'It's nice to know I can still do it' - Vaulks

Oxford United midfielder Will Vaulks scored his first goal in almost two years to put the U's ahead in their Championship match against bottom dwellers Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday.

Forward Mark Harris, who was formerly part of the same Cardiff City squad as his 31-year-old team-mate, passed to Vaulks to allow the midfielder to unleash a powerful strike from distance.

Plymouth's Rami Al Hajj then scored the equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Home Park but that failed to take the shine off the moment for the Oxford goalscorer.

"It's been a long time coming," Vaulks told BBC Radio Oxford.

"Sparky [Harris' nickname] remembers me scoring goals at Cardiff so I had a feeling he was going to set me, whereas some of the other boys probably wouldn't have because they haven't seen me score.

"It's nice to know I can still do it."

The point saw Oxford's unbeaten run extend to five games, with two home fixtures at the Kassam Stadium next.

The first sees the U's welcome seventh-placed Blackburn Rovers on Saturday before hosting relegation-threatened Luton Town on Tuesday.

"It'll be nice to be back at home, somewhere we've been really strong this season," Vaulks added.

"It needs to continue. We've got to have good home form to stay in this league."