Wycombe v Crawley preview
Friday 17 November 2017 13:58, UK
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth may keep faith with the team that lost at Morecambe last week when his side host struggling Crawley.
QPR loanee Eberechi Eze should retain his place in attack alongside Adebayo Akinfenwa and Craig Mackail-Smith as the play-off hopefuls look for their first win in six league matches.
Scott Kashket (pelvis), Nathan Tyson (knee ligament damage) and Josh Umerah (ankle) are edging back to full fitness and should be back before the busy Christmas period, but this match comes too early. Defender Michael Harriman is a long-term absentee with a broken leg suffered in training last month.
Crawley captain Jimmy Smith will be absent for the trip after picking up a hamstring injury in the 1-1 draw at home to Forest Green. Smith was substituted on the hour mark last weekend and his replacement, Billy Clifford, is likely to fill the central midfield void.
Thomas Verheydt will continue to lead the line after scoring his first Crawley goal on his return from injury against Rovers. Defender Josh Yorwerth and midfielder Josh Payne could start after impressing off the bench last time out while midfielder Moussa Sanoh (hamstring) is unavailable and full-back Josh Doherty will return following international duty with Northern Ireland Under-21s.
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This will be the fifth time these two sides have faced off in the EFL. Wycombe have managed one win across the previous four fixtures (D1 L2).
Crawley were victorious on both occasions last season - winning 1-0 at home before a 2-1 triumph at Adams Park.
Wycombe are unbeaten in their last four league games at Adams Park (W2 D2); their longest run since February (seven games unbeaten).
Harry Kewell's side have scored just one goal in their last five league games (D4 L1), with three of these finishing 0-0.
Adebayo Akinfenwa has scored more goals from inside the box than any other player in League Two this term, with all 10 of his finishes from there.
Crawley have scored the fewest goals (13) and have the worst shot conversion rate (6%) of any League Two side in 2017/18.
