In what has been a record-breaking year for Wycombe Wanderers, they will end 2022 with one of the longest away trips this season against the current League One leaders, Plymouth Argyle.
With two teams bang in form and with a lot of history between the Chairboys and the Pilgrims, it could be anyone’s game at Home Park on December 29.
So, for the final time this calendar year, here is everything you need to know for Plymouth Argyle vs Wycombe Wanderers.
Plymouth bound!#Chairboys pic.twitter.com/xNlSXnmglZ
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) December 28, 2022
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Current Form and Background on Plymouth
After missing out on the play-off places on the final day of last season, Plymouth have dusted themselves down and taken the current campaign by storm.
Argyle currently sit top of the table and are the only team this season to reach 50 points.
They have won 15 of their 23 league games since July 30 (the most of any team in the division), and have only been defeated on three occasions, which is the joint fewest along with Sheffield Wednesday who sit in third, and Ipswich Town who are in second.
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From Charlton to Plymouth, 2022 has been a year to remember.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) December 28, 2022
Here's all you need to know ahead of our 56th and final game of the year!#PLYvWYC
And despite having a slight dip in form between November 12 and December 10, where they only picked up three points from 12 available, they have won their last two games and have not dropped out of the automatic promotion places since September.
Plymouth also boasts one of the best home records across the entirety of the four top leagues, as they have won 10 of their 11 League One games at Home Park.
Their only blimp was a 2-0 loss against Port Vale on December 2.
Current Form and Background on Wanderers
Wycombe will head to Devon beaming after their comeback 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers on Boxing Day – which was their first at Adams Park since 2017.
The win over Joey Barton’s men meant that the Chairboys have now picked up 24 points from their last 39, with Wanderers only losing three of the previous 13 games.
Watch the Home Park game... from home!
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) December 28, 2022
WanderersTV match passes for Thursday's game are now available.#PLYvWYC
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Wanderers’ tally of nine clean sheets so far this season is also the joint third best in the division with Bolton Wanderers (10) and Sheffield Wednesday (12) only being above Gareth Ainsworth’s side.
Overall this calendar year in the league, Wycombe have played 46 games, won 21, drawn 13 and lost 12.
The Last Five Meetings
2022/23: Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
2021/22: Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Wycombe Wanderers
Chairman @RCouhig provides a general club update as the #Chairboys reach the halfway point of the 2022/23 season.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) December 28, 2022
Video available as a 24-hour exclusive for WanderersTV subscribers, and free thereafter.
2018/19: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
2018/19: Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
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Overall Away Record Against Plymouth Argyle
Games: 15
Wycombe wins: Six
Draws: four
Plymouth wins: Five
Overall Record Against Plymouth Argyle
Games: 31
Wycombe wins: 12
Draws: nine
Plymouth wins: 10
Morning!
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) December 28, 2022
Back on the road with two big away games to end 2022 and kick off 2023.#Chairboys pic.twitter.com/PgteyNro5h
Miscellaneous
- Plymouth haven’t beaten Wycombe at Home Park since August 2007, when they knocked the Chairboys out of the League Cup in the first round.
- In fact, Wycombe haven’t lost a league match away at Plymouth since April 10, 2004, which was 6,837 days ago.
- That year, Plymouth were promoted to the Championship whilst Wycombe were relegated to League Two.
- The Chairboys are unbeaten in their last eight visits to Plymouth in which they have won five and drawn three of those matches.
- The referee for the game will be Carl Brook.
- This will be his first match officiating Wanderers and so far this season, he has shown 74 yellows and issued one red in the 20 games he has taken charge of.
- Overall, he has refereed 168 games since the 2016/17 season, has given 608 bookings, and sent off 38 people in that time.
- In fact, there have only been nine games in his professional career that he has not booked or sent off a player.
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