Manager Gareth Ainsworth has praised all of his players as Wycombe defeated promotion rivals Derby 3-2 at Adams Park.
A double from Lewis Wing and a Sam Vokes volley cancelled out strikes from James Collins and Lewis Dobbin to secure the Chairboys’ first-ever league win over the Rams.
It ended the club's 15-game unbeaten run in League One, with Wycombe playing nearly the entirety of the match without a recognised central defender on the pitch.
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New signing Jordan Willis, who was unveiled as a Chairboy an hour before kick-off, made his debut in the final few seconds of the contest to help his new teammates see out the win.
Speaking on the performance, Ainsworth said: “All the boys were brilliant, they really were.
“Derby County are a great side and as I said in the week, they have got a great manager in Paul Warne, and for us to get the win is a real statement.
“However, I don’t want to get carried away as it’s just one game and we have still got a long way to go.
“We’re on a brilliant run and the boys really believe in themselves at the moment.
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“It was a fantastic win, but we have got to continue with this when we go up to Accrington on Tuesday.
“We have had a lot of plaudits for our defensive displays, but the attackers need some praise too as the football we played was superb.
“Labelled this long-ball team, we played some quality stuff and I’m pretty sure that we are no longer this one trick pony people think we are.”
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