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​

Cheltenham Town

1 - 3

Wycombe Wanderers

  • 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

20'
Jack Grimmer(goal)
29'
Garath McCleary(goal)Sam Vokes
38'
Jack Grimmer- Yellow
Matty Taylor- sub ->Aidan Keena
46'
Curtis Davies(own-goal)
49'
49'
Garath McCleary- missed penalty
Josh Harrop- sub ->Elliot Bonds
54'
Liam Kinsella- sub ->Andy Smith
54'
Matty Taylor(goal)Jack Shepherd
58'
60'
Matt Butcher- Yellow
64'
Bez Lubala- sub ->Kieran Sadlier
Joe Nuttall- sub ->George Lloyd
78'
Jordan Thomas- sub ->Will Ferry
78'
Matty Taylor- Yellow
87'
90'
David Wheeler- sub ->Garath McCleary

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

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

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
7.0
D
Andy Smith 5.England
5.8
54'
D
Jack Shepherd 14.England
7.3
D
Curtis Davies 33.England
6.4
M
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
7.1
M
Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland
7.0
78'
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
6.8
54'
M
Tom Pett 34.England
7.3
F
Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46'
F
George Lloyd 19.England
7.0
78'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Pardington 21.England
D
Ben Williams 3.Wales
M
Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland
6.7
54'
M
Josh Harrop 25.England
6.7
54'
M
Jordan Thomas 27.England
7.0
78'
F
Matty Taylor 9.England
7.1
46' 87' 58'
F
Joe Nuttall 26.England
7.0
78'

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 (7.0), Andy Smith (5.8), Curtis Davies (6.4), Jack Shepherd (7.3), Sean Long (7.0), Tom Pett (7.3), Elliot Bonds (6.8), Will Ferry (7.0), Liam Sercombe (7.1), Aidan Keena (6.4) and George Lloyd (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams, Liam Kinsella (6.7), Matty Taylor (7.1), Jamie Pardington, Josh Harrop (6.7), Joe Nuttall (7.0) and Jordan Thomas (7.0).

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 7.3 with 51 passes (49% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers
G
Max Stryjek 1.Poland
7.0
D
Jack Grimmer 2.Scotland
7.7
38' 20'
D
Luke Leahy 10.England
7.8
D
Joe Low 17.Wales
7.7
D
Kane Vincent-Young 44.England
6.7
M
Matt Butcher 8.England
6.3
60'
M
Sam Vokes 9.Wales
7.5
M
Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica
6.8
90' 29'
M
Freddie Potts 19.England
6.8
M
Kieran Sadlier 23.Republic of Ireland
6.4
64'
F
D. Taylor 20.Northern Ireland
6.4
Substitutes
G
Franco Ravizzoli 25.Argentina
D
Nigel Lonwijk 22.Netherlands
D
Jason McCarthy 26.England
M
David Wheeler 7.England
90'
M
Chem Campbell 11.Wales
M
Bez Lubala 30.DR Congo
6.8
64'
F
Richard Kone 24.

Wycombe Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Bloomfield played with: Max Stryjek (7.0), Kane Vincent-Young (6.7), Jack Grimmer (7.7), Joe Low (7.7), Luke Leahy (7.8), Garath McCleary (6.8), Freddie Potts (6.8), Matt Butcher (6.3), Kieran Sadlier (6.4), Dale Taylor (6.4) and Sam Vokes (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Wheeler, Chem Campbell, Nigel Lonwijk , Richard Kone, Franco Ravizzoli, Jason McCarthy and Bez Lubala (6.8).

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 7.8 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.​