Match ends, Hartlepool United 1, Wycombe Wanderers 3.
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League Two leaders Wycombe remained at the summit with a comfortable victory against bottom-of-the-table Hartlepool.
Pools' Neil Austin missed a first-half penalty following Joe Jacobsen's foul on Marlon Harewood, after Paris Cowan-Hall had put Wycombe in front.
Matt Bloomfield drilled a low shot on 76 minutes to double the lead and a header from defender Alfie Mawson made it 3-0 to the Chairboys.
Harewood headed in a consolation for the Pools with seven minutes left.
The win is Wycombe's seventh away victory of the season, one more than they managed in the whole of last season.
Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"It was a really tough game. I warned the boys what was coming.
"We had to dig deep and take the onslaught before we came into the game.
"They missed a penalty but I still think we would have gone on to play like we did if that had gone in.
"Second half, we were just the better team by far, we attacked well and some of the moves we put together were awesome."
Line-ups
Hartlepool
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Flinders
- 2Austin
- 4Bates
- 24Lanzoni
- 19Richards
- 8WalkerSubstituted forFranksat 65'minutes
- 16Featherstone
- 15Dolan
- 29CampbellSubstituted forSchmeltzat 58'minutesBooked at 81mins
- 17Fenwick
- 9Harewood
Substitutes
- 7Franks
- 13Maxted
- 14Woods
- 18Hawkins
- 20Jones
- 27Schmeltz
- 31Ironside
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ingram
- 3Jacobson
- 26Mawson
- 6Pierre
- 2Jombati
- 15Murphy
- 10Bloomfield
- 4Scowen
- 12CraigSubstituted forMcClureat 78'minutes
- 9HayesSubstituted forKretzschmarat 90+1'minutes
- 7Cowan-HallBooked at 81minsSubstituted forOnyedinmaat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Lewis
- 13Richardson
- 16Fletcher
- 18Rowe
- 19McClure
- 22Kretzschmar
- 23Onyedinma
- Referee:
- Jeremy Simpson
- Attendance:
- 3,053
Match Stats
Home TeamHartlepoolAway TeamWycombe
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away6
- Corners
- Home7
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 1, Wycombe Wanderers 3.
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Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Scott Fenwick (Hartlepool United).
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Corner, Hartlepool United. Conceded by Aaron Pierre.
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Attempt blocked. Jonathan Franks (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Marlon Harewood (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Richards.
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Matteo Lanzoni.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Max Kretzschmar replaces Paul Hayes.
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Matthew Bates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Austin.
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Attempt missed. Aaron Pierre (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Matthew Bates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Peter Murphy (Wycombe Wanderers).
Goal!
Goal! Hartlepool United 1, Wycombe Wanderers 3. Marlon Harewood (Hartlepool United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Franks.
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Scott Fenwick (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
