Oxford Utd v Swansea City

:00:44. > :00:51.Hello, a second morning to you. Welcome to the stadium, home of

:00:52. > :00:54.Oxford United, going so well in League Two, the FA Cup weekend

:00:55. > :00:59.continues. What a magnificent Friday and Saturday we have had. Exeter

:01:00. > :01:02.City and Bristol City almost knocking out Premier League

:01:03. > :01:08.opposition. Swansea City are hoping their name is not added to a long

:01:09. > :01:25.list of famous FA Cup third round giant killers. Thomas takes it. What

:01:26. > :01:50.a goal Mickey Thomas! And it is in! Cardiff have scored!

:01:51. > :02:01.This is what the FA Cup is all about.

:02:02. > :02:05.So, amazing memories there. And there is the man himself, Alan

:02:06. > :02:10.Curtis, now the Swansea City manager. It is a sellout crowd here.

:02:11. > :02:16.The Oxford United fans have been here since very early on, looking to

:02:17. > :02:21.meet some of Swansea City's players. Looking very relaxed today. We'll be

:02:22. > :02:26.talking to Matty Grimes about the dangers of the FA Cup. Midweek we

:02:27. > :02:30.were looking for a good cup run to kick-start our season. You signed

:02:31. > :02:33.from Exeter last year, so I guess you know Oxford well. You played

:02:34. > :02:37.with them in League Two. What do you know about the side? I know they

:02:38. > :02:41.like to play passing football. I know they have had a great season so

:02:42. > :02:44.far. They are in the top of the league, so it will with a tough game

:02:45. > :02:49.today. Good luck, thank you Matt. Thank you. Matty Grimes starts for

:02:50. > :02:55.Swansea City. He has picked Alan Curtis a strong side today. Let's

:02:56. > :02:59.talk to kit Simons, former assistant Wales manager, and Chris Todd, who

:03:00. > :03:03.almost called a massive giant killing yesterday. Oxford United's

:03:04. > :03:08.fans really fancy this today. They will do. Doing well in League Two.

:03:09. > :03:12.All the pressure is heaped on Swansea. It is one of those banana

:03:13. > :03:16.skins. There were no upsets yesterday and Swansea won't want to

:03:17. > :03:21.be the first one. The pitch is looking remarkable today. Fair play

:03:22. > :03:25.to the ground staff today. That's right. Oxford like to play football

:03:26. > :03:29.as well. We know about Swansea's possession football game, so the

:03:30. > :03:35.pitch will suit them. There is no excuses today. It will be a tough

:03:36. > :03:45.game for Swansea. Good to see you almost knocking Bolton Wanderers

:03:46. > :03:48.yesterday. But Michael Appleton will be dressing intolies players there

:03:49. > :03:51.is the chance of a real upset here today? Yes, they'll be excited about

:03:52. > :03:56.today. There's a good chance for them. They are on good league form.

:03:57. > :04:01.Swansea aren't having a great time at the minute. They'll be wanting to

:04:02. > :04:06.show how good they are. If you want to know more about Oxford United

:04:07. > :04:11.Football Club Katherine has been doing her homework. When you think

:04:12. > :04:19.of Oxford, what comes to mind? Universities and lots of them.

:04:20. > :04:24.You've got University College Oxford, Keble college Oxford, New

:04:25. > :04:34.College Oxford, Oriel College, Merton... I could go on. Stephen

:04:35. > :04:38.Hawking, Tim Henman and entertain ter Timmy Mallet. They were once

:04:39. > :04:45.owned by Robert Maxwell. Oxford's best run was in the 1963-64 season.

:04:46. > :04:52.And Tony Jones scores. But their finest moment came when they won the

:04:53. > :04:57.League Cup in 198, beating QPR 3-0. Oxford meet Swansea for the third

:04:58. > :05:00.time in the cup but two former Swansea City players have played for

:05:01. > :05:04.Oxford in the past this. Season Oxford are third in the League Two

:05:05. > :05:09.and have reached the third round of the FA Cup by beating Braintree in

:05:10. > :05:15.round 1 and Forest Green in round 2. And that's your rough guide to

:05:16. > :05:19.Oxford. Oxford United are currently third in League Two. They are going

:05:20. > :05:23.very well under Michael Appleton in what is a tight lead, but one of the

:05:24. > :05:26.men Swansea City will have to look out for is Kemar Roofe. 13 goals

:05:27. > :05:34.this season. Very quick and very strong. That's right. He is a good

:05:35. > :05:39.strong player. I have known him since I took the FA youth team. He

:05:40. > :05:43.was one of the stars of the show back then. It is good to see him

:05:44. > :05:47.getting his career going at Oxford with a coach he knows well, Michael

:05:48. > :05:51.Appleton. And Roofe is one of the players too look out for. Swansea

:05:52. > :05:57.City will have to monitor him Chris? Definitely. There is lots of good

:05:58. > :06:01.talent at the lower levels. Lads out there will want to show how good

:06:02. > :06:05.they are and can play at a higher level. It will be an interesting day

:06:06. > :06:10.for sure. It is a really good day for players in the lower league,

:06:11. > :06:17.people like Kemar Roofe? Massively. The cameras are here, the crowds

:06:18. > :06:20.will be buzzing. Let's hear from the Oxford United manager, Michael

:06:21. > :06:25.Appleton. He's been talking to Euan Roberts. Michael, you beat two

:06:26. > :06:27.National League sides in the first couple of rounds. You've got Swansea

:06:28. > :06:32.City, a Premier League side, at home. Do you fancy your chances? I

:06:33. > :06:35.think you've got to look at some of the results yesterday. The third

:06:36. > :06:39.round can bring a bit of magic, as we all know. The reality is if

:06:40. > :06:42.Swansea turn up on the day and play well it will be a difficult

:06:43. > :06:47.afternoon for everyone. If they are slightly behind it and we can play

:06:48. > :06:53.to our potential, which I know we can, who knows? We are expecting

:06:54. > :06:57.Swansea to make changes to their normal starting XI. You are third

:06:58. > :07:01.from League Two, they are fourth from bottom. A lot of people are

:07:02. > :07:06.looking at this game as a real chance for you to go further? Yes, I

:07:07. > :07:10.don't know if that makes us more dangerous or more predictable.

:07:11. > :07:14.People will come here expecting the players, rather than us being the

:07:15. > :07:17.underdogs, as we should be. The most important thing is the players enjoy

:07:18. > :07:20.themselves. If they enjoy themselves they will relax. They've got the

:07:21. > :07:24.crowd behind them, it's a full house today. It could be that day where we

:07:25. > :07:31.walk away with a special feeling. Brilliant. Through for talking to us

:07:32. > :07:35.the, Michael. Euan Roberts is part of our commentary team. Oxford

:07:36. > :07:39.United fans are in fine voice. You may be able to see Swansea City fans

:07:40. > :07:46.have travelled in their numbers. They've backed their side in what's

:07:47. > :07:50.within -- been a nightmare over Christmas.

:07:51. > :07:58.COMMENTATOR: A terrible performance. A shocking display. Where do Swansea

:07:59. > :08:02.City go next? Swansea City have parted with their manager. Tonight

:08:03. > :08:06.it has been revealed that Swansea's coach, Alan Curtis, is set to take

:08:07. > :08:09.charge for Saturday's game against Manchester City. It is really

:08:10. > :08:13.important that they make a commitment to him at least until the

:08:14. > :08:18.end of the season for the players to buy into what he is trying to do. No

:08:19. > :08:22.matter which football team you support the one thing you can agree

:08:23. > :08:26.on is Alan Curtis is one of the nicest men in football. He's been

:08:27. > :08:29.talking to Katherine. Alan, Thursday, that announcement that you

:08:30. > :08:33.are staying with Swansea until the end of the season. Have things felt

:08:34. > :08:37.different this week? Has it brought stability to the club? Probably some

:08:38. > :08:40.stability. The players, it is important that they knew that

:08:41. > :08:43.somebody was going to be in charge until the end of the season rather

:08:44. > :08:48.than more changes again. The players to be fair, the last five weeks or

:08:49. > :08:51.so have responded to what we've been trying to tell them. That played a

:08:52. > :08:55.part in my decision to continue until the end of the season. You've

:08:56. > :08:59.named your team today. Quite a few changes. Are you confident it is a

:09:00. > :09:04.strong enough team to beat a side flying high in League Two at the

:09:05. > :09:07.moment? The majority of players have all played quite a number of games

:09:08. > :09:13.already this season. Even a couple of weeks ago it was more or less the

:09:14. > :09:19.same team at the Palace where we ground out a 0-0. So I'm confident

:09:20. > :09:22.whichever team we put out we'll be competitive. A lot of internationals

:09:23. > :09:29.and good players on the side. Alan, good luck. Thank you. If you know

:09:30. > :09:32.Alan Curtis, the right decision of the Swansea board to give the job to

:09:33. > :09:38.Alan Curtis until the end of the season? I think so. There's been an

:09:39. > :09:41.upturn in fortunes since Curtis has taken over. It was probably the

:09:42. > :09:45.right thing to do rather than rush it and make the wrong appointment.

:09:46. > :09:49.They wanted to make sure they made the right one. Giving Curtis time

:09:50. > :09:56.until the end of the season is the right one. Is it a sensible idea to

:09:57. > :10:01.give the job to a relatively inexperienced manager? He is Mr

:10:02. > :10:04.Swansea City. He knows the ins and outs, the back room Steph,

:10:05. > :10:08.everything. He will give it his best shot. If there is one person who is

:10:09. > :10:12.going to give it absolutely everything it is Alan Curtis. Some

:10:13. > :10:22.of the big name players didn't professional in the FA Cup. What you

:10:23. > :10:28.want from Swansea City players, like Jonjo Shelvey, it is so step up this

:10:29. > :10:33.afternoon. They are experienced players in the squad. It is his

:10:34. > :10:39.service that led to a lot of the goals for other players. They'll be

:10:40. > :10:45.keep to get that player. Shelvey's mental attitude has been brought

:10:46. > :10:49.into question a little bit. A lot of the Oxford United fans on the walk

:10:50. > :10:53.to the stadium were saying we really fancy it today, really fancy it.

:10:54. > :10:58.What do you think will happen today? I'm going to stick with Swansea. I'm

:10:59. > :11:01.a Swansea man myself. I believe they've put enough players out there

:11:02. > :11:05.to be capable of winning the match. It will be a tough day but I think

:11:06. > :11:10.they will get through. Too much Premier League experience? I think

:11:11. > :11:16.so. They should be too good but this FA Cup can turn up all sorts of

:11:17. > :11:22.problems. Let's join our match commentary team of review wan

:11:23. > :11:27.Roberts. And a good morning (Inaudible). Thank you. Both sides

:11:28. > :11:33.have important league matters on their minds. Oxford want to continue

:11:34. > :11:38.their push. Swansea City know it is vital to ensure Premier League

:11:39. > :11:46.survival. But look, the FA Cup still has its allure. More than 12,000

:11:47. > :11:50.packed into the Kassam Stadium on a chilly Sunday lunch time. Most of

:11:51. > :11:58.them are hoping that Swansea City will be the first Premier League

:11:59. > :12:07.side to bow out of the FA Cup at the third round stage this weekend. And

:12:08. > :12:11.a big day for Ross Barkley. He captained Swansea City for the very

:12:12. > :12:16.first time. Euan Roberts is alongside me. This is the part the

:12:17. > :12:21.players just want to get on with this don't they? Yes, it is a

:12:22. > :12:26.strange one for the players. You saw my interview with Michael Atherton.

