HIGH WYCOMBE. Wycombe Wanderers found a way to turn the tables against Bristol Rovers to win 2-1. It was Bristol Rovers to strike first with an early goal of Josh Coburn at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 22′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lewis Wing gave the win to Wycombe Wanderers in the 49′ minute. Bristol Rovers was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Adams Park stadium in High Wycombe on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill who had the assistance of Anthony Da Costa and Christopher Wade. The 4th official was Ollie Williams. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 5 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 88 Attack 115
- 27 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bristol Rovers had a superior ball possession 61% while Wycombe Wanderers was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bristol Rovers was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Wycombe Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Wycombe Wanderers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Wycombe Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Obita, Jack Grimmer and Lewis Wing). Talking about the opposition, Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (B. Thomas and Lewis Gibson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wycombe Wanderers will have 35 points like Bolton Wanderers to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol Rovers will stay with 31 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wycombe Wanderers will play away with Portsmouth on the 6th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).
Bristol Rovers will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Wycombe Wanderers – Formation
Wycombe Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gareth Ainsworth decided to play with the following team: Maksymilian Stryjek, Ryan Tafazolli, Jack Grimmer, Jordan Obita, Jason McCarthy, Garath McCleary, David Wheeler, Josh Scowen, Anis Mehmeti, Lewis Wing and Sam Vokes.
The home team had on the bench: Brandon Hanlan, Nicholas Freeman, Sullay Kaikai, Joe Jacobson, Chris Forino-Joseph, Curtis Thompson and Tyla Dickinson.
Substitutions
Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: Lewis Wing for Curtis Thompson (78′), Anis Mehmeti for Nick Freeman (85′) and Garath McCleary for Brandon Hanlan (90′).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw, Lewis Jack Gibson, Bobby Thomas, Scott Sinclair, Paul Coutts, Anthony Evans, James Connolly, Luca Hoole, John Marquis, Aaron Collins and Josh Coburn.
The following players were sitting on the bench: James Gibbons, Sam Finley, Ryan Loft, Anssi Jaakkola, Luke McCormick, Harvey Saunders and Lewis Gordon.
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 3 changes: Scott Sinclair for Sam Finley (58′), John Marquis for Luke McCormick (69′) and Lewis Gibson for Ryan Loft (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Port Vale – Morecambe – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Oxford United – 3-0
- Fleetwood Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-2
- Cheltenham Town – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Charlton Athletic – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 3-0
- Accrington Stanley – Barnsley – 1-1