Bristol Rovers won their first home game of the season as they beat Oxford 1-0 at Memorial Stadium.
The hosts made the most of the early game, scheduled at the request of Avon & Somerset Police, with John Marquis scoring his first goal of the league for the West Country club in the 34th minute.
A superb free-kick for Rovers sent Sam Finley past the defence, as Aaron Collins hit the ball past Oxford goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, allowing Marquis to head into the open net.
Earlier, Oxford had threatened when Sam Long reached the top at the corner to head off the crossbar after 15 minutes.
A Cameron Brannagan shot from 25 yards in the fifth minute was saved but his captain Elliott Moore may have been lucky to only get a card after colliding with Marquis on the floor just before the break.
James Henry then headed the net Matty Taylor went over the crossbar to open the visitors’ best score in the 52nd minute.
