NERVOUS excitement is running through the county tonight as football fans hold their breath for an Oxford United promotion.

Just 90 minutes of football are left to see if the U's can gain automatic promotion with a win in their crunch clash against Wycombe Wanderers.

The Crook family from Headington will have three generations in the stands at the Kassam Stadium.

Dad, Stuart, will be joined by his wife, children and father. The 42-year-old said: "It is the be all and end all for us.

"My wife, my children and my father will be all with me at the game.

"After Wembley we really want to be able to hold our heads high and come out of the game on top.

"The only ritual we seem to have is just to treat it like a normal game day, we don't want to jinx it."

Now coming up for her first birthday, Georgia Beddoes Jones, from Abingdon will be with her family cheering on the U's and her mum, Sarah Wilkinson hopes this time she'll bring more luck to the players.

She said: "When we took Georgia to Wembley at 10 months old, we had hoped she would be a lucky charm.

"But now we're hoping she can redeem herself and bring some luck to the team for the match.

"We're so excited about it and it should be a great atmosphere with us playing at home."

Before kick off, chairman of the club, Darryl Eales, has invited fans to join him for a barbecue at Oxford Academy.

And it is not just the fans who are excited about the possibility of Oxford United leaping up to League One.

The unsung heroes which work for weeks behind the scenes prepping for the big day also have their fingers crossed for a win.

Paul Currier, head groundsman at the stadium, said: "It’s an exciting time in the stadium, very tense before the game, but we are all hoping for a win for automatic promotion.

"I treat every match as a final, they are all important and the pitch needs to be perfect.

"The GreenFields XtraGrass hybrid pitch looks a million dollars, there has been a lot of prep taking place this week and we are now drawing the lines on for the match which we do freshly before every match."

Lee Barton, club shop manager, said extra staff would be put on not only to manage the store but also the stores dotted around the stadium

He said: "Every fan we've had come through the shop this week is very excited but also there's this underlying nervousness.

"We really want to come away with a victory so we don't have to worry about the play offs for promotion.

The shop closes during the game so the staff can catch every glimpse of the action.

Mr Barton added: "We're going to be starting our sale as well so we're hoping we can give people a memento of the day, which will be made even more special if we win."