The nostalgic Burnley starting XI that last faced Oxford United in 2000 in dramatic comeback victory - gallery

Burnley face Oxford United this weekend for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.

The last time the Clarets faced the U’s, the Kassam Stadium didn’t even exist – so Saturday’s encounter will be Burnley’s first trip to Oxford’s ground.

The last meeting came at the Manor Ground in April 2000 in front of a crowd of 7,549.

Stan Ternent’s men had to come from behind to win 2-1 after going a goal down in the 13th minute to Matt Murphy’s strike for the hosts.

But the Clarets struck twice in the final five minutes to complete a remarkable turnaround thanks to goals from Steve Davis and Paul Weller.

Here’s a look at the XI that took to the field that day:

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