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.