Oxford United boss Michael Appleton is looking forward to resuming his club's '˜healthy rivalry' against the Cobblers at Sixfields on Saturday (ko 3pm).
Oxford United's 19-goal top scorer Kemar Roofe is rated as only having a 50/50 chance of being fit to take on the Cobblers in Tuesday night's promotion battle at the Kassam Stadium.
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