Oxford United striker Craig McAllister says it's not just the team that owes Weymouth one - he does as well.

The Scottish forward (pictured in action against Weymouth earlier this season) doesn't exactly have fond recollections of facing the Terras this season, losing at home to them when he was at Grays, and then suffering a hamstring injury when they won 1-0 at the Kassam Stadium in January.

So he's itching to pay them back, though doesn't know yet whether he'll be starting or on the bench.

He admitted: "I've not got good memories of Weymouth.

"They came here in my second game and it was the start of something poor really. I got injured, about ten minutes in, and that was the game that put me back a bit.

"I wasn't involved against them earlier in the season, when they came to Grays, and beat us 2-0, and played well on the night.

"And obviously, they got a good result here, so we owe them one really."

He added: "I'm looking forward to it. People may say that from now until the end of the season there's not a lot to pay for, but there is a hell of a lot to play for. I'm looking for a deal myself and want to do well.

"We want to go there and get three points, and be done with it. We just want to get back to winning ways."

And McAllister is expecting it to be every bit as tricky as last weekend's match against Northwich.

"It was a difficult game last Saturday," he said.

"We were chasing the game, 1-0 down and then, when we were down to ten men, I thought they played it quite well.

"These things seem to happen to us all the time, we do well against the good teams, but when we come up against the lower teams in the league, we're failing to beat them.

"It could be the same against Weymouth if we're not careful because they're fighting for their lives as well and it will be a similar game down there - a tough game."

He added: "Of course I'd like to start, but I want to do enough to warrant a start."

James Clarke comes in for the suspended Luke Foster, and Darren Patterson is weighing up whether to use Clarke, who has played a lot at centre back, as a straight replacement, or make him right back, with Matt Day moving to the centre.

Weymouth: (from) Henderson, Critchell, Bailey, Blackburn, Doe, Weatherstone, Robinson, Convery, Crittenden, Malcolm, Coutts, Beavon, Stewart, Anzite, Roberts, Okuonghae.

Oxford Utd: (from) Turley, Clarke, Quinn, Day, Howard, Anaclet, Hand, Murray, Trainer, Richards, Green, McAllister, Blackwood, Rose, Odubade, Hutchinson, Pettefer.