Are the Robins cursed?

In-form Cheltenham Town will be hoping that John Ward?s manager of the month award doesn?t bring with it its usual curse as they play host to Oxford at Whaddon Road this afternoon in the FA Cup second round.

Ward claimed the honour after his side won all five of their games in November and he goes into the game with just the one absentee as on-loan striker Steven Gillespie is cup-tied.

The Robins are likely to go with a front pairing of Steve Guinan and Kayode Odejayi as they look forward to their first of two games in quick succession with Oxford.