For the first time this calendar year, Wycombe Wanderers will host a match at Adams Park and it’s going to be a big one.
Sheffield Wednesday will arrive in Buckinghamshire unbeaten in 18 games across all competitions as they currently sit in second place in League One.
Gareth Ainsworth with the press: “The players had a few days off in the break. I’ve been in working on some future plans for this club. It’s been a testing week with wet training pitches and we’ve trained elsewhere a couple of times. But we’re ready and positive for Saturday.”
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) January 12, 2023
Their visit to Adams Park will be greeted by what could be the highest-attended home fixture of the season for the Chairboys, as 9,000 people are expected to cram themselves in the Chilterns-based stadium.
And with Wanderers and Wednesday finishing in the play-off places last season but ultimately missed out on promotion, both teams will be hoping to reach the second tier in 2023.
🎟️ We have received an extremely limited number of return tickets for our clash with Wycombe with the reserve list now exhausted #swfc
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) January 12, 2023
These are available now online, first come, first served! 🦉 ⤵️
So here is everything you need to know about Wycombe Wanderers vs Sheffield Wednesday.
Current Form and Background on Sheffield Wednesday
As mentioned above, Darren Moore’s side are one of the most inform clubs in England as they look to bounce back to the Championship.
His side are currently unbeaten in 18 matches where they have kept nine clean sheets – this includes keeping six in their last eight league outings.
During this brilliant run, they have scored 23 league goals with Josh Windass bagging a hat-trick in his latest league outing.
Stop that, @DennisAE7 😅#swfc pic.twitter.com/MkSbSmkkRk
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) January 12, 2023
This was in a 5-0 thumping over Cambridge United, and of course, he also did score a brace against Premier League Newcastle United in the FA Cup just last week.
This has taken his tally to 11 this season (joint with Michael Smith), with five coming in his last two games.
Current Form and Background on Wanderers
Despite Wednesday’s unbeaten streak, Wycombe are in fact unbeaten in their last two home matches against the Owls.
Both of these fixtures have taken place in the last two seasons, with Wycombe earning two 1-0 wins.
The first, which was in October 2020, secured the club’s inaugural win in the second tier of English football as David Wheeler’s header was all that separated the two sides.
With the Club reporting fewer than 500 tickets remaining for the clash with Sheffield Wednesday, it will be interesting to see the published official attendance.
— Chairboys on the Net - Paul Lewis (@GasmanCOTN) January 12, 2023
Record attendance at Adams Park for a Wycombe game is 10,000 but current capacity believed to be less than 9,500 https://t.co/sHKp2bVK6s
A season later, Jordan Obita’s tap-in in April 2022 confirmed another 1-0 win for the Chairboys, in what was Wycombe’s final league home match of the season.
The game was also the final outing legendary broadcaster and Wanderers fan Bill Turnbull had before his passing in August.
866 Wycombe fans at Sheffield Wednesday yesterday pic.twitter.com/caA2GNzy1X
— Football Away Days (@footyawayday) November 28, 2021
The Last Five Meetings
2022/23: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
2021/22: Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
2020/21: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
2020/21: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Wycombe’s Home Results Against Sheffield Wednesday
2003/04: Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
2011/12: Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
2020/21: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
He’s absolutely one to watch for #SWFC. https://t.co/OAlF9BfpP1 🦉⚽️
— The Star SWFC (@TheStarOwls) January 12, 2023
Overall Home Record Against Sheffield Wednesday
Games: Four
Wycombe Wanderers wins: Two
Draws: Zero
Wycombe Wanderers defeats: Two
Overall Record Against Sheffield Wednesday
Games: Nine
Wycombe Wanderers wins: Two
Draws: Two
Wycombe Wanderers defeats: Five
Here for Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe Wanderers today. Should be a good game#SWFC #Chairboys pic.twitter.com/qhttVYA8mi
— Jack Dawson (@JakDaw74) September 24, 2022
Miscellaneous
- The referee for the match is Sam Allison. This will be his first-ever game officiating the Chairboys.
- The linesmen are Samuel Ogles and Ravel Cheosiaua, whilst the fourth Official will be Alan Young.
- This fixture has never seen a 0-0 draw, whilst four clean sheets have been kept in the nine games between the two sides.
- David Stockdale and Dennis Adeniran will return to Adams Park after they left the Chairboys in 2021 and 2022 respectively, whilst Lewis Wing is expected to make an appearance against his former side.
- Wing spent the first-half on loan at Wednesday during the 2021/22 season, where he scored one goal in 24 appearances.
- Darren Moore and Gareth Ainsworth have face each other five times in their managerial careers.
- They have won two games each and drawn one.
Here are those fixtures:
- 2019/20: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
- 2019/20: Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
- 2021/22: Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
- 2021/22: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
- 2022/23: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
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