Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
WycombeWycombe Wanderers2CheltenhamCheltenham Town1
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:
"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:
"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."
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 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
Formation 4-4-2
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
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Foul by Peter Murphy (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Matt Sparrow (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Fred Onyedinma (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Matt Richards (Cheltenham Town).
Booking
Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Steven Craig replaces Aaron Holloway.
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Aaron Holloway (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town).
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Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Craig Braham-Barrett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mathieu Manset (Cheltenham Town).
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Foul by Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Troy Brown (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Nico Yennaris (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town).
Booking
Shaquille McDonald (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
