Wilder's Oxford are three points clear at the top of the Blue Square Premier

Oxford United boss Chris Wilder is taking the positives from his team's defeat in the FA Trophy quarter-finals.

Wilder says he takes comfort at having avoided the threat of a fixture pile-up including a two-legged semi-final.

"Looking at the games we would have had to fit in I am glad we are now clear in our fixtures, " Wilder told BBC Oxford.

Oxford host AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday, but their game at Chester on Saturday is in doubt pending a decision on the struggling Cheshire club's future.

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