[ 9 Oct 21 ] Wycombe v GILLS Match Thread

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- The Gills lead the wins over Wycombe by 10 wins to 8 and a further 8 meetings have been drawn. The Gills have won both the last 2 meetings and their last 2 visits to Adams Park.
- The Gills are unbeaten in 3 meetings with Wycombe and have won 3 of the last 5. Since a draw away at Wycombe in August 1996, there have been 3 wins and 5 defeats for the Gills away at Wycombe with the winning side keeping a clean sheet: 0-1, 2-0, 0-1, 0-1, 0-3, 0-1, 1-0 and 1-0
- Just 5 of Wycombe's previous 15 matches this season have been at home. They have won all 4 of their home league matches this season have won all 6 at home in the league since last losing to Luton in April.
- Wycombe started last season with 24 defeats from their opening 40 matches in all competitions. Since then, spanning the end of last season and start of this, they have lost 7 of the subsequent 24 game. 5 of those defeats have come in their last 9 games.
- Wycombe are 1 of 10 sides in League 1 to have scored in all their home league matches this season. They have scored in all of their last 11 home games in all competitions, last failing to score against Norwich in February.
- Wycombe scored 4 second half goals in their last league match and are 1 of 2 League 1 sides to do so. The Gills have managed 4 in total from their 11 league games. Wycombe have scored 6 second half goals in their last 2 games after managing 5 in the 8 games before them.

(15.02) Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 ]
Wycombe start with former Gills Jordan Obita and Brandon Hanlan. Akinfenwa comes on as a sub.

(15.04) GOAL! Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Gillingham: McCleary

(15.04) GOAL! Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 Gillingham: Hanlan

(15.11) Akinde goes down inside the box but Premier League referee Kevin Friend says no penalty.

(15.18) Lloyd is fouled just outside the box. Dempsey takes it and strikes the wall, the ball falls to MacDonald who finds Oliver who heads over.

(15.28) PENALTY! Dempsey wins a penalty after he is fouled inside the box.

(15.32) After a long delay, Oliver the blazes the penalty over the bar.

(15.41) MacDonald forces the goalkeeper into a full stretch save to concede a corner.

(15.45) Lloyd fires a shot just wide of the post.

(15.51) Half time 2-0

(16.07) The second half kicks off.

(16.19) Wycombe win a free kick on the edge of the box. The kick is sent over the wall but just clears the bar with Cumming at full stretch.

(16.24) MacDonald sees a shot blocked which is headed towards goal by a defender and is cleared off the line.

(16.26) Cumming produces a fine save at close range to deny Obita. A minute later he makes a good save from Thompson.

(16.34) Hanlan strikes the outside of the post after his effort comes off Cumming.

(16.57) FULL TIME 2-0

Attendance: 4,992
Position: 19th
Referee: Kevin Friend
Match highlights:
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58770946