:12:27. > :12:32.The players have been here since half 8. The Oxford players eating

:12:33. > :12:39.their pre-match meal at a quarter to nine. Oxford United are unchanged

:12:40. > :12:49.from the team which won 4-2 at Notts County. They have late permission to

:12:50. > :12:51.play striker Maguire mag, who is on line from Rotherham. Permission

:12:52. > :12:55.play striker Maguire mag, who is on line from Rotherham. -- Chris

:12:56. > :13:01.Maguire. The Swans give a debut to full-back Liam Shephard. A big day

:13:02. > :13:06.for him. Cork cork survives from the starting line-up which lost to

:13:07. > :13:10.Manchester United. But seven of the side started the swans' excellent

:13:11. > :13:16.draw at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. An important period for Jonjo

:13:17. > :13:20.Shelvey with the Euros in the summer. There's been plenty of

:13:21. > :13:26.speculation about his future, but Alan Curtis has said he doesn't want

:13:27. > :13:30.the England midfield er to leave. And Gomis was the talk of the town

:13:31. > :13:36.when he started the season in sensational scoring form. Goals in

:13:37. > :13:47.his opening four games. He has netted only once since August. And

:13:48. > :13:52.13 goals in all competition. Including the one over Forest Green

:13:53. > :13:59.Rovers to end this planned third round tie for Oxford United. And the

:14:00. > :14:05.referee is Mr Kevin Friender. He is just behind the supporters. Maybe a

:14:06. > :14:10.good omen for the Swans. He took charge at recommendably when they

:14:11. > :14:20.won the Capital One Cup three years ago. So the cost of the coin between

:14:21. > :14:24.Ross Barkley and the Oxford captain Jake Wright. All smiles it would

:14:25. > :14:30.seem. And what a great atmosphere. We were here at the end of November

:14:31. > :14:34.for Newport's visit. We both left the game that night very, very

:14:35. > :14:37.impressed with what we had seen from Oxford. They played the game the

:14:38. > :14:43.right day, they passed the ball. They keep possession, but they have

:14:44. > :14:47.got a goal threat. They have got pace on both flanks with Roofe and

:14:48. > :14:51.MacDonald. As we've said they've got plenty of goals in their side. But

:14:52. > :14:56.is the FA Cup a priority for Swansea City this season? Probably not. They

:14:57. > :15:00.want to maintain their Premier League status. I am hoping the

:15:01. > :15:04.attitude is right, the preparation's been good and they haven't got one

:15:05. > :15:09.eye on that huge game on Wednesday night at the Liberty against

:15:10. > :15:17.England. They've got to concentrate on these next 90 minutes. So it is

:15:18. > :15:24.Oxford United in League Two ready to take on Premier League side Swansea

:15:25. > :15:30.City. 54 places between these teams. How much will that count today?

:15:31. > :15:37.There'll be a slight delay because of the balloons on the pitch.

:15:38. > :15:45.There's a good atmosphere here at the Kassam Stadium. And that's what

:15:46. > :15:54.studs are for. So Kevin Friend is waiting for the party beer to be

:15:55. > :16:01.removed. And Swansea City looking to avoid being the first Premier League

:16:02. > :16:09.side to bite the dust in the FA Cup this season. Oxford get us under way

:16:10. > :16:21.for the high noon shoot-out here at the Qassam. An immediate touch for

:16:22. > :16:25.the dangerman Roofe. You can see that there'll be plenty of

:16:26. > :16:47.commitment. Emnes the Dutchman. The free kick is taken quickly.

:16:48. > :16:55.Didn't work out too well. Jordi Amat, a cat larges hammers it away

:16:56. > :17:01.for Swansea City. Emnes sends Montero, but a good challenge by

:17:02. > :17:07.Lundstram, the former Everton player. That's a decent chance. It

:17:08. > :17:24.is good play by Emnes. Puts the defender under pressure. He wins the

:17:25. > :17:29.ball. But his pass wouldn't good or Montero would have been forward.

:17:30. > :17:46.Barkley keeps close attention to Kamaru.

:17:47. > :17:59.Roofe on the ball again. He's seen plenty of touches.

:18:00. > :18:14.Maguire originally denied the chance to play, but they relented today.

:18:15. > :18:19.Just that one win at home against West Brom and they really need to

:18:20. > :18:23.start winning games now. You would expect with this starting XI,

:18:24. > :18:34.especially the front six, that they should be more than capable of

:18:35. > :18:40.beating this Oxford side today. Gets his first touch in the Oxford goal.

:18:41. > :18:47.Both sides have to look back to 1964 for their longest runs in the FA

:18:48. > :18:58.Cup. Oxford got to the quarterfinal. Swansea City made the semifinals. A

:18:59. > :19:04.great atmosphere. Superb. It's full. Swansea have sold their allocation.

:19:05. > :19:09.I think a few, many, many fans here today have expected, are expecting a

:19:10. > :19:13.cup upset here. Oxford flying in League Two. Swansea not having the

:19:14. > :19:23.best of times in the Premier League. For me it is all about attitude.

:19:24. > :19:30.Baldock with the throw. He is on loan from MK Dons. Likes to get

:19:31. > :19:47.forward. Oxford win a corner. Jordi Amat

:19:48. > :19:53.happy to put that one out. Kemar Roofe has gone from the left-hand

:19:54. > :20:07.side to the right-hand side. Wins the corner for Oxford. Barkley got

:20:08. > :20:17.to it. Oxford have it again, with Sercombe. Gomis holds it up for Liam

:20:18. > :20:27.Shephard. A big day for him. His Swansea City debut. He is the son of

:20:28. > :20:31.the former Merthyr player and manager, Gary Shephard. Shelvey

:20:32. > :20:38.sends Grimes forward. Gomis up ahead. Gomis waits in the middle.

:20:39. > :20:44.Will Emnes deliver? Took a deflection. And again Kemar Roofe

:20:45. > :20:50.has seen more touches of the ball than most players. That didn't help

:20:51. > :20:54.him had much then. Every time an Oxford player gets the ball they are

:20:55. > :20:59.looking for one man, and that is Kemar Roofe. He will go in the

:21:00. > :21:07.middle, to that right-hand side. Very confident young man.

:21:08. > :21:21.Grimes again. Emnes is onside. Gomis waits in the middle... And

:21:22. > :21:27.Montero... What a chance! What a chance for Montero. It is a great

:21:28. > :21:33.pull-back for Emnes. Was he offside? That's the question. From here he

:21:34. > :21:37.looks a yard offside but it is a terrific ball he pulls across.

:21:38. > :21:43.Montero makes good contact but he really should be hitting the target.

:21:44. > :21:46.A great pull-back by Emnes. Maybe bounced in front of Jefferson

:21:47. > :21:53.Montero. Couldn't keep his shot low enough. The best opportunity for the

:21:54. > :22:04.goal so far. Hasn't scored this season, Jefferson Montero. Played in

:22:05. > :22:09.the World Cup for Ecuador. Another Frenchman, straight to Lundstram.

:22:10. > :22:32.Skarz... Shephard plays the material ball to

:22:33. > :22:40.Cork. If Montero gets going he is really quick. Drives forward. Just

:22:41. > :22:44.bottled from him at the right moment. Good build-up play. Win the

:22:45. > :22:49.ball halfway in their own half to Swansea. They move it well.

:22:50. > :22:53.One-touch football. Shelvey finds himself in plenty of room. He has

:22:54. > :22:57.got the ability to find the back of the net from that distance. A

:22:58. > :23:00.disappointing shot in the end from the England man, but he'll be

:23:01. > :23:02.wanting to impress, having found himself out of the side in recent

:23:03. > :23:16.weeks. Starting to get a grip on the game,

:23:17. > :23:27.Swansea. Shephard... And slightly overphysical as far as Kevin Friend

:23:28. > :23:32.is concerned on Maguire. The material signs are we've got a cup

:23:33. > :23:37.tie on our hands. It is such an open game isn't it, both sides going for

:23:38. > :23:42.it. We expected a really good start from the home side. Well, they are

:23:43. > :23:46.at home. But all credit to the understaff here. The surface is

:23:47. > :23:52.absolutely second class here. First class, I'm sorry, not second class.

:23:53. > :23:59.Cork picks up the loose ball. Shelvey again. Gomis was on the move

:24:00. > :24:11.but overhit by the England midfielder. The better option was to

:24:12. > :24:18.Marvin Emnes. One defeat in 15 league and cup game for Oxford. So

:24:19. > :24:21.they are full of confidence. MacDonald goes down the right-hand

:24:22. > :24:32.side, gets help from Baldock. Said he would like to get forward. A

:24:33. > :24:35.header from Roofe. Plenty of goals this season. Once again he has

:24:36. > :24:42.drifted from this left-hand side. He is waiting in the penalty box. It is

:24:43. > :24:47.slightly behind him, that cross from George Baldock, the right-back. I

:24:48. > :24:55.was impressed with Baldock. Loads of energy down that right-hand side for

:24:56. > :25:03.Oxford. Here they come again. And that's powerfully on Ryan Taylor.

:25:04. > :25:10.Montero now. He wants to take on Baldock for pace. He's had the run

:25:11. > :25:15.at his marker. There he goes. And wins the corner. That's where

:25:16. > :25:23.Swansea will want to get in. That's when he is at his best. Best. Had a

:25:24. > :25:28.magnificent month in August. Was tearing apart. Just knocking the

:25:29. > :25:32.ball out of his feet. Down the line, getting to it first. It is a

:25:33. > :25:37.slightly disappointing cross for Montero in the end but he Wednesday

:25:38. > :25:55.a corner for Swansea. Shelvey with it. Well read by Lundstram. They

:25:56. > :26:03.have don their homework, Oxford. Emnes has got it all to do in that

:26:04. > :26:12.corner. Ran out of room. He's under pressure. Wasn't the best throw-in

:26:13. > :26:24.in the world. Good pressure by Baldock and MacDonald in the end.

:26:25. > :26:39.Tabanou... A chance for him to impress for Swansea City today. Good

:26:40. > :26:48.passing by Ryan Taylor. Picks out Shelvey. Both sides like the pass

:26:49. > :26:59.the ball. It's going be a really good footballing contest. Cork,

:27:00. > :27:04.season of Alan. FA Cup winner. Montero wants it wide. Shelvey goes

:27:05. > :27:09.down the middle. Fancies his chances again. The radar is not quite

:27:10. > :27:14.switched on yet. That was closer than the first one. Probably a bit

:27:15. > :27:19.further away by Shelvey. But he works the opening well. Went past

:27:20. > :27:24.one player easily. Gets hold of that shot but not on target, but he is

:27:25. > :27:28.getting closer. Shelvey has been told by Alan Curtis that he believes

:27:29. > :27:35.his future remains with Swansea City. His past has been all about

:27:36. > :27:39.Swansea City. It is a strange one with Jonjo Shelvey. Had a really

:27:40. > :27:47.good start to the season. Played for England. Lost his way a little bit

:27:48. > :27:53.since playing for England. Rushed into the cleanerance. Almost hit the

:27:54. > :27:57.manager, Michael Appleton, with that. L

:27:58. > :28:01.manager, Michael Appleton, with that. -- rushed into the clearance.

:28:02. > :28:09.Alan Curtis will be happy with that stat. They have had their best

:28:10. > :28:15.chance of the opening 12 minutes. It fell to Jefferson Montero. There

:28:16. > :28:19.were plenty of changes from the Manchester United game, but the bulk

:28:20. > :28:26.of this side, certainly the front six, all played against Crystal

:28:27. > :28:31.Palace on Boxing Day. The back four probably haven't played together

:28:32. > :28:38.before. You probably would worry in that instance, but there's plenty of

:28:39. > :28:43.experience in that midfield. Gomis, if he is at his best, he is more

:28:44. > :28:51.than capable of getting the goals today. There is enough going forward

:28:52. > :29:07.for Swansea City to get through. Liam Shephard with the throw-in.

:29:08. > :29:22.Roofe takes it to Taylor. And Oxford are keen to get on with this.

:29:23. > :29:32.Good turn by Maguire. Roofe again. Roofe does well to hit the cross in

:29:33. > :29:41.and Tabanou came in from the left-back position. Picked up by

:29:42. > :29:54.MacDonald. Baldock... MacDonald overlaps effectively. Good crossing.

