Oxford United boss expects Placheta to miss rest of the season

The U’s travel to Derby County on Saturday as they look to secure second-tier survival in the remaining four games of the campaign.

Polish winger Placheta has been plagued with setbacks in the second half of the season, restricting him to just seven league appearances in 2026.

The consistency of Stan Mills and Myles Peart-Harris has meant that the 28-year-old has been unable to break back into the team when back from injury, his last match coming in a 24-minute cameo away at Portsmouth two games ago.

Oxford United’s Przemyslaw Placheta (left) and Coventry City’s Jay Dasilva battle for the ball (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

Placheta has three goals and one assist in 27 total appearances this season with his contract set to expire this summer.

The injury means U’s fans have potentially seen the winger play his last game in yellow and blue.

“We’ve lost Shemmy,” Yellows head coach Bloomfield confirmed.

“He just felt his hamstring in the warm-up on Wednesday. I doubt we’ll see him again this season, which is a shame.”

Striker Nik Prelec missed out on the match day squad last time out against Watford and remains injured.

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Nik Prelec vs Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Mike Allen)

“Still no Nik Prelec,” Bloomfield continued.

“That’s his ankle. He trained again on Tuesday, but again, didn’t feel quite right. He’s dropped out again.”

Elsewhere, Aidomo Emakhu and Jack Currie are both expected to be available, with the latter opting to wait until the summer to have an operation on his ankle.