Oxford, seeing the vast line of Richard's army strung along the ridgeline, decided to keep his men together instead of splitting them into the traditional three battles: vanguard, centre, and rearguard.
Efter at have set Richards bredt opstillede hær langs bakkekammen, besluttede Oxford sig for at holde sine mænd samlet i stedet for at dele den i tre normale grupper: fortrop, midte og bagtrop.