Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Exeter City 1.
WycombeWycombe Wanderers2ExeterExeter City1
Paul Hayes scored a penalty in the 12th minute of injury time for Wycombe as they boosted their promotion hopes by beating Exeter.
The hosts took the lead when on-loan Sam Saunders played a one-two with Hayes and finished with his left foot.
Exeter improved after the break and Liam Sercombe headed them level.
The Chairboys finished a man down when Nico Yennaris had to come off and they had used all their substitutes, but Hayes converted from the spot late on.
Gareth Ainsworth's side had already had to deal with two injuries inside the first 30 minutes when Aaron Holloway was subbed, and his replacement, Matt McClure, lasted just 10 minutes before coming off.
Wycombe remain third and are still four points ahead of fourth-placed Bury, who have have a game in hand, while Exeter are 10th, four points off the play-offs.
Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio: "There was silence just before Hayes took that penalty that I've never ever heard here. It was scary.
"On chances I think we deserved it, on possession maybe not. They got a lot of good crosses into the box and played some good football.
"I'm incredibly worried that we haven't got the squad to finish the job, the lads are absolutely on empty.
"Players are playing through injury. What we're going to do Saturday I don't know."
Line-ups
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ingram
- 4Yennaris
- 6Pierre
- 26Mawson
- 11Wood
- 7SaundersBooked at 75mins
- 10Bloomfield
- 15Murphy
- 25HollowaySubstituted forMcClureat 19'minutesSubstituted forOnyedinmaat 29'minutes
- 9Hayes
- 12CraigBooked at 3minsSubstituted forEphraimat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Bean
- 16Fletcher
- 19McClure
- 21Lynch
- 23Onyedinma
- 31Ephraim
Exeter
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Pym
- 6RibeiroBooked at 85mins
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 8OakleyBooked at 73mins
- 14McAllister
- 11DaviesSubstituted forMorrisonat 71'minutes
- 7Sercombe
- 33HarleyBooked at 90mins
- 16Holmes
- 23NichollsSubstituted forNicholsat 61'minutes
- 31CumminsBooked at 45minsSubstituted forWheelerat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Butterfield
- 4Bennett
- 10Keohane
- 20Nichols
- 21Hamon
- 22Wheeler
- 34Morrison
- Referee:
- Iain Williamson
- Attendance:
- 3,245
Match Stats
Home TeamWycombeAway TeamExeter
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 2, Exeter City 1.
Goal!
Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 2, Exeter City 1. Paul Hayes (Wycombe Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by Tom Nichols (Exeter City) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Wycombe Wanderers. Aaron Pierre draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Foul by Matt Oakley (Exeter City).
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Sam Wood (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Matt Bloomfield.
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Tom Nichols (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt missed. Sam Saunders (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Clinton Morrison (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Alfie Mawson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Booking
Ryan Harley (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
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Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Harley (Exeter City).
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Attempt saved. Christian Ribeiro (Exeter City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Nico Yennaris.
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Foul by Matt Oakley (Exeter City).
