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George Baldock is eyeing up promotion after scoring a stunner in front of his nearest and dearest.

Full back Baldock, 22, is the younger brother of Brighton striker Sam and rifled in his first Oxford goal from 25 yards in the 80th minute before revealing:

"I'm buzzing after that. My brother and Dad were watching and I was just saying to my Dad the other day that I needed to add goals to my game. It's funny how things pan out like that. You mention it to one of your loved ones and the next weekend you score. I might have to talk to him every week about scoring.

"I'll try and wind Sam up now, but he'll just bring up his own goal scoring record and that'll be the end of that."

And Baldock has high hopes for the club he has joined on a season long loan from MK Dons. He said:

"The Head Scout from MK was here in the week for the win against Swindon in the JPT and told me he was so impressed with us and said that on that performance we should go up.

Oxford boss Michael Appleton was delighted with Baldock and said:

"It was a great strike from George. He did the right thing in not trying to hit it too hard. He hit it true.

"We knew it was going to be a difficult game, but the lads did tremendously well. This is without a shadow of a doubt in my mind - although our supporters might disagree - our biggest win of the season."

Wimbledon manager Neal Ardley groaned:

"We were beaten by a good strike that came with bodies running across the keeper. It was kind of disappointing because it was one of those that you look at and you are not quite sure what you could have done about it."