Oxford United came from behind to chalk up their first away win of the season in a cracking game at the Pirelli Stadioum yesterday.

Jim Smith's men recovered from the shock of going behind on just 11 minutes to hit back impressively, and they could even afford the luxury of a missed penalty.

Gary Twigg, successful from the spot eight days earlier, was the one who had his penalty saved, but the Scotsman had already equalised by then with a well-taken goal, and Yemi Odubade completed the comeback, and a good day's work, by grabbing a winner 12 minutes into the second half.

The U's, wearing their white away strip, as a change from their all-blue at Cambridge, looked a much better unit and will have given their fans much more hope of a suiccessful season as they looked a potent attacking force.

At the back too, they weren't as reckless as they had been at the Abbey Stadium in Thursday night's Setanta offering.

Smith brought Mickey Corcoran in to the defence, in place of Arthur Gnohere, Luke Foster into central midfield and handed Odubade a starting place in attack, ahead of Rob Duffy.

It was a frenetic 100 miles and hour start and Oxford began well.

Good play by Corcoran earned the visitors a second-minute corner. Alex Jeannin delivered the first one well, but not the second, for the second game running curling the outswinger out of play.

It was a bad error from Matt Day which Burton capitalised on to take the lead. Day missed his kick completely ten yards out, Daryl Clare was on it in an instant, spun and shot low past Billy Turley and in off the far post.

Yet United's response was superb, and they were back level within 30 seconds.

Straight from the kick-off, Eddie Hutchinson charged down a clearance to set up Twigg, who saw his opportunity in a flash and raced away totry to round keeper Kevin Poole. The goalkeeper got a hand to the ball but Twigg followed up by controlling the loose ball and shooting home left-footed for his third goal in three games.

A minute before the break, United should have taken the lead. Hutchinson was quicker to the ball than defender John Brayford, who tripped him just inside the box, and the ref had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

But Twigg struck his low penalty too close to keeper Poole, who saved to his right.

However, Odubade pounced on 57 minutes to win the game.

Put through on the right edge of the area, he drew the keeper and dinked the ball over him. It appeared to have crossed the line before Eddie Anaclet made sure.

United defended well in a hard-fought last 20 minutes to see out their victory, but they were the better side.

Oxford Utd: Turley, Corcoran, Quinn, Day, Anaclet, Hutchinson (Pettefer 66), Foster, Trainer, Jeannin, Odubade (Robinson 79),Twigg (Ledgister 90). Subs not used: Tardif, Rose.

Referee: Darren Cann Att: 2,259 end