Ryan Crowther helped put the Cod Army in the play-off spots and leave Oxford all
at sea.
Crowther scored in the 28th minute to set up a third win in four unbeaten games for Fleetwood.
Striker David Ball picked out Crowther who drilled in unmarked from fourteen yards.
Full back Junior Brown added the second in the 55th minute when he stooped to nod in from three yards after winger Dean Howell had headed the ball across the face of goal.
Liam Davis fired in a consolation from 30 yards in the 89th minute, but Oxford have now picked up only one point in five games as they slip towards a relegation scrap and the pressure mounts on boss Chris Wilder.
Fleetwood boss Graham Alexander was happy with the resuslt, but
revealed that winger Ryan Crowther had taken a bad knock after setting up the
win. He said:
"We've sent him off to hospital with concussion. It's a precaution and we just want to do right for him.
"I've got to be pleased as it was a very tough game for us. I thought the lads showed so much heart and courage in what they wanted to achieve. We've got goals in the team and showed that.
"We have to take one small step at a time and that's what we did tonight. There were a lot of hard working and committed performances. Hopefully the pretty stuff will come."
Wilder heard his team jeered off at both half time and at the final whistle. He said:
"It's been a difficult evening for all of us and it's not a good run we're on. Yet again we're hurting because we've missed chances.
"It's plain and obvious to see that some of the boys are lacking confidence. We've only got eighteen bodies and have to find the answer as they're not replicating their form in training and they need to do that. I've got to believe in them and the players have to be man enough to take things on themselves."
"We've sent him off to hospital with concussion. It's a precaution and we just want to do right for him.
"I've got to be pleased as it was a very tough game for us. I thought the lads showed so much heart and courage in what they wanted to achieve. We've got goals in the team and showed that.
"We have to take one small step at a time and that's what we did tonight. There were a lot of hard working and committed performances. Hopefully the pretty stuff will come."
Wilder heard his team jeered off at both half time and at the final whistle. He said:
"It's been a difficult evening for all of us and it's not a good run we're on. Yet again we're hurting because we've missed chances.
"It's plain and obvious to see that some of the boys are lacking confidence. We've only got eighteen bodies and have to find the answer as they're not replicating their form in training and they need to do that. I've got to believe in them and the players have to be man enough to take things on themselves."
My clipping from this morning's paper
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