Wycombe Wanderers overcomes Cheltenham Town 2-0 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS

HIGH WYCOMBE. Wycombe Wanderers defeats Cheltenham Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Low (86') and a goal from B. Lubala (89').

John Ross

February 28, 2024

HIGH WYCOMBE. Wycombe Wanderers beats Cheltenham Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Low (86′) and a goal from B. Lubala (89′).

Freddie Potts didn’t score a penalty (52′) for Wycombe Wanderers.

The match was played at the Adams Park stadium in High Wycombe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,477 spectators. The referee was Scott Tallis who was helped by Daniel Cook and Leigh Crowhurst. The 4th official was Stephen Parkinson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.84 degrees Celsius or 42.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.

Match Statistics

Wycombe Wanderers

2 - 0

Cheltenham Town

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

25 Total 8
8 On Target 0
10 Off Target 4
8 Shots blocked 4

108 Attack 96
64 Dangerous attack 40
74 Ball safe 92

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Wycombe Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wycombe Wanderers was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wycombe Wanderers won the match.

Wycombe Wanderers shot 25 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 7 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wycombe Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Andy Smith).

Match Timeline

Freddie Potts- missed penaltyFreddie Potts

52'

54'

Josh Harrop- sub ->Ben Williams

54'

Aidan Keena- sub ->George Lloyd

55'

Liam Kinsella- sub ->Elliot Bonds

55'

Jordan Thomas- sub ->Liam Sercombe

Josh Scowen- sub ->Freddie Potts

69'

David Wheeler- sub ->Kieran Sadlier

69'

78'

Andy Smith- sub ->Jack Shepherd

Richard Kone- sub ->Sam Vokes

82'

Bez Lubala- sub ->Dale Taylor

82'

85'

Andy Smith- Yellow

Joe Low(goal)David Wheeler

86'

Bez Lubala(goal)Luke Leahy

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Wycombe Wanderers has 41 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town will stays with 33 points to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Wycombe Wanderers will host Barnsley on the 2nd of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Barnsley (0 draws).

Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers

Franco Ravizzoli 25.Argentina

6.7

Jack Grimmer 2.Scotland

7.1

Ryan Tafazolli 6.England

7.7

Luke Leahy 10.England

7.7

Joe Low 17.Wales

8.2

86'

Matt Butcher 8.England

7.3

Garath McCleary 12.Jamaica

7.7

Freddie Potts 19.England

7.0

69'

D. Taylor 20.Northern Ireland

7.0

82'

Kieran Sadlier 23.Republic of Ireland

7.1

69'

Sam Vokes 9.Wales

7.9

82'

Substitutes

Nathan Shepperd 29.Wales

Nigel Lonwijk 22.Netherlands

Josh Scowen 4.England

6.7

69'

David Wheeler 7.England

7.5

69'

Bez Lubala 30.DR Congo

7.5

82'

89'

Richard Kone 24.

6.3

82'

Gideon Kodua 28.England

Wycombe Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Matt Bloomfield decided to play with the following team: Franco Ravizzoli (6.7), Jack Grimmer (7.1), Joe Low (8.2), Ryan Tafazolli (7.7), Luke Leahy (7.7), Matt Butcher (7.3), Freddie Potts (7.0), Garath McCleary (7.7), Dale Taylor (7.0), Kieran Sadlier (7.1) and Sam Vokes (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Scowen (6.7), David Wheeler (7.5), Nigel Lonwijk , Richard Kone (6.3), Gideon Kodua, Nathan Shepperd and Bez Lubala (7.5).

Substitutions

Wycombe Wanderers made 4 changes: Freddie Potts for Josh Scowen (69′), Kieran Sadlier for David Wheeler (69′), Dale Taylor for Bez Lubala (82′) and Sam Vokes for Richard Kone (82′).

Player of the match: Joe Low

The most impressive player for Wycombe Wanderers was Joe Low.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 22 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.9

Lewis Freestone 6.England

7.0

Jack Shepherd 14.England

6.4

78'

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.0

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Ben Williams 3.Wales

6.8

54'

Liam Sercombe 8.England

6.4

55'

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

6.8

55'

Tom Pett 34.England

6.6

Matty Taylor 9.England

6.8

George Lloyd 19.England

6.4

54'

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Andy Smith 5.England

6.3

78'

85'

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

6.3

55'

Josh Harrop 25.England

7.0

54'

Jordan Thomas 27.England

6.0

55'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.6

54'

Joe Nuttall 26.England

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (7.9), Curtis Davies (7.0), Jack Shepherd (6.4), Lewis Freestone (7.0), Sean Long (6.3), Elliot Bonds (6.8), Tom Pett (6.6), Liam Sercombe (6.4), Ben Williams (6.8), George Lloyd (6.4) and Matty Taylor (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Andy Smith (6.3), Liam Kinsella (6.3), Aidan Keena (6.6), Jamie Pardington, Josh Harrop (7.0), Joe Nuttall and Jordan Thomas (6.0).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Ben Williams for Josh Harrop (54′), George Lloyd for Aidan Keena (54′), Elliot Bonds for Liam Kinsella (55′), Liam Sercombe for Jordan Thomas (55′) and Jack Shepherd for Andy Smith (78′).

Player of the match: Luke Southwood

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 7.85. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.