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Championship | Gameweek 26
Feb 2, 2021 at 7pm UK
Adams Park
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Wycombe
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Birmingham


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Preview: Wycombe Wanderers vs. Birmingham City - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Wycombe Wanderers and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Birmingham City square off against Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night sitting just four points above the Championship relegation zone.

While the home side are 11 points adrift of safety, they have two matches in hand on many of their rivals, including the next visitors to Adams Park.


Match preview

Aitor Karanka will feel that collecting four points from their last three fixtures represents improvement for his Birmingham side after their poor start to 2021.

However, Saturday's draw with Coventry City has left Blues closer to the bottom three, keeping the pressure on the Spaniard, who knows that he is still fighting for his job at St Andrew's.

There is movement in the transfer market as Karanka looks to add something different to a goal-shy attack, a positive sign for supporters who have been left frustrated with just 19 strikes coming in 26 matches.

Birmingham ended a run of five straight home defeats at the weekend, but they still possess the best defensive away record in the division.

Just eight goals have been conceded in 12 matches, a return which will be put to the test by a Wycombe side who are beginning to have more joy in the final third.

The Chairboys have netted 12 times in their last seven games in all competitions, a vast improvement on their efforts during the early months of the season.

However, Gareth Ainsworth witnessed his backline ship 11 strikes during their recent double-header with Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford, 10 of which have come since the 86th minute of their defeat to Spurs.

Ainsworth must now find more balance in the team, aware that he cannot afford to adopt a defensive approach when victories are required to keep the club within touching distance of the sides above them.

This is the first of six successive matches against clubs in the bottom half of the table, a period which will likely determine whether Wycombe are capable of pulling off the great escape.

Wycombe Wanderers Championship form: LDLWLL
Wycombe Wanderers form (all competitions): LWLWLL

Birmingham City Championship form: DLLWLD
Birmingham City form (all competitions): LLLWLD


Team News

Ainsworth will almost certainly make several changes to his Wycombe XI, including handing a recall to defender Anthony Stewart.

Gareth McCleary could also come back into the side, although Scott Kashket and Adebayo Akinfenwa may have to be content with a place among the replacements.

West Bromwich Albion loanee Rekeem Harper may be handed his first Birmingham start, potentially as a replacement for Jon Toral.

Marc Roberts and Gary Gardner are also options for Karanka after they were introduced as half-time substitutes against Coventry.

New arrival Sam Cosgrove is expected to be named on the bench, leaving Scott Hogan in line to remain in attack.

Wycombe Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Allsop; Grimmer, Knight, Stewart, McCarthy; Wheeler, Thompson, Adeniran; Onyedinma, Ikpeazu, McCleary

Birmingham City possible starting lineup:
Etheridge; Colin, San Jose, Dean, Pedersen; Clayton, Sunjic; Sanchez, Harper, Bela; Hogan


We say: Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Birmingham City

Ainsworth will have identified this match as a must-win, meaning that Wycombe will likely go on the offensive in this contest. Nevertheless, Blues have performed better away from home this season, leading us to predict a share of the spoils after a competitive encounter.


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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe18124239211840
2Wrexham19124328111740
3Birmingham CityBirmingham17123232161639
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield18112528161235
5Stockport CountyStockport1996431191233
6Reading189453025531
7Bolton WanderersBolton179352827130
8Barnsley197662725227
9Lincoln CityLincoln197662423127
10Mansfield TownMansfield177372222024
11Exeter CityExeter187381619-324
12Charlton AthleticCharlton186571819-123
13Blackpool186572631-523
14Stevenage176471316-322
15Peterborough UnitedPeterborough186393332121
16Leyton Orient186391920-121
17Northampton TownNorthampton195682126-521
18Bristol Rovers186391726-921
19Wigan AthleticWigan185581516-120
20Rotherham UnitedRotherham175571620-420
21Crawley TownCrawley185491728-1119
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge1844101829-1116
23Burton Albion1825111630-1411
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1832131835-1711
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