:29:55. > :30:06.Just missed Taylor. Where was Tabanou? That was the question.

:30:07. > :30:15.They've got plenty of commitment. Maguire sends Skarz down the flank.

:30:16. > :30:17.Maguire won't be happy with that, into the Cloughs of Tabanou. Loughs

:30:18. > :30:23.Maguire won't be happy with that, into the Cloughs of Tabanou. --

:30:24. > :30:27.clutches of Tabanou. Had limited opportunities because of Taylor's

:30:28. > :30:33.consistency. Showed his frustrations at times with his comments. Hasn't

:30:34. > :30:43.played as much football since his move from Saint-Etienne.

:30:44. > :30:50.Stadium, Baldock is quick, but he's not quick, I'm afraid. Down the

:30:51. > :31:03.right-hand side. Not the best of passes from Lundstram. There's Alan

:31:04. > :31:09.Curtis. Dave Allens, who has been coaching since the departure of his

:31:10. > :31:18.predecessor. I think a decision needs to be made. Talks of certain

:31:19. > :31:23.managers joining Swansea. A club legend. He has had a reaction from

:31:24. > :31:29.the players on the pitch in their performances in the five games. He

:31:30. > :31:34.could just do with a win to get some confidence, get some momentum into

:31:35. > :31:41.this side before the next two huge home games they've got. 15 minutes

:31:42. > :31:54.have gone rapidly. A great tempo to the game. Taylor seizes on a loose

:31:55. > :32:03.ball from Tabanou. Good interception by Shephard. He's got the confidence

:32:04. > :32:06.to go forward. He ignores Shelvey. He probably should have passed it to

:32:07. > :32:22.Jonjo Shelvey, in all honesty. Taylor got the touch. A good save by

:32:23. > :32:27.Nordfeldt. The first time the suite was called into action. Taylor

:32:28. > :32:33.showed his prowess there. A great ball in, and a good ball across by

:32:34. > :32:39.Taylor. A lovely glancing header, and they good save by Nordfeldt. Has

:32:40. > :32:43.to deal with the corner. Only just dealt with it. It all came from the

:32:44. > :32:52.Shephard making the forward run, losing the ball. Someone should have

:32:53. > :32:54.been covering him, that delightful ball in from Maguire. A good header

:32:55. > :33:14.by Taylor. Maguire goes over to take the

:33:15. > :33:20.corner. Teasing, but too strong. That was dangerous moments. And he

:33:21. > :33:26.is at. Ryan Taylor forced a really good save from Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

:33:27. > :33:32.Yes, a really good run across from Taylor. He didn't put too much power

:33:33. > :33:37.in the header. He knew what he was doing. Just a little glancing

:33:38. > :33:44.header, causing problems, but not quite enough dip on it to beat

:33:45. > :33:49.Nordfeldt in the Swansea goal. He joined in the summer. He has had

:33:50. > :33:55.limited opportunities. If Swansea go away with the win, he will remember

:33:56. > :34:03.that. He certainly will. It was a good height for him in the end. Gets

:34:04. > :34:13.a strong hand to it. Both sides with opportunities. I am sure they will

:34:14. > :34:23.feel... There's Michael Appleton. So close for his side. Good turn by

:34:24. > :34:33.Gomez. Tried to find Montero, but miscued it. For the keeper,

:34:34. > :34:45.Slocombe. Great skill by Gomez, and a good turn. -- by Gomis.

:34:46. > :34:58.Carl Berkeley, -- Bartley, former Arsenal player. It just bounced in

:34:59. > :35:03.front of him. Swansea just fell asleep with the throw-in. Oxford

:35:04. > :35:07.take it quickly. They find space in the middle of the park. He had an

:35:08. > :35:11.option on the right-hand side. Decided to go straight for the

:35:12. > :35:32.goalkeeper. That's a poor call. Swansea scrambled it away for

:35:33. > :35:36.another corner. I think that shot actually came off his own player,

:35:37. > :35:43.Kemar Roofe. Whether it would have found the corner of the net, we are

:35:44. > :35:51.not sure. Oxford United piling the pressure on. 12 goals for the

:35:52. > :35:58.Sercombe this season. Gomis does the job, as big strikers do. It is part

:35:59. > :36:03.of the job nowadays. You've got to get yourself back. Oxford's two

:36:04. > :36:12.central defenders will go up for every kick.

:36:13. > :36:22.A poor touch, but saved by Jack Cork. A great ball in once again

:36:23. > :36:27.from the right-hand side. Macdonald once again. A teasing cross for the

:36:28. > :36:28.goalkeeper, who could only get one hand to read. Luckily, Jack Cork

:36:29. > :36:46.tidied things up. Anywhere will do at the moment!

:36:47. > :36:49.Swansea really need to get Emnes and Montero into this game. Trying to do

:36:50. > :37:01.that now. A strong block by Jack Wright, the

:37:02. > :37:10.Oxford captain. And the pace is relentless. One team attacking, then

:37:11. > :37:17.turning attack into defence so quickly. Such a high tempo to this

:37:18. > :37:21.game from both sides. A really entertaining opening 21 minutes

:37:22. > :37:35.here. No wonder we love the third round of the FA Cup! Some have tried

:37:36. > :37:39.to degrade it, but it just survives. Among the fans, it's still really

:37:40. > :37:48.special. It's the best cup competition in the world. Oxford are

:37:49. > :37:57.hoping to be the first proper giant killers of the weekend.

:37:58. > :38:10.Really good play by Baldock. He impressed when we saw him earlier in

:38:11. > :38:16.the season, on loan from MK Dons. He can play a high level. That is going

:38:17. > :38:18.to be a really interesting contest down that Swansea left hand side,

:38:19. > :38:52.Montero and Baldock. Lovely touch by Montero! A lovely

:38:53. > :39:03.goal by the Ecuadorian winger! Jefferson Montero. His first goal of

:39:04. > :39:09.the season. And how he sweetens the goal up, and a lovely finish two.

:39:10. > :39:13.Swansea City take the lead at the Kassam Stadium. And magnificent

:39:14. > :39:22.goal, Montero at his best, running at defenders. And what a touch! Came

:39:23. > :39:24.in from the right. A lovely little touch. Montero got there first, got

:39:25. > :39:30.the ball out of his feet, looks where the keeper is. He's got the

:39:31. > :39:35.awareness, and what a lovely little finish that is for Jefferson

:39:36. > :39:43.Montero! You will do well to see a smarter build-up and a smarter

:39:44. > :39:48.finish this weekend. Just so cool. Keeping your head, when you've got

:39:49. > :39:52.the chance. And such a cheeky little finish with the back of his heel to

:39:53. > :40:00.beat Sam Slocombe in the Oxford goal. Just what Alan Curtis and

:40:01. > :40:03.Swansea City need. Oxford had put Swansea under pressure the last five

:40:04. > :40:09.minutes. Probably should have taken the lead themselves. Those

:40:10. > :40:16.travelling Swansea fans, you can see in the background there, will be

:40:17. > :40:21.well happy with that. Jefferson Montero, you said it earlier on,

:40:22. > :40:27.really hasn't fired since the opening of the season. Been a

:40:28. > :40:32.peripheral figure. We were at Chelsea earlier in the season, when

:40:33. > :40:37.they didn't know how to deal with Jefferson Montero. The pace and the

:40:38. > :40:46.power he shows down that left-hand side... He has frightening pace.

:40:47. > :40:52.That goal will do him the world of good, it really well. A terrific

:40:53. > :40:59.finish. A magnificent partner in Marvin Emnes. That should calm the

:41:00. > :41:11.Swansea City nerves. I suspect it will not put out the Oxford United

:41:12. > :41:13.fire. We mentioned that Montero has been a peripheral figure. So has the

:41:14. > :41:34.man who set him up, Marvin Emnes. Jonjo Shelvey is just trying to

:41:35. > :41:44.force things a bit too much. It was a simple pass from Marvin Emnes. Had

:41:45. > :41:52.Maguire's pass had less pays for Sercombe, might have profited. Fair

:41:53. > :41:59.play to the referee, I'm sure there was an advantage to be had for the

:42:00. > :42:04.home side, and he played it. Sercombe would have timed his run to

:42:05. > :42:05.perfection, because that is his strength - timing runs from

:42:06. > :42:20.midfield. Emnes was in. Couldn't control it,

:42:21. > :42:26.though. Just stretching. Similar to the Maguire pass for Sercombe. Maybe

:42:27. > :42:33.slightly too much on the pass from Grimes. He's not on -- offside. He

:42:34. > :42:38.timed his run to perfection. Just couldn't get the first touch he

:42:39. > :42:43.needed to take the ball under control. Swansea do look good going

:42:44. > :42:50.forward. They pass the ball quickly. They are finding the gaps. Clearly,

:42:51. > :42:56.the focus has been on a lot of changes. Ten from Old Trafford last

:42:57. > :43:00.week. It's really interesting, Alan Curtis has stayed with the front six

:43:01. > :43:28.who played at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

:43:29. > :43:37.I thought Shelvey was going to drive it again. Third time lucky. On the

:43:38. > :43:41.volley. He disguised that again. People thought was going to pull the

:43:42. > :43:48.trigger, but he spotted Gomis on the right-hand side. Just inside the

:43:49. > :43:58.penalty area. Once again, too much on the pass. The sun is shining. It

:43:59. > :44:20.is a beautiful they here in Oxford. -- beautiful day.

:44:21. > :44:27.Oxford had some really bright, forward-thinking players. Chris

:44:28. > :44:32.Maguire, who we have spoken about, you can see how important he is to

:44:33. > :44:37.the side. They are happy he had permission to play in this game.

:44:38. > :44:49.They have strength on the bench in Callum O'Dowda. There's so much room

:44:50. > :45:00.down that left-hand side for Swansea. Just put the ball into an

:45:01. > :45:08.area... Strong by Tabanou there. Lundstram immediately fired it out

:45:09. > :45:26.to Maguire. He's been a good outlook for Oxford, Maguire. Him and Roofe.

:45:27. > :45:31.They rotates very, very well. There's Alan Curtis. He says, they

:45:32. > :45:39.can't get rid of me. I'm the only one who knows where the kettle is!

:45:40. > :45:43.He probably would still make tea. Apparently, he's still one of the

:45:44. > :45:50.best players in training! That doesn't surprise me. I think he was

:45:51. > :46:01.second best when Michael Laudrup was there, though!

:46:02. > :46:07.Shephard slightly hesitated. He thought Grimes was going to play

:46:08. > :46:13.back to him. It should have gone earlier from Grimes. Because it

:46:14. > :46:22.didn't, Shephard delayed his run. Michael Appleton's side are not

:46:23. > :46:24.afraid to pass the ball against one of the best passing sides in the

:46:25. > :46:39.Premier League. Nordfeldt shows good hands, but

:46:40. > :46:47.Maguire is really justifying Oxford 's decision to play him again. He

:46:48. > :46:54.twists, he turns. Wesley Shephard? I think he went too far into the

:46:55. > :46:59.penalty box. Bit of a gap there for Swansea at the minute. Needs to be

:47:00. > :47:06.looked at. Shephard is covering the two central defenders a bit too

:47:07. > :47:11.much. If you are Liam Shephard, you are watching Angel Rangel and Carl

:47:12. > :47:12.Naughton. Both need to get there from right back. It is the Swansea

:47:13. > :47:27.way. Jefferson Montero's goal separating

:47:28. > :47:34.these two sides. Real cut and thrust about this cup tie. It has been a

:47:35. > :47:47.proper cup tie. You used the word relentless. A great tempo. Not far

:47:48. > :47:55.away again! Lundstram catches that absolutely superbly. Get his body

:47:56. > :47:59.over the ball on the half volley. A terrific strike with the outside of

:48:00. > :48:07.the right foot. Just can't keep it quite low enough to find the back of

:48:08. > :48:10.the net. Very, very close. Of course, that is the open end of the

:48:11. > :48:19.Kassam Stadium, so there are hundreds of cars parked behind it.

