Portsmouth vs Wycombe Wanderers; Sky Bet League One
Portsmouth vs Wycombe Wanderers. Sky Bet League One.
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Portsmouth 2
- G Evans (57th minute)
- B Pitman (86th minute)
Wycombe Wanderers 2
- B Morris (21st minute)
- J Jacobson (89th minute pen)
Portsmouth v Wycombe preview
Friday 21 September 2018 12:48, UK
Portsmouth are expected to have defensive duo Anton Walkes and Jack Whatmough available for the clash against Wycombe following injury.
Dion Donohue however will not play as the midfielder nurses a tight hamstring he suffered playing against Reading in the reserve team. The League One leaders will also be without on-loan winger Andre Green with a knee injury. Green has had to have surgery to remove a cyst on his right knee and is expected to be ruled out for a month.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth will have plenty of choice for his teamsheet against Portsmouth with the majority of his players fit to play. The team face a tough test against league leaders Portsmouth, with Wycombe currently sitting 19th in the table.
Defender Darius Charles could be given a start after a good performance in the team's Checkatrade trophy match victory over Fulham. Anthony Stewart and Adam El-Abd however will be sidelined for the match due to injury and forward Nathan Tyson will also not appear against Pompey.
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This will be the first league meeting between Portsmouth and Wycombe above the fourth tier of English football.
Portsmouth have lost their last two games against Wycombe in all competitions, more than in the previous eight meetings combined (W3 D4 L1).
Portsmouth are the only remaining unbeaten side in League One so far this season (P8 W6 D2 L0). Their tally of 20 points is their best total after eight matches to a league season since the 2002-03 campaign in which they were promoted to the Premier League from the second-tier (22 points).
Wycombe have won just one of their last 16 matches at League One level (D8 L7), a 2-1 win over Bradford City in August this season.
Portsmouth's Ronan Curtis has been directly involved in 10 of Portsmouth's 15 league goals this season (5 goals, 5 assists) - no player across the top four tiers of English Football has been involved in more goals so far this season.
