Oxford progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating MK Dons on penalties at Stadium MK.
The game ended 1-1 after extra-time, after Aaron Collins put the Dons ahead before Will Lanscher equalized for the visitors.
With no extra-time winners, it meant penalties and misses from Jonathan Leck and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans clinched the tie for the Ski Bet Championship side.
The result means Oxford reach the fourth round for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
One notable spectator was Matt Bloomfield, who was announced as Oxford’s head coach a few hours before the start of the match. He watched with interim boss Craig Short taking over.
In the 34th minute, the Dons took the lead. Collins headed in from close range after Oxford had failed to clear a Dan Crowley corner.
Oxford would equalize in the 52nd minute as their top scorer Lanskhear struck when the hosts failed to clear Will Volks’ long shot.
Penalties would decide the contest and MK Dons would end up being the fallen boys. He narrowly missed a second penalty before Matt Ingram saved from Lemonheigh-Evans to seal the win for Oxford.
Oxford reached the fourth round for the first time since the 2019/20 season
John Brady’s first game in charge of Port Vale ended with a win as the Valiants booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win Fleetwood.
Jordan Shipley scored the decisive goal in first-half stoppage time to ensure the bottom team in Sky Bet League One progressed at the expense of the 13th-placed side in League Two.
It provided the perfect start for new manager Brady, whose appointment was confirmed earlier this week following the sacking of Darren Moore last month.
Harrison Bettoni struck late to upset Preston like Wigan won 1-0 at Deepdale.
The 18-year-old saw his 75th-minute shot curl into the net via a deflection off half-time substitute Andrew Hughes to record his fourth goal of the season as he helped his manager Ryan Lowe beat his former employers.
The draw for the fourth round will take place on Monday ahead of Liverpool’s match against Barnsley.