:48:20. > :48:28.Taylor, lovely touch. Sercombe looking for a penalty. You can see

:48:29. > :48:33.why he gets so many goals, Sercombe, from midfield. He runs into the box

:48:34. > :48:41.superbly. It is a definite header from Taylor that nearly finds him.

:48:42. > :48:52.No penalty. He has got three in the last four, has Liam Sercombe.

:48:53. > :49:03.Bartley had to intervene. Nordfeldt is having to be solid.

:49:04. > :49:12.The land of my Fathers, hymns and arias, ringing up from the Swansea

:49:13. > :49:28.contingent. A good number of travelling fans.

:49:29. > :49:38.There's Michael Appleton. The last man to inspire an FA Cup win over

:49:39. > :49:44.Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. He had a temporary spell at Blackburn. Who

:49:45. > :49:54.knows, he might still be the last man this season. They won yesterday.

:49:55. > :50:00.A really good goal by Aaron Ramsey. His side have done him proud in the

:50:01. > :50:08.first half. A really good attacking threat down both flanks, created

:50:09. > :50:21.chances. Plenty of attempts from both sides. But just one goal,

:50:22. > :50:22.Montero from Swansea. Lundstram looks a strong, powerful midfield

:50:23. > :50:44.player. Montero, you have to do that these

:50:45. > :50:49.days as a winger. You have to get yourself forward and get service

:50:50. > :50:53.into the box, but you have two track your full-back. You can't let him

:50:54. > :50:57.have free roam down the right-hand side. Played in the World Cup for

:50:58. > :51:11.Ecuador, and on the ball again now. A good site for Swansea City when

:51:12. > :51:15.Montero makes his way forward. It wasn't third time lucky, for

:51:16. > :51:21.Shelvey, but he is getting closer and closer. I fancied him there. He

:51:22. > :51:26.is more than capable of putting that one in the top corner. Oxford don't

:51:27. > :51:37.really clear their lines properly. He watches it, gets his body over

:51:38. > :51:40.it. He will be disappointed. Great technique that... He will be

:51:41. > :51:55.disappointed that he didn't test the goalkeeper.

:51:56. > :52:03.They referee took his time to decide whether that was a foul on Gomis. It

:52:04. > :52:10.was Lundstram who made the challenge. He was probably giving it

:52:11. > :52:14.a couple of seconds to see whether there was an advantage to be had,

:52:15. > :52:17.whether Jonjo Shelvey was going to pick that ball up. So Sam Slocum

:52:18. > :52:31.organises his wall. The wall is being lined up about a

:52:32. > :53:08.yard inside the penalty area. Side netting! I am not surprised. He

:53:09. > :53:14.glances to the bench, Jonjo Shelvey. He knew that one was close. I do

:53:15. > :53:19.think that Sam Slocum had got across his goal, the six yard box. Had that

:53:20. > :53:29.been on target, I think the keeper would have got his hand to it. Make

:53:30. > :53:40.a note - six inches to the left! He is a manager now. He has a pen and

:53:41. > :53:52.paper! Jefferson Montero's goal is the only one so far. Lundstram, I

:53:53. > :54:21.have been really impressed with him in the opening 30 minutes.

:54:22. > :54:27.Shephard with the throw for Swansea City. No clean sheets in their last

:54:28. > :54:54.ten away games in the FA Cup. Plenty of white shirts forward for

:54:55. > :55:06.Swansea City. Grimes is going to be booked. There is no contact. The

:55:07. > :55:12.referee is in a great position to see that. Matt Grimes can have no

:55:13. > :55:16.complaints. Whether he went to ground to easily... It is hard to

:55:17. > :55:29.say that there was any contact. He's looking for that, in all honesty.

:55:30. > :55:34.He's going down. So, an wanted notoriety for Matt Grimes. Signed a

:55:35. > :55:40.year ago from Exeter City, where he was a team-mate of his opponent

:55:41. > :55:45.today, Liam Sercombe. I don't think he needed to go down. Whether he

:55:46. > :55:48.anticipated contacts, I'm not too sure. He's been shown the yellow

:55:49. > :56:00.card. I think Swansea have looked good

:56:01. > :56:18.going forward. Really good. A big five minutes for both of these

:56:19. > :56:21.sides remaining in the first half. It has been a cracking ties so far.

:56:22. > :56:30.Oxford are by no means out of this. That's more like it. It is a big

:56:31. > :57:21.debut for him. 12,000 here. He found the wrong number eight. He

:57:22. > :57:26.made the wrong decision in the end. He gets past Tabanou far too easily,

:57:27. > :57:39.in my opinion. The Frenchman looked far too slow. There's Amat, who

:57:40. > :57:46.played in the Copa del Rey for Espanol. His best win was against

:57:47. > :57:58.Atletico Madrid away. That's not too barred. Jordi Amat is a forgotten

:57:59. > :58:04.man for Swansea this season. He was recalled for the Crystal Palace

:58:05. > :58:05.game. I think you mean -- he views Alan Curtis' promotion as a chance

:58:06. > :58:36.for him. A sweeping move forward for Oxford

:58:37. > :58:47.United. Characteristic of their play so far. Liam Shephard did well in

:58:48. > :58:51.the end. I thought Maguire had just done enough to go past him and cross

:58:52. > :58:57.the ball in, but somehow Shephard got himself back. I really fancy

:58:58. > :59:04.this. Oxford United, just before half-time.

:59:05. > :59:28.It's a penalty! Oxford United have a penalty kick. It was an MacDonald.

:59:29. > :59:34.Carl Bartley has given it away. Is this a goal-scoring opportunity?

:59:35. > :59:39.There's defenders who would have got back there. I can only think it's

:59:40. > :59:45.going to be a yellow card from Kevin Friend. From our position here, I

:59:46. > :59:50.think it is a penalty. Bartley goes to ground, goes in with a challenge,

:59:51. > :59:56.but much Donald goes past him. For me, Carl Bartley brings him down.

:59:57. > :00:10.You know what? I've seen it on the monitor in front of us, I'm not sure

:00:11. > :00:11.if there's too much contact. Well, Liam Sercombe against Kristoffer

:00:12. > :00:25.Nordfeldt. Kevin Friend gets everybody out of

:00:26. > :00:34.the area. This game is set to take a decisive twist just before

:00:35. > :00:41.half-time. Sercombe... Buries it! Oxford United are level! Liam

:00:42. > :00:46.Sercombe scores a famous goal at the Kassam Stadium. If in doubt put your

:00:47. > :00:52.foot through the ball, straight through the middle. Goalkeeper

:00:53. > :00:56.normally dives to his left or right. If Nordfeldt had stood still he

:00:57. > :01:01.would probably have caught that one. My initial thoughts are that it was

:01:02. > :01:06.a penalty, but having seen it again, yes Ross Barkley does slide in to

:01:07. > :01:11.tackle Alex MacDonald. The ball goes past him but I don't think there's

:01:12. > :01:17.contact between Barkley... Goes to ground a bit too easy for me. I

:01:18. > :01:24.think they deserve to probably go in on level terms with their first half

:01:25. > :01:30.performance, but I think they are slightly fortuitous in the way

:01:31. > :01:34.they've scored that goal. That's one for them to mull over at half-time.

:01:35. > :01:45.I don't think he was booked, was he? No. So a big decision from the

:01:46. > :01:56.referee, Kevin Friend. And this game is right in the balance again. This

:01:57. > :01:59.stadium has come alive once more. Oxford United of League Two, full of

:02:00. > :02:05.confidence. Can they increase the pressure on

:02:06. > :02:25.Swansea before half-time? Just want to make sure, Swansea, see

:02:26. > :02:33.the half-hour, go in, regroup. Have a chance to get the team organised

:02:34. > :02:36.once again. Get their heads up. They can't dwell on the penalty decision

:02:37. > :02:43.can they? No, there's nothing they can do about that now. They've shown

:02:44. > :02:45.in the first half they are more than capable of scoring goals this

:02:46. > :03:04.afternoon, Swansea. Tabanou for Swansea City, rocked by

:03:05. > :03:07.that Oxford penalty. Conceded by the man on the ball there, Ross Barkley.

:03:08. > :03:12.Ford man on the ball there, Ross Barkley.

:03:13. > :03:17.-- Kyle Barkley. You could see by the way he was pleading with the

:03:18. > :03:25.referee he didn't think there was any contact between himself and

:03:26. > :03:30.MacDonald. Bundled over by Maguire. And there's the half-time whistle.

:03:31. > :03:38.Alan Curtis's team talk has been changed. Jefferson Montero gave

:03:39. > :03:46.Swansea City the lead with a lovely goal. Liam Sercombe put Oxford

:03:47. > :03:51.United level. It is 1-1 at half-time. Let's go hitch-side.

:03:52. > :03:55.United level. It is 1-1 at half-time. Let's go -- pitch-side.

:03:56. > :04:01.What a fantastic time to get that goal. We've had some good play in

:04:02. > :04:05.the first half. Looked like we weren't going to be rewarded for it,

:04:06. > :04:12.but at the end of the half we got a penalty and made it one apace. All

:04:13. > :04:17.to play for. And what an atmosphere. The crowd went bonkers when that

:04:18. > :04:21.goal went in. Yes, fantastic. Great to see a full stadium. An even game,

:04:22. > :04:25.in fairness. Both sides are everything to play for. 45 minutes

:04:26. > :04:34.to get that second goal. Do you think you've got it within you? If

:04:35. > :04:37.they blow the whistle now we'll take the 1-1. Hopefully in the second

:04:38. > :04:46.half there'll be a second performance. A sell-out crowd he

:04:47. > :04:50.Kassam Stadium. Noisy fans. Jefferson Montero going close for

:04:51. > :04:54.Swansea City earlier. Ryan Taylor's header almost put Oxford United in

:04:55. > :04:58.front before one of the FA Cup goals of the weekend. Fantastic work

:04:59. > :05:03.between Jefferson Montero and Marvin Emnes, as Swansea City take the

:05:04. > :05:08.lead, sending their fans wild. But Oxford United have got straight back

:05:09. > :05:14.into this with what is a very clumsy tackle. Obvious penalty. And Oxford

:05:15. > :05:18.United are level. And you have to say? Kit, that the Oxford United

:05:19. > :05:22.fans in front of us right now are really fancying this. They certainly

:05:23. > :05:30.are. It's been a really good cup tie, to be honest. Both teams have

:05:31. > :05:34.tried to play football. Swansea played their normal passing game.

:05:35. > :05:39.Oxford played the ball wide, plenty of crosses in. A real threat. It is

:05:40. > :05:44.on a knife edge. Jefferson Montero is causing real problems for Oxford

:05:45. > :05:48.United. He's on top form. He is coming inside, going outside. He is

:05:49. > :05:52.causing a lot of problems. But the flip side they've caused Swansea

:05:53. > :05:59.City problems down the right-hand side down the their left-back. It's

:06:00. > :06:07.been' entertaining, the first half. Oxford United are back because of a

:06:08. > :06:13.rash tackle. I think so. He certainly committed himself, David

:06:14. > :06:19.in. If you do that, you give the referee, Kevin Friend, a very

:06:20. > :06:24.experienced referee, the experience to do it. He's probably made the

:06:25. > :06:29.right call. Diving like that and you give the referee a decision to make.

:06:30. > :06:32.Swansea have been a bit unorganised at times at the back. That's

:06:33. > :06:38.probably because they haven't played as a unit. They didn't start off

:06:39. > :06:42.great. They settled down a bit and they were shaky at times. Jefferson

:06:43. > :06:46.Montero, first start of the season, terrifying Premier League defences.

:06:47. > :06:50.Doing the same here today. Is the that because Oxford United cannot

:06:51. > :06:53.control his movement? He is very bright, a clever player. In August

:06:54. > :07:00.he was exceptional for Swansea. He was looking at being one of the real

:07:01. > :07:04.buys of the season. But early part of the game him and Emnes linked up.

