliver, Carson, Hyde, Dixon, McEvoy, Galbraith.

Referee: Oliver Langford (W Midlands)

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