February 20, 2001 20:58: Half time: Wimbledon 1 Wycombe 1 - FA Cup Replay

February 20, 2001 20:13:

Wimbledon V Wycombe Wanderers, FA Cup Fifth Round Replay, Selhurst Park. Kick-off 7.45pm February 20.

Half time:

Wimbledon 1 (Ainsworth 12), Wycombe 1 (Carroll 32)

Half time update:

Veteran midfielder Dave Carroll kept Wycombe Wanderers' FA Cup dreams alive with an equaliser at Selhurst Park tonight.

But the Blues were rocked by two injuries late in the first half before the teams went in level at half time.

Wanderers who fought back from 2-0 in the first game found themselves behind again after just 12 minutes.

It came after Steve Brown was just a whisker away from giving Wycombe the lead with a speculative lob which keeper Kelvin Davis tipped over the bar. From the resulting corner, Wimbledon cleared and Gareth Ainsworth streaked away to finish low beyond Wycombe keeper Martin Taylor.

But, just like on Saturday, Wycombe came roaring back and levelled on 32 minutes.

Danny Bulman's shot was blocked and then Andy Rammell's follow up was parried into the path of Dave Carroll who tucked the ball home from close range.

Manager Lawrie Sanchez, who used three subs in one go on Saturday, had to use two in six first half minutes.

Injured striker Andy Rammell was replaced by Andy Baird on 39 minutes, and then Baird himself was stretchered off and replaced by Sam Parkin after a clattering challenge in the 43rd minute from Mark Williams.

Hundreds of Wycombe fans missed the start of the match after a crash on the M25 caused traffic chaos.

Wimbledon: Davis, Cunningham, Holloway, Ardley, Euell, Anderson, Williams, Ainsworth, Agyemang, Hawkins, Karlsson. Subs: Gayle, Feuer, Willmott, Gray, Hunt.

Wycombe:Taylor, Vinnicombe, Cousins, McCarthy, Bates, Carroll, Ryan, Rammell, Bulman, Simpson, Brown. Subs: Baird, Townsend, Parkin, Lee, Westhead.

Match report to follow from Bucks Free Press Football Correspondent Dave Peters at Selhurst Park