Wycombe Wanderers concluded their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Swindon Town at the County Ground.

Following a 2-2 draw on Wednesday evening against a Chelsea XI, Matt Bloomfield’s men looked to finish on a high ahead of next Saturday’s trip to Wrexham in the league.

The Chairboys came out of the blocks firing, as string of great chances in the first 10 minutes could’ve seen the Adams Park team an early lead.

However, goalkeeper Jack Bycroft produced three fine saves first to deny Kieran Sadlier’s venomous right-footed drive, tipping the ball onto the post.

The resultant corner was then met by the head of Alex Hartridge, with the keeper reacting quickly to deny the summer signing his first goal for the club.

Moments later, Tyreeq Bakinson picked the ball up in midfield and set Garath McCleary away, before Josh Scowen scuffed the Jamaican’s cut-back.

This had Bycroft backpedalling as he was off his line, but he managed to get fingertips to the ball, pushing it over the bar.

The intensity in the opening ten minutes would soon fizzle out, as the hosts began to find their feet.

Aaron Drinan caused the Blues some problems down their left-hand side.

A long ball forward from Will Wright set the Irishman away, he looked to find Ollie Clarke at the far post but Jack Grimmer was alert to see the danger out.

Richard Kone’s pressing was causing the League Two side a real nightmare, which saw several misguided passes gobbled up by Bloomfield’s side.

The best chance of the half fell to Josh Scowen just before half-time, as the midfielder found himself clean through on goal. He chipped the keeper but his shot just trickled an inch wide.

It was goalless at the break.

Wycombe started the second-half exactly how they started the first, on the front foot.

Wanderers kept their opponents pinned in their own half, as chances came and went for Sadlier, Kone and Bakinson.

Daniel Udoh, Luke Leahy, David Wheeler and Jasper Pattenden were all introduced, which coincided with Swindon breaking the deadlock.

Ollie Clarke found space to squeeze one in off the far post.

It felt like it would just be one of those days, plenty of chances but the ball just wouldn’t find the back of the net.

Wheeler fired a header straight at Bycroft just moments later, it was proving to be a frustrating afternoon in front of goal for the Blues.

There was plenty of lively attacking football on show, but Matt Bloomfield’s side left Swindon with a defeat and no goal to boot.

It wasn’t the result that Wycombe would’ve wanted but another positive run-out for many key players ahead of Saturday’s trip to Wrexham.

Importantly, results in pre-season are meaningless, the minutes in the tank are crucial to get the squad prepared for the upcoming season.

Wanderers certainly look like a well-drilled side, with plenty of cohesion between the squad, they will just be hoping to tuck away the chances they create come Saturday.

Creating chances wasn’t the issue, just that cutting edge was missing for the Blues.