Jamie Cumming injury update issued after Oxford United thrash Foxes

The Yellows stormed to a 4-0 victory over Russell Martin’s Foxes on Saturday, Mark Harris with two and Mo Missanga and Jamie McDonnell with a goal each to secure second win of the League One season.

It was a day to remember for many players at the King Power Stadium, with Missanga and McDonnell both notching their first goals for the club, the former on only his second senior start.

Simon Eastwood started the afternoon for a second game running whilst first-choice goalkeeper Jamie Cumming returned to the bench after a groin injury.

Cumming was withdrawn early into the U’s 2-1 win over Stevenage, 37-year-old Eastwood replacing him, and subsequently missed out on a place in the squad for a midweek trip to Huddersfield Town last week which ended in a 3-1 defeat.

After the 27-year-old returned to the bench in the East Midlands, head coach Ramsey offered an update on the no.1 keeper’s status.

“He’s only had one training session with the team,” the Yellows boss disclosed after the win at Leicester.

“So for us, we know how important he is for the team.

“Eastwood did really well last week and for him to come in again today and get that clean sheet is brilliant.

“But now as well, for Jamie’s sake, he’s got a full week of preparation now to really make sure that he’s in a good place now for next week.”

Backup shot-stopper Eastwood secured his first clean sheet in almost three years against the Foxes and the Yellows’ first of the season.

The keeper’s last clean sheet came in December 2023, a 1-0 win at Forest Green Rovers in the EFL trophy.

Eastwood, who has been at the club since 2016, has performed well whilst standing in in-between the sticks.

Despite losing against Huddersfield, the former Terrier did all he could and made five saves at the Accu Stadium.

The Englishman then managed four against Leicester, with a statistic of 0.6 goals prevented according to Sofascore.

His colleague Cumming played every minute of last season’s league campaign which saw United relegated from the Championship under Gary Rowett and then Matt Bloomfield.

The former Chelsea man kept eight clean sheets for a struggling U’s side last term.

His last campaign in League One was in the U’s promotion season of 2023/24 where he joined in January on a six-month loan.

Cumming made 23 league and play-off appearances in that time and managed seven clean sheets, including in the 2-0 play-off final win at Wembley against Bolton Wanderers.