:07:05. > :07:08.Emnes pulls it back. Should do better with the finish but he's

:07:09. > :07:13.getting in there. That was the threat early doors. It sort of like,

:07:14. > :07:18.those Television Centre two that linked up for the goal later on as

:07:19. > :07:22.well. Thank you for the Oxford United substitute who belted a ball

:07:23. > :07:26.near us. I was expecting a Kit header there. I was going to

:07:27. > :07:31.challenge it! Oxford United are hanging on in there. Ryan Taylor had

:07:32. > :07:37.a great header. He is a player I like. The more Oxford get the ball

:07:38. > :07:42.into the box to him, he is a real handful, causing them lots of

:07:43. > :07:48.problems. If they can do that, there could be a few more for them. Taylor

:07:49. > :07:53.gets across the front of his marker. It needed to be a good save. Oxford

:07:54. > :07:57.United were starting to get on top a little bit. We talked about Swansea

:07:58. > :08:01.City's experience of playing in the Premier League. And Marvin Emnes and

:08:02. > :08:05.Jefferson Montero, for you is this one of the FA Cup goals of the

:08:06. > :08:10.weekend so far? It is outstanding. Some of that play was breathtaking

:08:11. > :08:15.at times. The finish at the end was special. Sometimes you have to hold

:08:16. > :08:18.your hands up as defenders and say fir play, that was unbelievable.

:08:19. > :08:25.Kit, it was an excellent goal? Very well worked. Again those two

:08:26. > :08:29.players, Emnes linked up with Montero. Tabanou plays the ball in

:08:30. > :08:34.and makes the run. Takes two Oxford defenders with him. It drives inside

:08:35. > :08:38.for the space. That is an absolutely unbelievable touch to Emnes. The

:08:39. > :08:42.quality of it, the weight of it as well, that's brilliant. This finish

:08:43. > :08:46.as well is sublime. Chris, what do you think has happened to Jefferson

:08:47. > :08:49.Montero? At the start of the season Premier League managers were

:08:50. > :08:52.scratching their heads in the opening fixtures thinking, how on

:08:53. > :08:57.earth are we going to contend his pace? Sometimes that happens with

:08:58. > :09:01.players. You go through blips and you have highs and lows. It is a

:09:02. > :09:05.matter of just sticking with him, because he's a good player. A flair

:09:06. > :09:09.player. They have those moments throughout the season. But if they

:09:10. > :09:13.can get him back on top form it will be really good for the rest of the

:09:14. > :09:22.season. There were so many players in the Premier League and the

:09:23. > :09:26.championship looking for area Euro 2016 places. One of those has to be

:09:27. > :09:30.Jonjo Shelvey. Today he's got control of the midfield. I've been

:09:31. > :09:33.very impressed with him. Even when he hasn't got the ball, the

:09:34. > :09:37.positions he picks up in the little spaces, had at the very clever. And

:09:38. > :09:42.he has had lots of shots. He isn't frightened to have a goal. If Oxford

:09:43. > :09:47.United aren't careful he will stick one in the back of the net. He keeps

:09:48. > :09:52.staying in the game. Keeps looking for opportunities. That's a great

:09:53. > :09:57.chance. He has the free kick now, which is a really good opportunity.

:09:58. > :10:02.He is getting closer. If Oxford back off him he will end up getting a

:10:03. > :10:07.goal today. There has been speculation as to whether Jonjo

:10:08. > :10:09.Shelvey might move on. That can play a factor. It is difficult when

:10:10. > :10:12.people are saying you're going to good here, you're going to go there.

:10:13. > :10:16.I think he want to concentrate on the field. He has done that today.

:10:17. > :10:19.He's done very well. He is an asset to Swansea. It will a

:10:20. > :10:23.He's done very well. He is an asset to Swansea. It will -- it will be a

:10:24. > :10:31.shame if they lost him. Let's have another look at that penalty

:10:32. > :10:35.incident. Yes, not so much the incident, but the finish. It is a

:10:36. > :10:39.cracking penalty. He took it very well. Struck it down the middle.

:10:40. > :10:43.Very firm. Though chance for the keeper really. What do you think of

:10:44. > :10:47.Michael Appleton? You've been in the dressing room at half-time in an FA

:10:48. > :10:51.Cup weekend. What do you think Michael Appleton is saying right

:10:52. > :10:55.now? He's going to be ecstatic. They have done so well in the first half.

:10:56. > :10:58.Don't change the game plan. Be careful of the times when obviously

:10:59. > :11:04.Montero's going down the left-hand side, they have to double up on him

:11:05. > :11:08.at times. They have to be pleased with that first-half performance. A

:11:09. > :11:20.bill test of his experience half-time? It will be. Both teams

:11:21. > :11:24.going forward have looked a threat. Fazakerley saying if it ends up a

:11:25. > :11:29.draw I don't think either team will be too disappointed. Oxford are a

:11:30. > :11:37.threat. For the moment, thank you. Plenty of sport on BBC Wales. Lots

:11:38. > :11:49.of rugby action. Scarlets against Connacht.

:11:50. > :11:57.They are calling this is Lineker Derby apparently. That's at 4

:11:58. > :12:07.o'clock on BBC One. Let's turn our attention to this

:12:08. > :12:17.wonderful FA Cup weekend. Plenty of Welsh stories. It didn't just rain,

:12:18. > :12:23.it poured on Newport's Rodney Parade yesterday. Their match against

:12:24. > :12:27.Blackburn called off do to an unplayable waterlogged pitch. Plenty

:12:28. > :12:41.of interest in the ties that went ahead. Wickham Wanderers played

:12:42. > :12:45.Aston Villa. Cup holders Arsenal were drawing one all with Premier

:12:46. > :12:50.League struggling Sunderland. Well crafted passing from the Gunners.

:12:51. > :12:53.Aaron Ramsay applying the finishing touch to the second of their three

:12:54. > :13:04.goals. Reading will have to play again

:13:05. > :13:09.after Huddersfield penalty in the dying moments.

:13:10. > :13:26.No big third round upset for Chris Todd. A replay was secured. Sitting

:13:27. > :13:31.in the final score studio yesterday evening we worked out there were

:13:32. > :13:39.since minutes before Chris Todd almost recorded one of the FA Cup

:13:40. > :13:42.giant killings. I'm delighted. The lads put in a performance that was

:13:43. > :13:47.special for the club. The pitch wasn't great on the day. The pitch

:13:48. > :13:51.wasn't great! LAUGHTER It really wasn't. But we

:13:52. > :13:57.put in a performance which was great for the club. It was a special day

:13:58. > :14:01.all round. To get to where we've got in the third round was amazing.

:14:02. > :14:05.Amazing. To professional like we did on the day and get into the fourth

:14:06. > :14:11.round draw, which we are now, we've got that replay. It is going to be

:14:12. > :14:15.an entertaining game. Your ground staff worked hard. We were looking

:14:16. > :14:22.at pictures of them carrying buckets of sand. Don't you miss the FA Cup,

:14:23. > :14:28.kids? Fantastic. It has got a magic about it still. Brilliant

:14:29. > :14:32.competition. Bolton Wanderers in trouble on and off the pitch. At the

:14:33. > :14:36.bottom of the championship. You must fancy another upset. We've got to go

:14:37. > :14:40.there full of confidence. We done ourselves proud yesterday. We really

:14:41. > :14:45.have. And we showed the capability of trying the beat them. We should

:14:46. > :14:52.have won. We'll have a right go and see how it plays out. Well done,

:14:53. > :15:03.putting Wales on the map. And you looked very sharp, by the way. The

:15:04. > :15:05.suits come out on special occasions. Jeremy Charles, most people know who

:15:06. > :15:10.they are supporting but what about you, are you sat on that fence? Very

:15:11. > :15:14.much so at the moment. It is a good result at half-time. One each. So

:15:15. > :15:18.I'm quite happy at the moment for both sides. You know what it is like

:15:19. > :15:23.to score in a cup competition. The League Cup final. Back in 1986, when

:15:24. > :15:26.you won it with organisation, ford. Sation,

:15:27. > :15:31.you won it with organisation, ford. -- when you won it with Oxford. You

:15:32. > :15:35.get away with the league and you can relax and enjoy it a bit. If you can

:15:36. > :15:40.get to a final and score the goal, that's fantastic. I know you're good

:15:41. > :15:45.friends with Alan Curtis. I understand you popped to his hotel

:15:46. > :15:51.last night, with words of wisdom maybe? Not so much wisdom. I had a

:15:52. > :15:56.cup of coffee. I tried to get the team out of him but he wouldn't let

:15:57. > :16:00.me know. Was he in good spirits now he knows he will be in charge until

:16:01. > :16:05.the end of the season? Yes, his heart's at the club. He knows what's

:16:06. > :16:09.best for it. He started off doing well and I'm sure he'll go on to do

:16:10. > :16:13.a good job for them. The main aim is to keep them up this season. This

:16:14. > :16:20.game will be an interesting 45 minutes won't it? Yes, Oxford took

:16:21. > :16:26.the game to Swansea. Won fantastic with Montero and Emnes. Great play

:16:27. > :16:30.interlinking and a super finish. And the penalty at the end. It is a

:16:31. > :16:41.close game and it could go either way. Jeremy, thank you for the chat.

:16:42. > :16:48.Diolch. We were digging into the archives for FA Cup moments with Kit

:16:49. > :16:53.but he didn't reach the final. We got through, Portsmouth lost to

:16:54. > :16:57.Liverpool after a replay on penalties. I scored mine though.

:16:58. > :17:07.There's been discussion in the last couple of weeks, Premier League

:17:08. > :17:13.managers not happy with the timing of this FA Cup third round. The game

:17:14. > :17:16.is so demanding now. You see all the injuries that teams are picking up,

:17:17. > :17:31.so you do need that rest in between. It gives the lower league clubs more

:17:32. > :17:34.of an opportunity. The it is a dilemma for people putting the

:17:35. > :17:38.fixtures together. Massively. That doesn't come into effect with the

:17:39. > :17:42.managers of the Premiership teams, as they would rather play the FA Cup

:17:43. > :17:46.on a Saturday and play the following week in the Premier League. Of

:17:47. > :17:51.course, it is difficult for them and I can understand where they come

:17:52. > :17:54.from with that one. When you look around this Kassam Stadium today, it

:17:55. > :17:59.is a sellout crowd. Oxford United are going to make a lot of money

:18:00. > :18:03.from today's FA Cup match. This is what the cup is all about.

:18:04. > :18:06.Absolutely. It's the first time they have had Premier League opposition.

:18:07. > :18:17.It is a full house. A fantastic atmosphere. This is what the F. F.

:18:18. > :18:22.-- this is what the FA Cup is all about. It is going to be an

:18:23. > :18:26.interesting second half. Back to our commentary team. This is worth

:18:27. > :18:34.delaying the roast beef, I would say. Really good first half. And

:18:35. > :18:46.still all to play for here at the Assam stadium. No changes after

:18:47. > :18:56.half-time. -- Montero has made his mark on the FA Cup here today. A

:18:57. > :19:01.little kick out by Amat on Taylor. That has given Kevin Friend

:19:02. > :19:05.something to think about. It is silly by Amat. As a defender

:19:06. > :19:10.sometimes, Rob, you can't always win the ball. But when the ball is

:19:11. > :19:15.played out to Taylor he has his body in front of him. But Amat tries to

:19:16. > :19:20.nick it off him. It is a foul. And he does kick out at Ryan Taylor.

