HIGH WYCOMBE. Wycombe Wanderers topped Burton Albion to win 2-1. It was Wycombe Wanderers to strike first with a goal of B. Hanlan at the 16′. Then G. McCleary scored again for Wycombe Wanderers in the 45′ minute with a goal. Eventually, C. Shaughnessy reduced the distance for Burton Albion with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Adams Park stadium in High Wycombe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Samuel Lewis and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Trevor Kettle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 18 Total 12
- 4 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 92
- 74 Dangerous attack 28
- 61 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Wycombe Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Burton Albion that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Wycombe Wanderers was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wycombe Wanderers won the match.
Wycombe Wanderers shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Burton Albion shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Wycombe Wanderers received 1 yellow card (C. Forino-Joseph). Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion received 3 yellow cards (M. Mancienne, D. Jebbison and J. Maddox).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wycombe Wanderers will have 41 points like Rotherham United to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Burton Albion will stay with 28 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wycombe Wanderers will host AFC Wimbledon on the 11th of December with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of AFC Wimbledon (4 draws).
Burton Albion will play away agasint Rotherham United on the 11th of December with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Rotherham United (3 draws).
Wycombe Wanderers – Formation
Wycombe Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Gareth Ainsworth decided to play with the following team: David Stockdale , Jack Grimmer , Christian Forino Joseph , Joe Jacobson , Jason McCarthy , Anis Mehmeti , Curtis Thompson , Jordan Obita , Brandon Hanlan , Garath McCleary and Sam Vokes .
The home team had on the bench: O. Pendlebury, A. Przybek, D. Horgan, R. Tafazolli, Adebayo Akinfenwa , David Wheeler and S. Kaikai.
Wycombe Wanderers could not rely on the presence of D. Horgan (injured).
Substitutions
Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: A. Mehmeti for D. Wheeler (71′), S. Vokes for A. Akinfenwa (85′) and G. McCleary for D. Horgan (90′).
Best player: Garath McCleary
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wycombe Wanderers was Garath McCleary.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 6 crosses.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Jerrel Hasselbaink played with: Ben Garratt , Conor Shaughnessy , Adedeji Oshilaja , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , Thomas Hamer , Thomas O’Connor , Michael Mancienne , Lucas Akins , Jonny Smith , Aaron Amadi Holloway and Daniel Jebbison .
They had on the bench: R. Leak, J. Powell, Jacob Maddox , T. Taylor, Charlie Lakin , C. Hawkins and Kane Hemmings .
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: D. Jebbison for J. Maddox (46′), L. Akins for C. Lakin (75′) and J. Smith for K. Hemmings (82′).
Best player: Lucas Akins
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burton Albion was Lucas Akins.
His rating is with 35 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 0-5
- Crewe Alexandra – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Oxford United – 1-2
- Fleetwood Town – Bolton Wanderers – 3-0
- Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Gillingham – 5-1
- Sunderland – Morecambe – 5-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Burton Albion – 2-1