Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth has revealed that Anis Mehmeti and Jack Young ‘have got a chance’ to play in Wanderers’ remaining games this season.
The duo were seen at Adams Park before the Chairboys’ 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle each wearing a protective boot.
Their injuries meant the club recalled Olly Pendlebury from his brief loan spell at National League Woking, whilst Dom Gape started his first league home match for the club since November.
Gape has been plagued with injuries since the start of last season, with today’s fixture [April 15], being only his 10th in all competitions this campaign.
On Young and Mehmeti’s absence, Ainsworth said: “The news is good.
“There are no long terms other than Curtis Thompson which I think is the longest I think we’ve got, so the others have got a chance to play in the remaining games.
“Wing is suspended so he will miss two more games but we are in good stead.
“And with Olly coming back, it adds another face to the squad.
“He is lacking minutes and I was disappointed with Woking not giving him too many minutes but that happens as they look after their contracted players so I had no worries in bringing Olly back and getting him part of the squad.”
"And on Gape’s comeback appearance, the manager added: “I thought Dom was fantastic.
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"He took a couple of minutes to get into the game if I’m honest.
“There was a moment where he was caught in the midfield on his left foot so I had a word with him at half time and he looked at me as if to say, ‘it’s my first game back in a while’, but he knows he needs to get up to speed so this is a great opportunity for Dom now.
“This is a good time for him to take this opportunity and we all know what quality he has he is a fabulous player so he will only get better from the minutes.”
Gape has played 181 times for the club in six seasons.
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