OXFORD United have cancelled a development game against Northampton Town today, with the squad attending Cheltenham Festival instead.

The U’s were due to play a Cobblers side in a friendly at Sixfields this afternoon.

It would have been an opportunity for several senior players on the fringes of the side, including Danny Rose, Will Hoskins and Andy Whing, to get some minutes under their belts.

But United, who won 1-0 at Bury on Saturday, have changed their plans, training earlier this morning before heading to the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.