The Return of the Chairboys
November 2014
Sky Bet FL2: Match 16
Cheltenham Town 1-1 Wycombe
Gornell 27' (Pen)
Morias 36'
Motm: Matt Ingram (WYC, 7.4, 7 saves)
Gornell converted his spot kick into the top right corner to give Cheltenham the lead. Morias tied it up thanks to McClure's tackle which put the ball into his path and all he had to do was speed away and finish into the corner.
Loans Expired
I learned after this game that both
Nicky Walker's & Daniel Rowe's loans had expired. (And it said I had them for the season!
) Both were starters. I can probably manage without them, but let's hope for no injuries. Looks like
Gary Doherty is making a comeback with the B Team although his 30 stamina is going to kill me....
Sky Bet FL2: Match 17
Wycombe 2-2 Accrington
Amadi-Holloway 24' McGahey 51'
Beattie 21' Windass 47'
Motm: Nathan Evans (WYC, 8.6)
Beattie headed in off the crossbar to give the visitors the lead. Amadi-Holloway however replied straight away for us powering into the bottom right corner. Accrington came out at halftime and played the ball around like Barcelona ending with Windass firing past Lynch with a first time effort. McGahey tied it up with a beauty of a header from Evans' corner. We needed to win these last two games.
J. Paint Trophy: Area Quarter Final
Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Wycombe
McClure 79' (Pen) 81' Lewis 89'
Motm: Paris Cowan-Hall (WYC, 8.2)
A 3 goal barrage in the final 11 minutes secured our passage into the next round. Cowan-Hall won the penalty which McClure converted before the Northern Irishman added a second after being fed through by Morias. Lewis came off the bench to smash in from close range after a defensive mix up led to them failing to clear a Cowan-Hall cross from the right.
Sky Bet FL2: Match 18
Exeter City 0-2 Wycombe
Amadi-Holloway 67' 80'
Motm: Aaron Amadi-Holloway (WYC, 8.5)
Another two goals from the Welshmen secured a 2-0 win for the Chairboys. He headed in a Jombati cross powerfully past Pym from 6 yards to open the scoring. He then pressured Tillson into giving the ball away to Lewis before running into the space onto Craig's ball through and finished past Pym for the second time.
Sky Bet FL2: Match 19
Wycombe 1-0 Portsmouth
Morias 84'
Motm: Junior Morias (WYC, 7.3)
Junior Morias' late strike gave us a deserving victory based on the balance of play. The goal came about when Cowan-Hall worked tirelessly to win the ball back. He passed it to McClure who quickly laid it off to Morias. The Jamaican rounded Chorley and fired across Jones.
Sky Bet FL2: Match 20
Cambridge United 3-3 Wycombe
Appiah 5' 70' Donaldson 64'
McClure 14' 67' Ingram 21' s/o Cowan-Hall 52'
Motm: Matt McClure (WYC, 9.1)
It was a 6 goal thriller but Cambridge only had 4 shots on target, 3 of which ended in goals. We dominated despite being down to 10 men for 70 minutes and ended the game with 14 shots and 11 on target. As you can see it was no contest. Appiah raced away early to score for Cambridge but McClure was alert to the rebound of Morias' stinging shot to level the game. Ingram then came charging out at the in rushing Dunk, who he completely took out earning a straight red. Morias had to make way for Lynch in goal. Cowan-Hall and Donaldson exchanged goals before McClure scored his 11th of the season to retake the lead. It was short lived however when Appiah grabbed his brace, timing his run to perfection. Dunn made two very important saves at the end which would have won the game for us, like we deserved.
Suspension
Matt Ingram has received a 1 match ban for his sending off against Cambridge United.
Player of the Month
Matt McClure
The Northern Irishman scored 4 goals this month bringing his total to 11 for the season. He was awarded MOTM once and also assisted one goal. At 23 he still has many years ahead of him and can only get better.
Sky Bet FL2 Table
1. Plymouth Argyle 50
2. Oxford United 38
3. Portsmouth 36
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4. Bury 35
5. Luton Town 34
6. Wycombe 33
7.Hartlepool 33
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8. Shrewsbury 32
9. Cheltenham Town 31
10. Northampton 30
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21. Cambridge United 17
22. Stevenage 16
23. Accrington 11
24. Exeter City 7
Sky Bet FL2 Top Scorers
1. Reid (Plymouth Argyle) 14
2. Beavon (Burton Albion), Taylor (Portsmouth), Elliott (Carlisle United) 11
3. Vernon (Shrewsbury), Hoskins (Oxford United), Compton (Hartlepool) 9
Wycombe Stats This Month
GOALS
Matt McClure 4
Aaron Amadi-Holloway 3
Junior Morias 2
Hugh McGahey 1
Stuart Lewis 1
Paris Cowan-Hall
ASSISTS
Nathan Evans 1
Matt Bloomfield 1
Junior Morias 1
Steven Craig 1
Matt McClure 1
Josh Scowen 1
MOTM
Matt Ingram 1
Nathan Evans 1
Paris Cowan-Hall 1
Aaron Amadi-Holloway 1
Junior Morias 1
Matt McClure 1
CLEAN SHEETS
Matt Ingram 2
Alex Lynch 1
Youth Academy
* New Addition
Jack Steer (England) - (GK, 57-67 Ovr, 86-94 Pot, 16): This 16 year old kid is in line to take over from Matt Ingram as first choice keeper at the end of the season. A truly exciting prospect.
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Joe Carson (Northern Ireland) - (UNK, 46-56 Ovr, 75-93 Pot, 16): He stands at 6'1" and possesses decent pace. His finishing also seems more than adequate and with one of his listed positions a ST, we hope he will settle there.
Lewis Lloyd (England) - (RB, 46-54 Ovr, 75-89 Pot, 16): The youth coaches are describing him as defensive minded and while he has chosen RB as his position he will more than likely be played at CB due to his stats.
December Fixtures
6/12 Doncaster (a) (FA Cup)
9/12 Preston (a) (J. Paint Trophy)
13/12 Dagenham (a)
20/12 Carlisle United (h)
23/12 Newport County (a)
27/12 Oxford United (a)
30/12 Tranmere Rovers (h)
Conclusion
We picked up 9 points this month, which isn't bad but we had hoped for more. We really should have beaten Accrington and Cambridge and if we want to move up the table we need to beat the likes of Cheltenham around us. But hey, an unbeaten month is an unbeaten month. There was a good win against Crewe in the J. Paint Trophy and also solid wins over Exeter and Portsmouth.
Next month we want to advance in both cups and pick up wins against Dagenham, Carlisle, Newport and Tranmere while a draw against Oxford will be good. Plymouth seem to be running away with the league so far. Maybe we can catch them?
Targeted Points: 13/15
Thanks for Reading!