Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Cheltenham Town

Alfie Mawson has now scored four goals in his last eight games for Wycombe

Alfie Mawson's header kept Wycombe Wanderers' League Two title hopes alive as they beat bottom-of-the-table Cheltenham Town at Adams Park.

Aaron Pierre gave the hosts the lead after he fired through a crowded box just before the interval.

Cheltenham levelled when Durrell Berry comfortably found the bottom left corner for his first goal for the club.

But Mawson stole all three points for Wanderers when he nodded home Sam Saunders' corner.

Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio:

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Ainsworth on Wycombe v Cheltenham

"It is a huge three points. We've put the two defeats to bed and we've got rid of the curse of the manager of the month award.

"To not lose against them was very important, and to win was excellent.

"We're getting stretched now with the squad. I need the time to run out quicker than I'm losing my players.

"The spirit is great, we just want to get a couple more wins under our belt and that could be enough [for automatic promotion]."

Cheltenham Town manager Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:

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Johnson on Wycombe v Cheltenham

"If we want to go and win a football match, we have to do a little bit more than just kick it and chase it.

"Our only hope is that there're still two teams worse than us at the moment, but we're the ones that are chasing.

"I didn't want anybody to think we've come to Wycombe and only been beaten by the odd goal against a team that's going up. We've got to be better than we were today.

"Picking a team, a shape and a tactic is quite difficult at the moment but I'm going to keep going and try and get that elusive win."

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Line-ups

Wycombe

• 1Ingram
• 4Yennaris
• 26Mawson
• 6Pierre
• 3JacobsonBooked at 15minsSubstituted forMurphyat 44'minutes
• 7SaundersBooked at 90mins
• 10Bloomfield
• 11Wood
• 25HollowaySubstituted forCraigat 89'minutes
• 9Hayes
• 23Onyedinma

Substitutes

• 8Bean
• 12Craig
• 15Murphy
• 16Fletcher
• 19McClure
• 21Lynch
• 31Ephraim

Cheltenham

• 1Carson
• 2Vaughan
• 5Brown
• 15DeamanBooked at 5minsSubstituted forTaylorat 74'minutes
• 3Braham-Barrett
• 28McDonaldBooked at 76mins
• 24Sparrow
• 8Richards
• 20WynterSubstituted forBerryat 45+1'minutesBooked at 74mins
• 39Manset
• 10BurnsSubstituted forHaynesat 27'minutes

Substitutes

• 4Taylor
• 6Mills
• 9Haynes
• 12Gould
• 16Hanks
• 25Berry
• 29Harrad

Referee:

Tony Harrington

Attendance:

3,907

Match Stats

Home TeamWycombeAway TeamCheltenham

Possession

Home52%

Away48%

Shots

Home10

Away4

Shots on Target

Home4

Away2

Corners

Home5

Away2

Fouls

Home13

Away17

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Cheltenham Town 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+7'

Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Cheltenham Town 1.

Posted at 90'+7'

Foul by Peter Murphy (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 90'+7'

Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Fred Onyedinma (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Matt Richards (Cheltenham Town).

Booking

Posted at 90'

Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Steven Craig replaces Aaron Holloway.

Posted at 89'

Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 88'

Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 88'

Craig Braham-Barrett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Mathieu Manset (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 82'

Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 82'

Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Nico Yennaris (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town).

Booking

Posted at 76'

Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 76'

Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Booking

Posted at 74'

Durrell Berry (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 74'

Fred Onyedinma (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Durrell Berry (Cheltenham Town).

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Matt Taylor replaces Jack Deaman.

Posted at 70'

Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 70'

Nico Yennaris (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town).

Posted at 69'

Foul by Peter Murphy (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 69'

Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 67'

Attempt missed. Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 65'

Lee Vaughan (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 63'

Hand ball by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).

Posted at 61'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 60'

Delay in match Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) because of an injury.

Posted at 60'

Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Mathieu Manset (Cheltenham Town).

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