Bristol City earned a 1-1 draw away to Oxford United, after going down to nine men at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday. Liam Manning’s side were reduced to ten men on the half-hour mark when Joe Williams was sent off for a challenge that saw him win the ball, but catch Will Vaulks with his second leg.

Mark Sykes struck a superb equaliser to earn a Bristol City team that finished with nine men a 1-1 draw at Oxford in Liam Manning's first return to the Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United have lost just two of their past 15 league games against Bristol City (W6 D7), though those two defeats have come across their past three meetings with the Robins. A

Oxford United were held by Bristol City at the Kassam Stadium this afternoon, despite taking the lead through Greg Leigh and the away side ending the game with nine men. Joe Williams was shown a first half red card, and Greg Leigh opened the scoring in the second period, ubt for former Oxford man Mark Sykes to equalise.