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Match Preview: Wycombe v Pompey

All you need to know about League One contest

28 March 2024

Match Previews

Match Preview: Wycombe v Pompey

All you need to know about League One contest

28 March 2024

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After a break for international fixtures, Pompey fans can now look forward to a couple of big games in quick succession.

Ahead of a home clash with fellow promotion hopefuls Derby on Tuesday evening, John Mousinho’s men visit Wycombe on Good Friday (3pm kick-off).

They go there with the knowledge that 13 points from the final seven fixtures would be enough to guarantee a place in the Championship.

Their opponents appear to have little left to play for except pride, with the Chairboys sat in 13th position in the League One standings.

Matt Bloomfield’s outfit are 13 points adrift of the final play-off spot and a comfortable 14 clear of the drop zone.

But they have not been playing like a side with one eye on the beach in recent weeks and go into the game on the back of three successive wins.

That is probably because everyone wants to impress the boss ahead of a trip to Wembley next month, when Wanderers take on Peterborough in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy final.

Pompey lost 2-0 when they made the relatively short trip to Adams Park last season, but came out on top at Fratton Park earlier in the current campaign.

It took a late goal from Conor Shaughnessy to secure the points, however, after Colby Bishop had cancelled out Josh Scowen’s opener for the visitors.

TEAM NEWS
Paddy Lane and Joe Rafferty have overcome the illnesses that forced them to miss the Peterborough game.

Tino Anjorin and Ben Stevenson are also available again after recovering from hamstring and knee problems respectively.

The game is likely to come too soon for Connor Ogilvie (knee) and Christian Saydee (hamstring), who have only recently returned to training.

Terry Devlin (shoulder), Josh Dockerill (knee), Callum Lang (ankle), Tom Lowery (hamstring), Tom McIntyre (ankle), Joe Morrell (knee), Regan Poole (knee), Anthony Scully (ankle) and Alex Robertson (hamstring) are all still out.

David Wheeler could feature for Wycombe against his former club after completing a three-match suspension.

VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Read the thoughts of John Mousinho and Sean Raggett ahead of the game.

HEAD TO HEAD
Overall
Pompey: 7 wins
Wycombe: 5 wins
7 draws

On the road
Pompey: 3 wins
Wycombe: 3 wins
2 draws

OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Nield
Assistants: Graham Kane and Greg Read
Fourth Official: Lee Swabey

TICKETS
Pompey have sold their full allocation, so please do not travel to the game if you do not already have a ticket.

Please note that tickets have been emailed to the lead booker. Supporters who have purchased concession tickets are advised to bring proof of age identification with them to the game.

MATCH COVERAGE
Supporters at home and abroad can watch the contest live by purchasing an iFollow match pass and visiting the match centre.

Domestic iFollow subscribers can also enjoy audio commentary from Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham as usual, but will need to purchase a match pass if they want to watch the game.

Click here for more information about using iFollow on a matchday and click here for information on downloading the app, so you can access content on your mobile device.

We will have key updates throughout the game on Twitter and a detailed blog via the match centre.

There will be post-match reaction on the website and our official YouTube channel, with highlights to follow on Saturday.

Local listeners can hear commentary by tuning in to either Express FM or BBC Radio Solent (not available online).

ALSO IN LEAGUE ONE
All games kick-off at 3pm

Barnsley v Cambridge
Derby v Blackpool
Exeter v Charlton
Fleetwood v Cheltenham
Lincoln v Leyton Orient
Peterborough v Carlisle
Port Vale v Bristol Rovers
Reading v Northampton
Shrewsbury v Oxford
Stevenage v Bolton
Wigan v Burton

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