HIGH WYCOMBE. Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Sunderland was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Adams Park stadium in High Wycombe on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear who was helped by Marc Wilson and Dean Treleaven. The 4th official was Stuart Butler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 22
- 8 On Target 11
- 8 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 79
- 51 Dangerous attack 47
- 73 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Sunderland had a strong ball possession 56% while Wycombe Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wycombe Wanderers was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Wycombe Wanderers to win the match.
Wycombe Wanderers shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (J. Scowen and J. Jacobson). Talking about the opposition, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (E. Embleton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wycombe Wanderers will have 46 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Sunderland will have 50 points like Rotherham United to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wycombe Wanderers will host Oxford United on the 15th of January with a 6-6 head to head record.
Sunderland will play away agasint Accrington Stanley on the 15th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).
Wycombe Wanderers – Formation
Wycombe Wanderers
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Wycombe Wanderers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gareth Ainsworth decided to play with the following team: D. Stockdale , A. Stewart , C. Forino-Joseph , J. Jacobson , J. Grimmer , A. Mehmeti , J. Scowen , J. Obita , G. McCleary , S. Vokes and B. Hanlan .
The home team had on the bench: A. Akinfenwa , O. Pendlebury, R. Tafazolli, T. De Barr, A. Przybek, D. Horgan and C. Thompson.
Substitutions
Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: S. Vokes for A. Akinfenwa (88′), A. Mehmeti for D. Horgan (90′) and A. Stewart for T. De Barr (90′).
Best player: S. Vokes
The player that probably impressed the most for Wycombe Wanderers was S. Vokes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Lee Johnson played with: A. Patterson , C. Winchester , T. Flanagan , C. Doyle , D. Cirkin , C. Evans , D. Neil , L. Gooch , A. Pritchard , E. Embleton and R. Stewart .
They had on the bench: E. Taylor, J. Diamond , O. Younger, A. Xhemajli, J. Hawkes, D. Hume and J. Carney.
Sunderland could not rely on the presence of J. Diamond (injured).
Substitutions
Sunderland made only 1 change substituting C. Evans for J. Diamond (80′).
Best player: R. Stewart
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was R. Stewart.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Doncaster Rovers – Fleetwood Town – 0-1
- Gillingham – Ipswich Town – 0-4
- Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-1
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Oxford United – 2-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Sunderland – 3-3
