Yemi Odubade insisted Oxford United's winner at Burton Albion yesterday was HIS goal - because he needs it more than Eddie Anaclet.

Anaclet's chipped shot over the keeper appeared to run along the goalline after hitting a post, and Odubade was on it in a flash to make sure by turning the ball over the line.

The goal helped complete a great U's comeback from a goal down as they beat Burton 2-1 at the Pirelli Stadium for their first away win of the season.

Odubade said: "All the lads were coming up and saying 'Well done, nice goal, Eddie', but they were just taking the mickey out of me. It's MY goal. It's my first of the season and I need it!"

Both strikers who started the Blue Square Premier game for Oxford got on the scoresheet, with Gary Twigg scoring his third in as many games by equalising less than a minute after Albion had taken an early lead.

But Scottish striker Twigg then missed a penalty, and he has now been taken off spot-kick duties.

Said United boss Jim Smith: "I wasn't happy with Twiggy's quotes in the Oxford Mail that he doesn't like taking penalties.

"I thought, if that's the case, what's he doing taking this? And he looked as if he didn't like taking them!

"No, to be fair, I did have confidence in him taking it because he's a clinical finisher normally, but they were silly quotes really, and I'm a little bit surprised he went the same way as before.

"I thought Burton would have had a report on our first match.

"That miss made it difficult for us because it gave them a lift and knocked us a bit.

"But Twiggy took his goal very, very well. I thought he'd lost his opportunity, but he took it really smartly, and it was great movement for the second goal."

Smith, who had said before the game that it was a stern test of character, was delighted with the fighting qualities of his team as they hit back from going behind early on, and then, near the end, withstood heavy pressure from Nigel Clough's side.

"They did battle, all of them," he said. "That's six points from the first three games.

"Obviously you want more, but having lost the second game of the season away from home, it was a big, big result for us."

Reflecting on the "disputed" winner, Smith said, tongue-in-cheek: "I think the second was Eddie's goal, it was over the line before Yemi touched it.

"We needed that pace, with either Yemi or Joel Ledgister, but Yemi's the one with more experience, and he came in and did a good job."

Clough admitted his team hadn't done enough to win the game.

He said: "We didn't do the right things for long enough to deserve victory."