CARDIFF CITY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
Saturday 24th April, ko 3:00pm
Wycombe have looked doomed for weeks but in fairness they have dug out results and with the teams above them continuing poor form the Chairboys still have a slim, but unlikely chance of staying up.
Because of this it's not going to be a gentle kick about at CCS tomorrow. Wycombe need to win all their games and hope others continue to fail. Defeat in South Wales might see them still in with a mathematical chance of survival but GD is against them as well, it will all be over for them if Derby get a win and Wycome fail to win.
Mick McCarthy is aware of the importance and integrity of the situation and will not throw a bunch of kids in just yet.
"I’m not just going to throw a whole load of kids in," McCarthy said on Friday morning. "We have got really important games against teams fighting relegation.
"I want to win the games. I want to be competitive in the games.
"There is an integrity we have to live up to."
Wycombe, managed by former Bluebird Gareth Ainsworth, won in the midweek coming from a goal down to win 2 - 1 with Adebayo Akinfenwa scoring an injury time penalty. His first ever goal at this level. Crazy scenes.
We threw the kitchen sink, and our goalkeeper, and it paid off.@stockogk1313's shot won the penalty, and @daRealAkinfenwa slotted it home.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) April 22, 2021
Dad's Army still going strong in HP12.#WYCvBRC pic.twitter.com/BLoUaPTHGW
Match facts
- Cardiff last hosted Wycombe Wanderers in October 2002 at Ninian Park, winning 1-0 with a goal from Graham Kavanagh.
- Wycombe have never won an away game against Cardiff in the Football League in four attempts, all between 1995 and 2002 (D1 L3).
- Cardiff are winless in their last four home league games (D2 L2), they last failed to win five consecutive Championship home games in March 2015 (6 - D3 L3).
- Wycombe are unbeaten in three away league games (W1 D2), their longest such run this season, they’ve picked up more points in these three matches (5) than in their previous 10 on the road in the Championship (4 – W1 D1 L8).
- Cardiff have scored the most goals from set piece situations in the Championship this season (30), while only Bristol City (26) and Rotherham (25) have conceded more such goals than Wycombe (22).
Match Officials:
Referee: MATTHEW DONOHUE
Assistants: Richard Wild and Robert Hyde
Fourth Official : Lee Swabey