Bloomfield says Oxford will not dwell on his first loss

Oxford manager Matt Bloomfield insists his side will not dwell on their 2-0 home loss to Birmingham after his unbeaten start ended in his fourth game.

Oxford have slipped five points below the survival line in the Championship and Bloomfield says they must quickly move on.

He told BBC Radio Oxford: "I always try and speak as honestly as I can after games and last week we were worthy winners, but today it wasn't to be.

"Our levels weren't quite at the level required to win the game, playing against incredibly good opposition, who've spent so much money on their squad. Our intensity needed to be at the top and we just didn't quite get there today.

"For their second goal, we were actually in possession, we're breaking out, we gave the ball away and the next thing you know, it's in the back of our net. Two-nil put a bit of a pin in us because I felt we were starting to build a bit of momentum.

"It's a deeply frustrating end, but we don't get too low. It's the first defeat, there's going to be a rollercoaster between now and the end of the season and we have to make sure that every day we come in ready to work and we keep moving forward."