OXFORD City boss Mike Ford has warned his side face a rigourous test of their unbeaten run at lowly Colwyn Bay in Blue Square Bet North tonight.

Although Frank Sinclair’s side are third from bottom, they pulled off a shock 3-1 win at Brackley Town on Tuesday.

And Ford says City, who made it five games undefeated with a 2-2 home draw against high-fliers FC Halifax, are in for a tricky encounter.

“I think it’s going to be the toughest game of the season because they are desperate for the points,” said Ford, whose side play their sixth game in a hectic 13 days.

“We have taken nine points from our last five games against some really tough opponents, so I don’t want us to turn up and not produce a performance.”

Callum McNish will start, while Andy Ballard faces a test on an ankle injury.

Oxford City: from Townsend, Benjamin, Gunn, Wilmott, Stonehouse, Stanley, Pond, Bell, Cook, Barcelos, Learoyd, McNish, Basham, Joyce, McEachran.