The hallmark of a successful team is how they react to defeat, and following their loss to Barnsley last week Wycombe have the chance to bounce back when they visit Charlton Athletic on Saturday, March 25.

The setback against Barnsley was disappointing and potentially damaging to Wanderers’ play-off ambitions, but it was also undeserved and they can take heart from how they played.

They were the better team against a physical Barnsley side who are bidding for automatic promotion and had won five of their previous six games.

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Wanderers had more possession, passes, attempts on goal, and corners than their opponents, but lost to a sucker punch goal five minutes from the end.

New boss Matt Bloomfield is still learning about his players and he will discover more about their character when they take on Charlton, who have found form at just the wrong time as far as Wanderers are concerned.

The teams met in the reverse fixture at Adams Park back in August 2022, coincidentally after Wycombe had beaten Barnsley 3-0 on their own ground a week earlier. 

Charlton were also on a high following a run of only one defeat in their opening five games of the season.

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Anis Mehmeti gave Wanderers an early lead that was cancelled out by Charlton’s Jesurun Rak-Sakyi just 60 seconds later, and the game finished with a 1-1 scoreline.

It was the first time in 10 meetings that the clubs had drawn against each other with Charlton winning six of the previous encounters and Wanderers just three.

However, the Chairboys are unbeaten in their last three games against the Addicks including a 1-0 victory on their last visit to The Valley on New Year’s Day, 2022 where Sam Vokes scored the winning goal. 

His hoped-for return after injury would be a major boost for Saturday’s clash.

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Charlton’s home form has been patchy this season with a record of W6 D6 L6, but they have beaten promotion contenders Plymouth Argyle (5-1), Barnsley and Derby County, and drawn against Ipswich Town and Peterborough United.

It’s another tough game for Wanderers and with games running out, it’s one they can ill afford to lose if they are to break into the top six.