:19:21. > :19:24.He's going to be on best behaviour for the rest of this half having

:19:25. > :19:31.picked up that yellow card early. Here we are and there you see the

:19:32. > :19:34.two little kicks from Jordi Amat. Trying for the ball, which was

:19:35. > :19:47.between Ryan Taylor's legs. And Tabanou has put Swansea under

:19:48. > :19:55.pressure in the opening minute-and-a-half of the second

:19:56. > :20:01.half. Header back to his gear. Under no pressure. They must do better

:20:02. > :20:09.than that, from Tabanou. This is MacDonald, who leaves it. To

:20:10. > :20:15.Christopher Maguire. Six yellow shirts in the middle and he picks

:20:16. > :20:24.out a white shirt in Bafetimbi Gomis. And Emnes, a touch too strong

:20:25. > :20:32.on George Baldock. Saw his chance. What will Alan Curtis have said at

:20:33. > :20:35.half-time? He will have said keep it defensive, especially down the

:20:36. > :20:39.Oxford right-hand side where MacDonald and Baldock have caused

:20:40. > :20:44.quite a few problems. But attacking-wise he will have said if

:20:45. > :20:51.we pass the ball better, we'll win this game. Baldock to Montero, and

:20:52. > :20:56.he is still going. Very impressive, Baldock. Breaks into the penalty

:20:57. > :21:01.area... And it is still not clear. It is driven over the top by

:21:02. > :21:07.Maguire. A little bit like Montero's chance in the first half. It is a

:21:08. > :21:15.carbon copy. Baldock once again causing havoc down that right-hand

:21:16. > :21:19.side. Slightly behind Maguire but he should be keeping that down. It is a

:21:20. > :21:25.horrendous effort by the left-winger. Should have done

:21:26. > :21:34.better. A warning sign at the start of the second half for Swansea City.

:21:35. > :21:41.I can't help thinking that with George Baldock MK dopes must have a

:21:42. > :21:53.brilliant right-back. And it is a beauty! Kemar Roofe with a

:21:54. > :22:04.sensational strike. Minutes into the second half an unstoppable shot from

:22:05. > :22:08.the dangerman Kemar Roofe. MacDonald didn't score a minute-and-a-half ago

:22:09. > :22:13.but Roofe has scored. This young man cuts in from that left-hand side. No

:22:14. > :22:17.pressure. It is a great touch by Taylor. Good awareness, brings the

:22:18. > :22:21.ball out to Kemar Roofe. He goes inside. They don't get tight enough

:22:22. > :22:31.and it is a terrific goal. A terrific shot. No chance whatsoever

:22:32. > :22:38.for the keeper in the Swansea goal. The roof just fell in on Swansea

:22:39. > :22:46.City. An exquisite strike. That was right in the corner. You don't get

:22:47. > :22:55.them, I'm afraid. Maybe Shephard could have got tighter and stopped

:22:56. > :23:03.that goal, but it was a terrific finish from the man in fine form.

:23:04. > :23:08.Hull City is looking at Kemar Roofe. This is the sort of stage that makes

:23:09. > :23:14.other managers sit up and watch. He's got involved in everything. He

:23:15. > :23:23.goes wandering, doesn't stay on the left-hand side. He will play as a

:23:24. > :23:29.second centre forward. We talk about character, Rob. We'll see what

:23:30. > :23:32.Swansea are made of. Two goals in, four minutes. Has turned this game

:23:33. > :23:49.on its head. Michael Appleton talked about his

:23:50. > :23:58.side having to show courage and he'll be happy, because he gets 50%

:23:59. > :24:13.of gate receipts for transfers, building, recruitment.

:24:14. > :24:20.That period that Alan spent with the players at half-time, we were

:24:21. > :24:26.talking about how they were going to get that second half started.

:24:27. > :24:32.Started slowly. Tabanou once again has been caught. A free kick away. A

:24:33. > :24:36.poor first touch. Looks a bit heavy for me from Tabanou. Tabanou is

:24:37. > :24:48.going to get booked. You can probably hear the applause around

:24:49. > :24:53.the stadium. That's for Andrew Grafton, who died in the summer of

:24:54. > :25:02.2001 and would have been 50 last Thursday. And that is Franck

:25:03. > :25:08.Tabanou. Maybe trying to extract a little revenge on Kemar Roofe. The

:25:09. > :25:15.third Swansea City yellow card. They are having it all to do now, Swansea

:25:16. > :25:24.City. Trailing 2-1 to a really confident League Two outfit.

:25:25. > :25:29.Sercombe tries again. He scored against Braintree in round 1 with

:25:30. > :25:34.Liam Sercombe. He has a much more important goal today from the

:25:35. > :25:42.penalty spot just before the break. Back to that penalty. It is Ross

:25:43. > :25:45.Barkley. He dives in. MacDonald jumps over it. I don't think there

:25:46. > :25:51.was too much contact but it was a tough one to call, to be fair. I

:25:52. > :25:58.would like to know if the assistant signalled. He held his flag across

:25:59. > :26:03.the chest, and that is a sign of a penalty. Read the paper tomorrow you

:26:04. > :26:09.will see it is a penalty and Liam Sercombe scored it. Jonjo Shelvey

:26:10. > :26:13.taking an age on that ball. Not too much time in possession against this

:26:14. > :26:19.Oxford side. They are going to put you under pressure. Something to

:26:20. > :26:26.hold on to as Gomis holds off his defend we are and the shot is wide.

:26:27. > :26:32.Bafetimbi Gomis, a good sense of forward play. Nice first touch. Get

:26:33. > :26:38.the ball out of his feet. Turns and hits it on the first occasion. And

:26:39. > :26:43.at the moment Liam Sercombe and Kemar Roofe are heroes for that man,

:26:44. > :26:49.Michael Appleton. And his Oxford United side.

:26:50. > :26:59.Good to see Jeremy Charles at half-time. An Oxford cup winner

:27:00. > :27:03.synonymous with Swansea City, scored in the opening game of the top

:27:04. > :27:08.flight against Leeds United. The best goal that day was by one Alan

:27:09. > :27:29.Curtis. How will Swansea react? Grimes...

:27:30. > :27:38.Still full of confidence. Can't get past Lundstram. Just needs an option

:27:39. > :27:45.down the left-hand side. Tabanou tried to drill it in. And Lundstram

:27:46. > :27:49.made Slocombe react quickly. Just got enough on that header back to

:27:50. > :27:57.his goalkeeper. Sensibly led with his right foot. Gomis read what he

:27:58. > :28:04.intended to do. Swansea win it back. Cork is dwelling on it and he is

:28:05. > :28:11.robbed by Maguire. Roofe... Takes on Barkley again. I don't think he's

:28:12. > :28:17.going to get anything there. No penalty for me. I think he is

:28:18. > :28:21.looking for it and if you are talking about consistency, Kevin

:28:22. > :28:25.Friend booked Matty Grimes in the first half for diving, he has to

:28:26. > :28:32.show Roofe a yellow card there. There is nothing in that for me. He

:28:33. > :28:41.is trying to buy a penalty. But no yellow card. That was a challenge by

:28:42. > :28:46.Shelvey. On Maguire. Swansea really have to keep their heads now. They

:28:47. > :28:50.are losing their discipline. A yellow card for petulance. The same

:28:51. > :28:56.for Tabanou. Now Jonjo Shelvey is going to find his way into the

:28:57. > :29:08.referee's book. A yellow card for Swansea City. You can see Maguire

:29:09. > :29:13.turns on halfway and in comes Shelvey. Felt that one. That was a

:29:14. > :29:25.bit high. I think the ball's there to be won. He just mistimes it. A

:29:26. > :29:29.fantastic atmosphere. You look at the Swansea City bench though, I

:29:30. > :29:36.suppose Eder is the one attacking threat that they could bring on. Or

:29:37. > :29:47.Barrow for his pace down the wing. He's been decent as a substitute,

:29:48. > :29:49.has Modou Barrow. Good football by Swansea. Playing themselves out of

:29:50. > :30:01.trouble. Haven't really seen anything of them

:30:02. > :30:19.in an attacking sense in the second half. It's been all Oxford.

:30:20. > :30:56.Baldock took no chances. Swansea City corner.

:30:57. > :31:05.Bartley and Amat come up from the back.

:31:06. > :31:16.It was Cork who got up there. Jack Cork jumped nice and early, and made

:31:17. > :31:26.good contact. Hands in the air. A decent save in the end by Slocombe.

:31:27. > :31:36.Grimes goes across to take the corner from the right. Again, down

:31:37. > :31:47.the middle. Cork was bundled over and the break is on with Maguire.

:31:48. > :31:56.Roofe allowed to go. And he scores! Kemar Roofe with his second of the

:31:57. > :32:04.second half. And Swansea City are really on the brink. Counter

:32:05. > :32:13.attacking foot wall at its best. They defended the corner ever so

:32:14. > :32:18.well. At one stage, they had a four versus two situation. They kept

:32:19. > :32:23.their cool and kept their nerve. Defended the corner ever so well.

:32:24. > :32:28.They thought it was a foul on Jack Cork. That was debatable. And then

:32:29. > :32:36.it was all about the pace. A terrific pass. Couldn't touch him.

:32:37. > :32:42.Had to let him go. Could he have stayed on his feet, the keeper, for

:32:43. > :32:52.a second longer? Into the back of the net. Now Swansea have a mountain

:32:53. > :33:01.to climb. Tabanou has made way for Stephen Kingsley. I'm not surprised.

:33:02. > :33:07.Tabanou looks too heavy for me in that left-back. Stephen Kingsley

:33:08. > :33:18.getting an opportunity now. He will show energy down this left-hand

:33:19. > :33:25.side. Swansea City have far more important things on their minds. The

:33:26. > :33:28.last thing they need is to be the subject of FA Cup headlines tomorrow

:33:29. > :33:39.morning. But that's the way it's looking at the moment.

:33:40. > :33:48.Montero always going towards the goalkeeper. The big question is, was

:33:49. > :33:50.it a push on Jack Cork in that Swansea penalty box before Oxford

:33:51. > :33:58.had the opportunity to counterattack? After the goal was

:33:59. > :34:02.scored and Oxford were celebrating, Carl Bartley was in deep

:34:03. > :34:10.conversation with the referee, Kevin Friend. But nothing they can do

:34:11. > :34:17.about it now. Oxford really have the bit between their teeth now. And

:34:18. > :34:23.Roofe is on fire. A lot of people have described Oxford as the best

:34:24. > :34:25.side in League 2. I know they are third, but on this performance

:34:26. > :34:34.against Swansea today, they are right up there. Michael Appleton's

:34:35. > :34:40.men, their appetite, desire, work rate and the quality they have shown

:34:41. > :34:49.in attacking areas... It is quite simple. Swansea have to get a next

:34:50. > :34:59.goal. Still time for the Swans, but this place is bouncing now. You

:35:00. > :35:06.wouldn't think only three sides were there, the noise that is being made

:35:07. > :35:10.in the Kassam Stadium. They just can't get it forward now. Shephard

:35:11. > :35:19.and Bartley just cannot find their attacking me builders. -- attacking

:35:20. > :35:35.midfielders. Swansea City need something special now.

:35:36. > :35:55.Gomis hasn't had much of a sniff on goal all afternoon.

:35:56. > :36:04.But you are looking at the likes of Gomis, Montero and Shelvey. You need

:36:05. > :36:05.more from them now. They've got experience. They are international

:36:06. > :36:27.players. The captain, Wright, has had a

:36:28. > :36:39.relatively quiet afternoon. Mullins and. That has to change for Swansea

:36:40. > :36:43.City. They have a free kick. Probably best for a left footed

:36:44. > :36:47.player to take this one, try and score at the back post, and if you

:36:48. > :36:51.don't do that, hope that one of the players who have made their way up

:36:52. > :36:57.to the Oxford penalty area can get the final touch. Everyone bar

:36:58. > :37:04.Jefferson Montero is in the penalty area.

