Alex Neil’s side are hoping to secure a top-two finish on the final day of the season, with The Lions needing to win and hope that Ipswich Town, who are one point ahead with a superior goal difference, drop points at home to Queens Park Rangers.

Oxford, on the other hand, have nothing to play after relegation was confirmed before their last home game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

The U’s put on a show at the Kassam and ran out 4-1 winners thanks to two goals from Tottenham Hotspur loanee Will Lankshear and strikes from Will Vaulks and Myles Peart-Harris.

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Millwall struggled to a 1-1 draw with already-relegated Leicester City most recently, a 91st-minute equaliser from Macauley Langstaff rescuing a point away from home.

Striker Josh Coburn was forced off early against The Foxes whilst centre back Caleb Taylor has been missing since picking up a foot injury in his side’s win over Stoke City the game prior.

According to the Southwark News, Coburn’s availability against Oxford remains unclear.

“He’s doing okay,” Lions boss Neil told NewsAtDen.

Millwall manager Alex Neil (right) celebrates (Image: Nick Potts/PA Wire)

“He landed awkwardly, so I don’t think that the gash is the biggest issue. We’ll see how he develops this week, and then we’ll make decisions.”

Taylor has been in a walking boot, which is precautionary according to the Southwark News, and a decision on him will also be made closer to Saturday.

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Despite the two possible setbacks, Neil does hope to have some returning faces in the fold for the final day.

Millwall’s Caleb Taylor tries to direct a shot on goal (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

“We’re going to have a few players back for this weekend.

“What the game time or involvement will look like is unclear at the moment, but I expect to have a couple of lads back in the squad.”

Midfielder Billy Mitchell and full back Alfie Doughty have both been out since March and April.

The U’s were relegated from the Championship last weekend after lunchtime results meant that Charlton Athletic and West Bromwich Albion clawed themselves out of the reach of Bloomfield’s side.

Arriving in January, The Yellows’ boss helped the club to an upturn in form after a poor first half of the season under Gary Rowett.

A run of just one defeat in eight games was halted by defeats to Derby County and Wrexham, ultimately leading to Oxford’s relegation.

With one more Championship fixture remaining this weekend against promotion chasing Millwall, Bloomfield touched on his position for next season.

“Yes, I’m confident,” the United boss declared in his pre-match press conference.

“I think I’ve enjoyed my time at the club. It’s obviously been not the outcome that we wanted for the season.

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“We knew we’d need to get to 50 points to try and stay in the league. But you never know how the league’s going to go and pan out. We’ve been pleasantly content with some of the improvements that we’ve made.

“But ultimately, we wanted to come stay in the league.

“I’ve just not given much thought to my job, to the bigger situation.

“And ultimately, as a manager or head coach, all you can do is focus on being the best you can be.

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After being chosen and appointed by the powers that be at The U’s, Bloomfield maintains that he still feels supported by his bosses.

“Yeah, absolutely,” the 42-year-old replied when asked whether he still feels backed.

“I’ve not heard anything to the contrary, so I keep doing my job. I don’t know anything else, so I keep working.

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“We’ve spent lots of time with Ed this week, as we always do, working, talking about everything that’s going on around the building, around the team. So from my side, nothing’s changed. So as a head coach and as a manager, I keep working.”

Oxford discovered their fate prior to their 4-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday but, despite a good performance, the reality of relegation was one which took its toll.

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“My weekend was not good,” Bloomfield continued.

“I had to apologise to my wife on Sunday before I went to the dinner. I was not nice to be around. I hate losing.

“But we’ve got another game to play at the weekend and it’s important that we now focus on what the future holds for our football club. You can’t change the past.

“All we can do is focus on the here and now, being the best we can be today and making sure we’re ready for the weekend and trying to build towards a brighter future.”

The legendary football coach, who managed clubs such as Leeds United, Crystal Palace, and Middlesbrough, appeared at Oxford’s training ground and posed with some of The U’s players on social media.

Yellows stars, Brodie Spencer, Ciaron Brown, Will Vaulks, and Michal Helik were all pictured with Warnock in a photo that the 77-year-old shared on his X account.

Warnock is a friend of Craig Short, a coach on the team at Oxford who has acted as caretaker boss on a number of occasions, with the duo spending two years together at Sheffield United from 2005 to 2007.

In Oxford today so popped in to see all the lads who I had signed over the years at various clubs!

Can you name them all? pic.twitter.com/wLXQDDRQMm

— Neil Warnock (@warnockofficial) April 29, 2026

Short was a defender for the Blades in that period whilst Warnock was in charge.

The U’s players pictured with the cult hero manager all played under him at various points in Warnock’s career.

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Spencer and Helik were both at Huddersfield Town during Warnock’s second spell the club in 2023 with lasted seven months.

Midfielder Vaulks played under the current Torquay United football advisor at Rotherham United whilst Brown was managed by him at Cardiff City.

The visit comes four days after relegation to League One was confirmed for The U’s and three days before their final Championship game of the season against Millwall.