CHELTENHAM. Wycombe Wanderers tops Cheltenham Town 3-1. Wycombe Wanderers was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Jack Grimmer (20′), Garath McCleary (29′) and Curtis Davies (49′). Cheltenham Town reduced the distance with a goal (58′) by Matty Taylor, but there was not much to do for them. Cheltenham Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
Garath McCleary didn’t score a penalty (49′) for Wycombe Wanderers.
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,181 spectators. The referee was Martin Coy who was helped by Samuel Fudge and Steve Durnall. The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.48 degrees Celsius or 54.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 136 Attack 86
- 62 Dangerous attack 41
- 19 Ball safe 27
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 2 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cheltenham Town had a strong ball possession 56% while Wycombe Wanderers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Wycombe Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Cheltenham Town shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wycombe Wanderers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Matty Taylor). On the other side, Wycombe Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Matt Butcher and Jack Grimmer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cheltenham Town stays with 23 points to sit in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Wycombe Wanderers will has 34 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).
Wycombe Wanderers will host Peterborough United on the 10th of February with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (5 draws).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
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Cheltenham Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood
, Andy Smith , Curtis Davies , Jack Shepherd , Sean Long , Tom Pett , Elliot Bonds , Will Ferry , Liam Sercombe , Aidan Keena and George Lloyd .The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams, Liam Kinsella
, Matty Taylor , Jamie Pardington, Josh Harrop , Joe Nuttall and Jordan Thomas .Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Elliot Bonds for Josh Harrop (54′), Aidan Keena for Matty Taylor (46′), Andy Smith for Liam Kinsella (54′), George Lloyd for Joe Nuttall (78′) and Will Ferry for Jordan Thomas (78′).
Player of the match: Jack Shepherd
The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Jack Shepherd.
His rating is
with 51 passes (49% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.Wycombe Wanderers – Formation
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Wycombe Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Matt Bloomfield played with: Max Stryjek
, Kane Vincent-Young , Jack Grimmer , Joe Low , Luke Leahy , Garath McCleary , Freddie Potts , Matt Butcher , Kieran Sadlier , Dale Taylor and Sam Vokes .The following players were sitting on the bench: David Wheeler, Chem Campbell, Nigel Lonwijk , Richard Kone, Franco Ravizzoli, Jason McCarthy and Bez Lubala
.Substitutions
Wycombe Wanderers made 2 changes: Kieran Sadlier for Bez Lubala (64′) and Garath McCleary for David Wheeler (90′).
Player of the match: Luke Leahy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wycombe Wanderers was Luke Leahy even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (47% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Blackpool – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 1-2
- Portsmouth – Northampton Town – 4-1
- Peterborough United – Wigan Athletic – 2-3
- Oxford United – Reading – 1-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 3-0
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Cheltenham Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-3
- Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 0-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Barnsley – 1-1