There were heated scenes after Oxford beat Leicester 2-1, and Marti Cifuentes responds to sack chants from fans.
Sam Long made it 1-0 just four minutes in, a fast unexpected start for the U’s, who then had a goal disallowed harshly ruled out for pushing.
After the break, Leicester dominated possession but created little. Mark Harris then doubled the lead on a 71st-minute. Abdul Fatawu pulled one back for Leicester with a late strike in the 84th minute setting up a tense finish.
Oxford held on for what is just their second away win this season, and are right back in the mix with just one win away from safety.
Should show this kind of fight on the pitch !! Fucking useless ! #lcfc pic.twitter.com/sGthEiW45e
— Ben Marvin (@BenMarvin1) January 24, 2026
More fight off the pitch at full time than in the game🤬#lcfc #leicestercity pic.twitter.com/1aLCfycYmk
— The Final Whistle (@TFWhistle__) January 24, 2026
Leicester City boss Marti Cifuentes told BBC Radio Leicester:
“It doesn’t matter what the score is, I want the fans to go home proud. I know they probably didn’t feel that way.
“The Championship is a tough league. We need to regroup and understand the picture and move in the right direction. We need to create more.
“The expectation from ourselves is that we want to win every game. I understand it’s frustrating.
“We struggled after going 1-0 down we did not move the ball quickly enough. We need to look at ourselves. There are many things we need to do much better.”
Cifuentes, per Sky Sports:
“I’m always [confident of turning form around]. It’s not a pleasant situation as a manager or as a person because you want to do well for the fans.
“It’s sad they feel this way but I know football is about results. At the moment there are a number of fans that are not happy with a lot of things.
“We are working relentlessly every day to try to improve the situation and if something always makes me self-confident it is that at every club I’ve been at I’ve achieved the target.
“The target here is quite clear and I will not stop working towards it. We try to make sure we push the players to commit and accept the situation and have the mindset to be better every day because that’s my mindset.
“Under pressure, human beings react in different ways. Sometimes you grow through the pain and the difficult moments. The only way is to work harder.”
Oxford United head coach Matt Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford:
“The boys were, to a man – the starters and finishers – excellent. I am so proud of them. They carried out the info we gave them to a tee.
“We showed heart, guts and determination and no lack of quality because, let’s not forget, we had a goal disallowed that shouldn’t have been disallowed. I told the referee it was a mistake but at least we can discuss it on the back of a win.
“We also had a couple of chances in the second half and there could have been another couple of goals on our tally.
“The players have to take all the praise. They were absolutely top-drawer. But this is just the stepping stone. We have done nothing yet.
“We need to make sure we come out of the transfer window to attack the last part of the season.”
Bloomfield, per Sky Sports:
“It’s pure elation. There’s a lot of tough moments being a manager and there’s lots of times when you have to be resilient and keep fighting.
“It’s all worthwhile when you see your team perform and you get to share a moment with the staff, the players and the supporters. It reminds you of why you do it.
“For us to perform to that level, the lads have to take all the praise. I’m so fortunate to be the head coach and the man at the front and I love and relish the responsibility. I love being part of a group.
“We didn’t want to come here and just sit back and wait to learn our fate. We had to try and impose ourselves on the game and we played into the psychology of the game.
“When you have moments like this, against such good opposition, to share with special people, it means a lot.”
Never thought we’d end up here. We as a fanbase have had enough. Losing we can take, but we’re in a mess and in big big trouble pic.twitter.com/Ty8v166RdJ
— Wayne Holland 🦊🦊 (@frodofox) January 24, 2026
Not interested FC #lcfc pic.twitter.com/VfWuCbUl7E
— Ben Marvin (@BenMarvin1) January 24, 2026
Here’s how fans reacted after the heated scenes after Oxford beat Leicester; and Marti Cifuentes responds to sack chants from fans…
@HamzaSZN: embarrassing bunch of twats, don’t bother showing any fight on the pitch do you
@Roo238766046479: Brannagan at centre of it again, I love this guy
@lane_henry: Ex PL club having head loss , by Oxford is just 🤌
@THLCFC: Where’s this fight on the pitch??
@psb_group: Absolute state of Leicester City 😭😭😂😂😂 #PUSB
@OJSLCFC: Insane headloss, they players are angry because Oxford have shown them what their actual skill level is.
@_dc194: Most fight I’ve seen from us in about 18 months.
@NBottrill: Showing fight after the game has finished and we’ve been bullied for 90 minutes by Oxford is a complete embarrassment
@Nobby_11: Oh dear they didnt take defeat very well again I see
@__The_Ox__: Shorty giving it large yessssss #OUFC
@tomatosauce8888: Embarrassing they don’t show this fight on the pitch.
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