Wycombe Wanderers will be under the lights this Tuesday evening as they hope to get back to winning ways against Fleetwood Town.
No wins in two has left the Chairboys’ pursuit for a play-off place stutter, but with this being the second of four matches in 10 days for Matt Bloomfield’s men, a victory is very much needed over the mid-table side.
Not only would a win be the 39-year-old’s first in charge of the club, but it will bring the gap between seventh-placed Wanderers and sixth-place Barnsley down to just three points.
⏪ We weren't at our best last time Fleetwood came to town, but we got the job done... in the nick of time!
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) March 6, 2023
Re-live the highlights of last season's 1-0 win.#WYCvFLE pic.twitter.com/YO8iPvMdDK
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So here is everything you need to know for Wycombe Wanderers vs Fleetwood Town
Current Form and Background on Fleetwood Town
Currently sitting in 14th place, Fleetwood have enjoyed life under Scott Brown following a terrible season 12 months ago.
The Cod Army avoided relegation back down into League One on goal difference, despite winning just eight times and picking up just 40 points.
It was the lowest total of points and wins accumulated in a season for the club since reaching the Football League in 2012.
"𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁!" 🗣️#ftfc head coach @ScottBrown8 previews Tuesday trip to @wwfcofficial 👇#OnwardTogether pic.twitter.com/HBmCUjy8a8
— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) March 6, 2023
This campaign however, they have already achieved more points than they did last season and it’s fair to say that Brown is doing a brilliant job in his first managerial role.
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The 37-year-old ex-Celtic captain has won 15 of his 45 games so far, which includes four in the last six.
Current Form and Background on Wycombe Wanderers
Wanderers are still finding their feet under Bloomfield but the 1-1 draw against Exeter City on March 4 saw many positive signs.
Going a goal up inside two minutes thanks to Chem Campbell’s first strike for the Chairboys shows that the on loan man will certainly be utilised before he heads back to Molineux in May.
Sam Vokes, Lewis Wing, Garath McCleary, and Chris Forino all went close against the Grecians, but not to avail.
The performance showed that despite having a change of manager in what is the ‘business end’ of the season, Wanderers are getting to grips with Bloomfield’s tactics and sooner rather than later, Wycombe will see their chances go in.
😳 Oh Sam, if only!#WYCvEXE pic.twitter.com/c9PMdHhBy5
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) March 6, 2023
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It is also important to note that Wycombe have failed to score in just seven league games this season.
The goals and results will come, it’s all about patience.
Overall Record with Fleetwood Town
Games: 14
Wycombe wins: Four
#OTD Monday 6th July 2020
— Chairboys on the Net - Paul Lewis (@GasmanCOTN) July 6, 2021
Wycombe 2 Fleetwood 2
League One Play-Off S/F 2nd Leg
Fred seals a place in the Final - the relief 😰#chairboys going to Wembley 🙌pic.twitter.com/6rGvxYzP4Q
Draws: Six
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Fleetwood wins: Four
Last Five Meetings
2022/23: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Fleetwood Town
2021/22: Fleetwood Town 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers
2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood Town
2019/20: Fleetwood Town 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers
Last Five Meetings at home against Fleetwood Town
2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Fleetwood Town
2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood Town
2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Fleetwood Town
2018/19: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Fleetwood Town
2013/14: Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Fleetwood Town
Miscellaneous
- The referee for the match is Craig Hicks and it will be his first Wycombe match of the season
- He has taken charge of six Chairboys fixtures in his career – officiating two wins, two draws, and two defeats
- His assistants are Abbas Khan and Samuel Fudge whilst the fourth official is Kevin Howick
- This fixture has been played more times during the week than it has on a weekend
- Out of the 14 games between Wycombe and Fleetwood, eight have been played between Monday and Friday
- Amazingly, all of the four matches during the 2019/20 season took place on a weekday
- Fleetwood have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches
- This mini-run included three 1-0 wins and a 0-0 draw
- Wycombe's only red card this season was away at Fleetwood back in September
- Garath McCleary was dismissed after just 10 minutes for lashing out at Drew Baker
RED CARD to McCleary for an off-the-ball incident.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) September 3, 2022
0-0 | #FLEvWYC
- Additionally, Wanderers' last red card at Adams Park was nearly two years ago
- The most recent player to be sent off for Wycombe at AP was Josh Knight on April 10, 2021
- It was in a 3-1 loss against Luton Town in the Championship
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