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Championship | Gameweek 23
Jan 2, 2021 at 3pm UK
Adams Park
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Wycombe
1 - 3
Middlesbrough

Ikpeazu (3')
Mehmeti (43'), Knight (70')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Browne (30'), Tavernier (36'), Akpom (81')
Bola (65'), Bettinelli (69'), Tavernier (83')

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

:Headline: Preview: Wycombe Wanderers vs. Middlesbrough - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Wycombe Wanderers and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Bottom of the league Wycombe Wanderers welcome Middlesbrough to Adams Park on Saturday as these two sides meet for the very first time in their history.

Wanderers come into this fixture off the back of a 2-1 win over Cardiff City, thanks to goals from Ryan Tafazolli and David Wheeler, while Middlesbrough have been riddled with inconsistency in recent weeks, and fell at the hands of managerless Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.


Match preview

Despite a strong result against Cardiff, Wycombe still only have one win in their last five and three in their 22 games so far this season which suggests they have a long, hard battle on their hands to stay in the division.

The win also broke their 12-game winless streak but was not enough to lift them off the bottom of the table, where they sit four points adrift of safety.

Furthermore, Wanderers have the worst goal difference in the league, having not only conceded the most goals but scoring only 15, a total better only than Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, who have scored 14 each.

Looking ahead, the next handful of fixtures will be key to Gareth Ainsworth's side's survival as they face Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers in their next five games, all of whom sit in 18th place or lower.

From Boro's perspective, their trip to Wednesday did not yield the result they would have wanted and will leave a bad taste in Neil Warnock's mouth as 2020 draws to a close.

On a chilly night in Sheffield, Boro were caught cold as they conceded two goals in the space of 10 minutes. Not even a goal from the much-talked-about Duncan Watmore could inspire a late comeback despite Boro racking up 21 shots on goal, four times as many as the home side.

Boro have only lost consecutive games once this season, and when they did - to Stoke and Preston recently - they then responded with three straight wins that saw them net eight and concede just one - perhaps the benefit of being so inconsistent.

History also suggests that Boro could well bounce back on Saturday. The Smoggies have not lost in their opening game of the year for seven straight seasons, last losing to Derby County in 2013.

Boro head into 2021 only four points adrift of the playoff places with a game in hand, and will feel that a top-six finish is very much within their grasp - a testament to what Neil Warnock has achieved since steering them away from relegation last season.

Wycombe Wanderers Championship form: LLLDLW

Middlesbrough Championship form: LLWWWL


Team News

Darius Charles and Curtis Thompson returned to Wycombe's starting lineup recently but may be rested this time round having only just returned from long-term injuries.

Anis Mehmeti may drop to the bench with Fred Onyedinma vying for a starting berth.

For Boro, Warnock may look to sure things up in midfield and Watmore could be sacrificed for the more versatile Marcus Tavernier.

Elsewhere, Boro do not have any fresh injury concerns and could offer starts to the likes of Hayden Coulson and Chuba Akpom.

Grant Hall remains far off a return to the matchday squad, while Jonny Howson could start from the bench on Saturday.

Wycombe Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Allsop; Grimmer, McCarthy, Knight, Jacobson; Bloomfield, Wheeler, Freeman, McCleary; Akinfenwa, Kashket

Middlesbrough possible starting lineup:
Bettinelli; Dijksteel, Fry, McNair, Bola; Wing, Saville, Morsy, Johnson, Watmore; Assombalonga


We say: Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Middlesbrough

Boro will be keen to get back to winning ways, and Warnock will likely have his team raring to go after suffering an unexpected defeat to the Owls. With this in mind, we predict that Boro will come through this one, winning their first game of the calendar year for the eighth year in a row.


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1Birmingham CityBirmingham1292123111229
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe1282226161026
3Wrexham1374221101125
4Mansfield TownMansfield127322014624
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7Huddersfield TownHuddersfield137151912722
8Barnsley136432118322
9Reading137152120122
10Stockport CountyStockport135622012821
11Exeter CityExeter126151310319
12Charlton AthleticCharlton135441514119
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough145362526-118
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham144551416-217
15Stevenage145271015-517
16Blackpool134452125-416
17Bristol Rovers135171520-516
18Northampton TownNorthampton134361720-315
19Wigan AthleticWigan133551211114
20Leyton Orient133281118-711
21Cambridge UnitedCambridge123181117-610
22Crawley TownCrawley133191225-1310
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1422101325-128
24Burton Albion120481325-124
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