:37:05. > :37:11.Bartley and Amat have moved forwards from defensive duties. Grimes leaves

:37:12. > :37:26.it to Shelvey to join the wall. Taylor concedes the corner. A good

:37:27. > :37:34.ball in by Shelvey. Well defended in the end by Ryan Taylor. It wasn't a

:37:35. > :37:41.corner. Was it offside? No, it was Amat who got the touch. Ryan Taylor

:37:42. > :37:48.just did enough to stop Matt from getting that effort on goal. We need

:37:49. > :37:56.some special effort from Jonjo Shelvey now. He likes to be at the

:37:57. > :38:01.heart of the action. But of course, they have to keep out Oxford at the

:38:02. > :38:04.other end. And the more Swansea push forward, the more that man's team

:38:05. > :38:12.will fancy their chances on the break. The first half, Oxford going

:38:13. > :38:16.forward, throwing men forward, making great runs down both flanks

:38:17. > :38:26.into the penalty box, they looked Ainger is every time they attacked.

:38:27. > :38:35.-- looked dangerous. And we talk about Swansea's key game in the

:38:36. > :38:39.week. Oxford have Millwall on Thursday before they resume League 2

:38:40. > :38:46.action against Bristol Rovers in a week's time. Kingsley, FA Cup debut

:38:47. > :39:02.for him. Good ball by Gomis to Cork. Swansea

:39:03. > :39:09.are back in this! Bafetimbi Gomis makes no mistake! The Frenchman

:39:10. > :39:15.strikes. A round of applause from the manager. And there is hope for

:39:16. > :39:20.Swansea City yet. We said Swansea must get the next goal. And what a

:39:21. > :39:26.good, well worked goal that is. Gomis starts it off. Gave it to Jack

:39:27. > :39:33.Cork. Was he offside? He gets the benefit of the doubt. A lovely first

:39:34. > :39:38.touch, and a terrific finish. A lovely pass by Jack Cork to release

:39:39. > :39:44.Gomis on this left side of the penalty box. Game on! How often have

:39:45. > :39:51.we said that this afternoon? This is a cup cracker. When Michael Appleton

:39:52. > :39:58.sees that goal, I do not think he will be best pleased with the

:39:59. > :40:02.linesman at the far side. Half a yard offside, Bafetimbi Gomis, but

:40:03. > :40:16.he carried on and took his chance superbly. Simon Beck on that side.

:40:17. > :40:20.Gomis back in the scoring stakes. Scored in his first four games this

:40:21. > :40:31.season in the Premier League. Then he went an awful long time, just one

:40:32. > :40:36.in the last 16 before today. But he has put Swansea City back in this.

:40:37. > :40:45.That is the first opportunity he's had in front of goal. Clear-cut

:40:46. > :40:54.opportunity. Montero wins the free kick. What do they say? Goals change

:40:55. > :41:06.games. From the neutral's point of view, you Roberts, would mind a

:41:07. > :41:14.replay! -- wouldn't mind. The game has been a thriller. And there's

:41:15. > :41:23.still plenty of time left. Plenty of white shirts in the Oxford half now.

:41:24. > :41:31.He's an lucky there. He turns ever so well. He just slips, Gomis, at

:41:32. > :41:38.the last second. Alan Curtis will be delighted if Gomis gets back in the

:41:39. > :41:44.real goal-scoring form. More today, but certainly vitally important that

:41:45. > :41:52.he gets his shooting boots on the Premier League. 18 games for Curtis

:41:53. > :42:00.to save the Swans from the drop. They are flirting with it at the

:42:01. > :42:07.moment. 17 in the top flight, and keen to stay in it. Would you have

:42:08. > :42:21.put the likes of Eder on the bench today? He has been away playing in

:42:22. > :42:24.Africa, so he was available. Better by Kingsley. Good defending. Gets

:42:25. > :42:36.his body in between Macdonald and the ball. He had a spell at Yeovil

:42:37. > :42:42.last season, did Stephen Kingsley. Now he has to be you to fall with

:42:43. > :42:47.the defensive work. Three Oxford players were homing in on that.

:42:48. > :42:51.Baldock went forward with effect again. Good play by and theirs. --

:42:52. > :43:03.by Emnes. Chris Maguire isn't tired! He is

:43:04. > :43:20.relishing this! 20 minutes to go. How would you call

:43:21. > :43:24.it, you will Roberts? It is tough to call, because Swansea have

:43:25. > :43:35.definitely got themselves back into this game. But can they stop Oxford,

:43:36. > :43:41.that is the big question? A very, very good player. I thought he might

:43:42. > :43:50.start to gay, but Chris Maguire continues to play in this FA Cup

:43:51. > :44:03.tie. Macdonald makes way. Incomes Callum O'Dowda.

:44:04. > :44:10.He has been a trainee since he was nine at Oxford. Got five goals this

:44:11. > :44:26.season, Callum O'Dowda. A lovely ball. Shephard was in

:44:27. > :44:33.there. Couldn't find Gomis with the past. That is when you want Emnes on

:44:34. > :44:43.the ball. He's an lucky. A great first touch. Great ball by Amat. Old

:44:44. > :44:51.Exeter midfield team-mates, Grimes and Sercombe. No love lost on there!

:44:52. > :44:53.Grimes fancies this one. Shelvey has had a few opportunities. He's got

:44:54. > :45:08.hold of that ball. This is mine! Matt Grimes, no FA Cup goals, but he

:45:09. > :45:17.has scored in the league this season, against York City.

:45:18. > :45:32.Can he deliver here? Gomis joins the war. -- the wall. Not enough power

:45:33. > :45:36.to beat the goalkeeper. Had it not taken that deflection even, I don't

:45:37. > :45:37.think it will have caused Slocombe too many problems. A comfortable

:45:38. > :45:58.save. This is Grimes again. Well, what a game. Montero put

:45:59. > :46:04.Swansea ahead in the first half will stop Sercombe with a penalty just

:46:05. > :46:10.before the break, and then two goals in 14 minutes gave Oxford control.

:46:11. > :46:17.But Swansea are back in this, thanks to Gomis. It could go anyway now.

:46:18. > :46:24.Grimes almost caught in possession, but did well. The header had to be

:46:25. > :46:33.certain, and it was, from captain Wright. I just think that Emnes

:46:34. > :46:37.should have played that ball on the floor. When he lifted it up, there

:46:38. > :46:46.was the chance to head it back to the keeper.

:46:47. > :47:00.Swansea are trying to pick their way through.

:47:01. > :47:10.Montero should look interested. He's got to be on the move. It wasn't the

:47:11. > :47:21.best of walls in from Shelvey. -- the best of balls. Roofe is on a

:47:22. > :47:31.hat-trick, of course. The cross was from Maguire.

:47:32. > :47:40.Kingsley had to concede the corner. Kingsley has done well since coming

:47:41. > :47:44.on. Oxford haven't found it quite as easy down the right-hand side as

:47:45. > :47:52.they did in the first half and the start of the second with Tabanou.

:47:53. > :48:00.Barrow is waiting for his opportunity to come on for Swansea.

:48:01. > :48:07.Oxford look to increase the pain. Kingsley was there again.

:48:08. > :48:24.Emnes couldn't get past Skarz. Just outnumbered in the end.

:48:25. > :48:35.Saved by Slocombe! They are knocking on the door. It was almost the

:48:36. > :48:43.second for Jefferson Montero. A great pass by Jonjo Shelvey. Montero

:48:44. > :48:49.got in front of Baldock. All credit to Slocombe, who made himself big,

:48:50. > :48:53.and thwarted Montero with that good opportunity to bring Swansea level.

:48:54. > :49:01.Matt Grimes makes his way for the Gambian Modou Barrow. Barrow is

:49:02. > :49:16.really quick. He will increase the pace down that Swansea right.

:49:17. > :49:28.In the heat of an FA Cup tie, Maguire was playing keep ERP!

:49:29. > :49:35.A slight change of shape for Swansea. Will they go for 42 for the

:49:36. > :49:52.remainder of this game? Every player bar Nordfeldt is in the

:49:53. > :50:14.Oxford half. Just looking at Sercombe in the

:50:15. > :50:23.middle. Not really getting himself forward now. Happy to hold what

:50:24. > :50:29.they've got. They take a replay, they would take a replay, but they

:50:30. > :50:30.would love a win. At the moment, Swansea would definitely take a

:50:31. > :51:04.replay. Good positional sense by Jordi Amat.

:51:05. > :51:12.Getting himself on that front post. There's no letup in the tempo. I'm

:51:13. > :51:20.getting tired watching! Good ball by Cork. I don't think Emnes was

:51:21. > :51:22.expecting it. Maybe Gomis was. I think Gomis was in a better

:51:23. > :51:41.position. I can't remember too many backpasses

:51:42. > :51:58.today! Don't go anywhere with this one! And

:51:59. > :52:03.upset on the cards, but still cards to play. Can Swansea muster one

:52:04. > :52:16.chance in the remaining 12 minutes of this game? Jonjo Shelvey and Jack

:52:17. > :52:19.caught in the middle do have the opportunity to open things up. They

:52:20. > :52:36.could leave Montero wide. They have options. Danny Hylton replaces Ryan

:52:37. > :52:44.Taylor. Gets a huge ovation from the Kassam faithful. He has been a

:52:45. > :52:53.handful. In the first half, he played a really important part in

:52:54. > :53:01.Oxford's third goal. Not a bad sub to have for Oxford. He has six goals

:53:02. > :53:02.this season, has Danny Hylton. And intelligent footballer. Loves the

:53:03. > :53:23.ball to his feet. Matt was a little bit impetuous. --

:53:24. > :53:31.Amat. No need to do that. If you don't get involved, you don't get a

:53:32. > :53:38.yellow card. Keep yourself back. So it's Maguire with the free kick.

:53:39. > :53:49.They miscued that. Gomis pounced on it. Even barrow will struggle to get

:53:50. > :53:52.there. But he has won a throw-in. He has done exceptionally well to put

:53:53. > :54:12.Skarz under pressure to win that throw-in.

:54:13. > :54:23.Cool defending by the young Welshman, Liam Shephard. Did ever so

:54:24. > :54:28.well there. Kept his head. I keep saying it, these two teams have both

:54:29. > :54:31.got more important things on their agenda this season. It isn't a

:54:32. > :54:39.priority for either side, I don't think. Oxford are looking to win

:54:40. > :54:43.promotion into League 1. In a good position at the moment. Obviously,

:54:44. > :55:01.the finances will benefit very much from that.

:55:02. > :55:08.What a good battle that has been with Montero and old Mac pro. -- and

:55:09. > :55:21.Baldock. Bartley was sure that his partner

:55:22. > :55:26.was in trouble. Got himself across that 18-yard box. Had to concede the

:55:27. > :55:36.throw-in. Didn't want to take any risks on the ball. No one is leaving

:55:37. > :55:42.here early! You're right there! If the score stays like this, I think

:55:43. > :55:43.the Swansea fans will have an easy exit away, because the celebrations

:55:44. > :55:59.could go on for a while. Sercombe fancied a shot, but just

:56:00. > :56:04.over the bar. To turn and get a shot of in the same movement is not an

:56:05. > :56:22.easy skill. Can't really control your shot.

:56:23. > :56:49.The clock is against Swansea City at the moment.

:56:50. > :57:00.Kingsley recovered well. Did well in the end.

:57:01. > :57:11.O'Dowda. That would have been game over. That is a good save. A good

:57:12. > :57:21.save by Kristoffer Nordfeldt. A good run by O'Dowda. A terrific save with

:57:22. > :57:26.his right hand. He scored in their league to win against Notts County,

:57:27. > :57:35.did Callum O'Dowda. Irish U21 international. Taking an age to take

:57:36. > :57:46.the corner, which is frustrating the Swansea players. Easy for Nordfeldt

:57:47. > :57:53.there. Shows a bit of frustration. He could have thrown it to Marvin

:57:54. > :57:55.Emnes. Sometimes you have to give it to a player. He did well, collected

:57:56. > :58:07.the ball. Get rid of it! Good header away by Jake Wright.

:58:08. > :58:18.Barrow picked it up. Showed pace down the right. Gomis! Took a

:58:19. > :58:24.deflection. What a block by Mullins. Through his body in front of that

:58:25. > :58:29.effort on goal by Bafetimbi Gomis. Great run by barrow down that

:58:30. > :58:33.right-hand side. Everything he is about, pace and power. Picked his

:58:34. > :58:40.partner out. A great block by Mullins.

