Oxford striker Danny Hylton will hope to keep his place for the Sky Bet League 2 clash with Barnet on Saturday.

Hylton was dropped to the bench for the draw with Leyton Orient last weekend but returned to the starting line-up against Plymouth in midweek and impressed.

Forward Hylton will face competition from Jordan Graham, who returns from suspension to play the final match of his current loan spell.

Manager Michael Appleton is hoping Wolves will agree to an extension, telling the Oxford Mail: "I don't want to jinx it but we're close to agreeing until Christmas."

Barnet boss Martin Allen will help to build on a first away point of the season.

Allen has praised striker John Akinde, who scored in the draw at Hartlepool, for his response to being dropped.

Akinde was reinstated as one of four changes, alongside Sam Togwell, Gavin Hoyte and Bira Dembele, following the win over York and could continue.

Aaron McLean, Curtis Weston, Luke Gambin, who suffered a knock against York, and Michael Nelson made way at Hartlepool, but Allen says any of the four could return at Oxford.