Oxford team news: Kostoulas and Tzimas could feature

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Albion play their second round fixture on Wednesday.

Charlie Hanson

2025-08-26T14:30+01:00

Babis Kostoulas and Stefanos Tzimas could make their competitive debuts for Albion on Wednesday. 📷 by James Boardman.

Albion begin their Carabao Cup campaign on Wednesday when they head to the Kassam Stadium to take on Oxford United, kick-off 7.45pm.

Team news

Speaking on Tuesday about the squad's fitness, Fabian Hurzeler said, "There's no new news - everyone is available. I think that Georgi will also be back, we have to wait to see how he is [in training] today and then we can make a decision."

The head coach said it was highly likely that Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli would get minutes against the U's,

Diego Coppola and Olivier Boscagli are expected to feature against Oxford United. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

" I saw them in the friendly games and they made good impression," he said. "They will have a chance tomorrow to show how good they are, to show that they are a competitor for others.

"They've both very quickly integrated into the group. They're good characters. They have potential to help us, otherwise they wouldn't be here. So I'm sure that they will show a good performance tomorrow."

There might also be a chance for Greek duo Babis Kostoulas and Stefanos Tzimas to feature, according to Hurzeler.

"They'll both be in the squad - let's see how much game time they will get," he added. "They need to get some game time to get closer to the team. They need to use every training session to adapt to the intensity."

Their last line-up

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Oxford have had a slow start to their Championship campaign, losing their three opening games including a 1-0 defeat to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday.

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