:58:41. > :58:53.Nobody forward for Oxford. Emnes on the outside. A throw-in. Swansea

:58:54. > :59:02.City haven't given up. Marvin Emnes did well there. Still time for Alan

:59:03. > :59:16.Curtis' men. Once they get the ball into the middle... The big centre

:59:17. > :59:38.forward warming up. Virtually every player in the last third.

:59:39. > :59:49.Maguire has been full of running all afternoon, full of industry. He is a

:59:50. > :59:55.centre forward, and is right back in his own final third, picking

:59:56. > :00:03.Kingsley up. Nail-biting stuff for Swansea a. And Oxford fans... Wright

:00:04. > :00:15.says, we have had enough of this! Time is running out for Swansea.

:00:16. > :00:20.Into the last four minutes. There'll be a bit of added time to go on to

:00:21. > :00:34.the four that we've got. But have Oxford settled for what they've got?

:00:35. > :00:39.Are they going to try to defend for the reremainder of this match?

:00:40. > :00:45.Shelvey can't find a white shirt. Hylton loses it. Shelvey tries

:00:46. > :00:50.again. This time it finds Emnes. Cork. Nobody wide at the moment. Now

:00:51. > :00:54.Shephard provides the width. In front of the travelling Swansea City

:00:55. > :00:59.faithful. None of them have left either. They still feel there's

:01:00. > :01:04.hope. Maybe a chance of Gomis or Shelvey. But it is Mullins who gets

:01:05. > :01:12.it away. Kingsley, does he wants to take it on his right foot? He does,

:01:13. > :01:16.but it was tame. He didn't have the confidence to put his foot through

:01:17. > :01:21.the ball. Does well to make the opening for himself. Just needed to

:01:22. > :01:28.try to work it to his left foot so he could get more power into that

:01:29. > :01:33.shot. He has scored for Falkirk against Elgin, but this is

:01:34. > :01:42.different. He has done well since he has come on, Kingsley. Barrow trying

:01:43. > :01:51.a bit too much, but he has done well to win that back to him. He has.

:01:52. > :01:56.It's been from the first minute Gomis's offside that time. You don't

:01:57. > :02:04.need to go that early. He's been spotted by Jonjo Shelvey. The weight

:02:05. > :02:10.on the pass is perfect. When the ball was actually played, I think he

:02:11. > :02:22.is level. But it is a tough one for the linesman in the blink of an eye.

:02:23. > :02:30.And Kemar Roofe. Well, he's a hot property in League Two. He just

:02:31. > :02:35.burned it up for Swansea City today. Two goals for him. Two goals which

:02:36. > :02:43.may have taken his side into the fourth round of the FA Cup. If the

:02:44. > :02:47.score stays the same he will grab the headlines tomorrow, Kemar Roofe.

:02:48. > :02:51.With his performance and two goals, it looks like they've put Oxford

:02:52. > :02:58.into the fourth round. He has definitely caught the eye here this

:02:59. > :03:04.afternoon. This is the FA Cup, there's still time.

:03:05. > :03:11.I would think there's a good few minute of injury time. The fourth

:03:12. > :03:18.official is coming out. How much is he going to put on?

:03:19. > :03:28.Oxford are where they want to be, deep in Swansea City territory.

:03:29. > :03:42.Bald balance gets the cross over. O'Dowda comes in, in the air by

:03:43. > :03:52.Shephard. Five minute of added time. Bald He's been outstanding, his

:03:53. > :03:58.overall performance. Goals win games, we though that. For me he

:03:59. > :04:06.looks like he has put Oxford into the next round. He is my Man of the

:04:07. > :04:23.Match. So Kemar Roofe, 15 goals for him this season.

:04:24. > :04:30.We saw Exeter come close, Wycombe come close yesterday to knocking out

:04:31. > :04:41.Premier League sides in this third round. Will Oxford go a step

:04:42. > :04:52.further? Hylton picks it up. Amat has to concede the throw. And the

:04:53. > :05:07.clock ticks on Swansea City's FA Cup campaign for 2015-16 season.

:05:08. > :05:20.Hylton still going... O'Dowda... Plenty of yellow shirts. And Maguire

:05:21. > :05:45.touches it back for Sercombe. It is going all the way to Hylton.

:05:46. > :05:55.That's a couple of step-overs and heads for the corner. Meanwhile

:05:56. > :06:00.everybody else loses their head. The throw-in, but it is right by the

:06:01. > :06:06.corner flag. And there's Timmy Mallett in the stand. Unmistakably,

:06:07. > :06:16.Timmy there's two-and-a-half minute to go, I can tell you. That's one of

:06:17. > :06:22.the shots of the FA Cup season so far I would say. I'm not sure the

:06:23. > :06:29.headgear will catch on. Barkley is up front. Swansea have to get the

:06:30. > :06:36.ball up there. Time for pretty football's gone. You've got to look

:06:37. > :06:41.for Gomis or Ross Barkley. It is not the Swansea way but it's the only

:06:42. > :06:54.way. Shephard delivers. Looking for Barkley. Headed by Emnes. Has he won

:06:55. > :07:00.a corner? He has. Is it a sign that the goalkeeper should go up? We saw

:07:01. > :07:05.Fabianski just over a week ago nearly win a point with a header at

:07:06. > :07:10.Old Trafford. He is looking at Alan Curtis. He isn't going. They're vous

:07:11. > :07:16.faces in the crowd as Shelvey takes the corner. Bartley with the target.

:07:17. > :07:21.Didn't get there. A challenge by Shephard, but Oxford are keen to go

:07:22. > :07:26.forward. But a deflection. Shelvey, plenty of white shirts to aim for.

:07:27. > :07:33.Can he pick one out. He can't immediately. Jordi Amat... What a

:07:34. > :07:42.block by Wright inside the last minute of injury time. Barrow back

:07:43. > :07:47.into the area. Emnes, Amat. Tries to square it to Barrow. And it's four

:07:48. > :07:53.against two going forward now. Oxford can sort this one out if they

:07:54. > :08:03.can find Hylton! Hylton on the ball... It will be more than happy

:08:04. > :08:09.to run into the corner. Shephard into the corner but it is a corner

:08:10. > :08:14.to Oxford United. He had the pace didn't he to beat Shephard and

:08:15. > :08:22.decided to do the intelligent thing. Run it into the corner. Run the

:08:23. > :08:29.clock down. Can Oxford United put this into the penalty box? No, they

:08:30. > :08:36.are not going to. What can Shephard do? Nordfeldt... It is simple. It

:08:37. > :08:44.has to go... But there's no time. Swansea City are out of the FA Cup.

:08:45. > :08:50.It is a famous win for Oxford United and their manager, Michael Appleton.

:08:51. > :08:55.The Swans have been the centre of some awful headline this is season

:08:56. > :09:05.and there's going to be one moratorium. Michael Appleton's men,

:09:06. > :09:10.Liam Sercombe put them on their way. An ecstatic Kassam Stadium.

:09:11. > :09:16.Disappointment in the first game as interim manager for Alan Curtis. He

:09:17. > :09:22.has got much, much bigger battles and more important battles ahead,

:09:23. > :09:29.but the Swans are the first Premier League side out of the FA Cup on

:09:30. > :09:36.third round weekend. It is finished here at the Kassam Stadium. Oxford

:09:37. > :09:45.United three, Swansea City 2. Let's head down to speak to the Man of the

:09:46. > :09:50.Match, two-goals Kemar Roofe. What a performance. You were a goal down.

:09:51. > :09:56.You were the underdogs. You fought till the end and the first big shot

:09:57. > :09:59.of the third round. I know, yeah, the greatest performance and we

:10:00. > :10:04.stuck to the game plan. And it come off. We did well. That banner behind

:10:05. > :10:12.you said, time for heroes. You scored two goals. Take us through

:10:13. > :10:16.one. I can't remember them, but I think the first one was coming from

:10:17. > :10:20.the left-hand side. I managed to curl it for a corner and the second

:10:21. > :10:24.one was a counterattack. Luckily it went in. Are you surprised by your

:10:25. > :10:29.performance and the character of the side? No, we've been doing it all

:10:30. > :10:34.season. We got a goal down and we've got the team spirit to get back into

:10:35. > :10:36.it. Thank you,ly let you enjoy the celebrations. It is an afternoon to

:10:37. > :10:47.remember. Thank you very much. Cheers. Incredible scenes here. Back

:10:48. > :10:54.to Katherine who is with Kyle Bartley. I'm with the Swansea City

:10:55. > :11:02.captain. I can only imagine how you are feeling. We just didn't start

:11:03. > :11:09.well enough. All credit to Oxford. They came out well and it is a big

:11:10. > :11:12.disappointment. Do you think Swansea underestimated Oxford? No,

:11:13. > :11:18.definitely not. We've seen a lot of video on them and we knew how tough

:11:19. > :11:22.the game would be. For whatever reason, we didn't professional

:11:23. > :11:33.today. Kyle, thank you very much. Commiserations. It is not a sweet

:11:34. > :11:37.afternoon for Swansea City and Alan Curtis. You have to say that Oxford

:11:38. > :11:41.United deserve this today. They played fantastically well. You can't

:11:42. > :11:47.take anything away from Oxford today. Their performance was good

:11:48. > :11:54.from start to finish. At half-time at 1-1 it was an even contest. I

:11:55. > :11:59.felt see have been happy. What land to Swansea City this afternoon?

:12:00. > :12:03.Oxford. That was it. They played unmeebl. They've thrown everything

:12:04. > :12:14.at it today and they deserved that victory. You have to give them

:12:15. > :12:18.credit. Fair play to them. Today it was an even contest and Oxford were

:12:19. > :12:24.well worthy of the win. An excellent performance. Karolos Papoulias joins

:12:25. > :12:28.us. Great to see you, congratulations. It can and Chris

:12:29. > :12:31.are saying you deserved this today. Fantastic performance from your

:12:32. > :12:36.side. I've got to be delighted. It is one thing being a Premier League

:12:37. > :12:40.side. It is the way you play on the day. What did you say to your

:12:41. > :12:46.players before kick-off today. Did you fancy this today? I think a lot

:12:47. > :12:50.of people did as well. The one thing I really wanted to do, if we are

:12:51. > :12:54.going to have a go at the game, do it the way we've been doing it all

:12:55. > :12:57.season and not play with fear and expect the opposition to have ten

:12:58. > :13:02.times more possession than us. We did it in the right way. The object

:13:03. > :13:08.of this season is to get promotion. You can have a terrific 100 but how

:13:09. > :13:15.worried are you after Kemar Roofe's performance today, there are many

:13:16. > :13:20.scalps over the stadium. We've got three or four good players who can

:13:21. > :13:25.play a higher level. But the reality is, I know as an ex-player myself,

:13:26. > :13:28.sometimes you can be at a Football Club that's playing to your

:13:29. > :13:31.potential. The way we play and hopefully over the period of time we

:13:32. > :13:36.can get the success that we want here. And these fans have played

:13:37. > :13:41.their part here. Magnificent. We need more days like this at the

:13:42. > :13:45.place. We've got a big game on Thursday at mill wall. And hopefully

:13:46. > :13:49.we'll come back here in the second leg with something to play for. Who

:13:50. > :13:55.do you want in the next round? For the chairman's point of view it will

:13:56. > :13:59.be nice to have a day out with one of the big boys. And the wonderful

:14:00. > :14:04.thing is both of you are in the hat for the fourth round of the FA Cup.

:14:05. > :14:09.Well done Michael. Thank you for joining us. Chris, great to see you,

:14:10. > :14:12.and Kit as ever. It's been a very difficult afternoon for Swansea

:14:13. > :14:16.City. They are out of the FA Cup. Now the hard work begins of Premier

:14:17. > :14:59.League survival. From all of us here, bye for now.

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