Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has described his side’s performance in the 2-1 home loss against Reading as ‘very poor’.
The Chairboys fell to a sixth-straight league game without a victory whilst the Royals, who remain bottom of the League One table, secured their first league win on the road in over 12 months.
The moment Reading fans wanted but Wycombe fans dreaded.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 26, 2023
The defeat means Wanderers are now winless in six in the league, whilst the Royals ended their 12-month unwanted away record.
Bloomfield's quotes to follow shortly.#Chairboys pic.twitter.com/QmTvYHUf86
The visitors took the lead on the half-hour mark through Sam Smith’s fourth goal in as many games, following some very questionable defending by the Wanderers backline.
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Wycombe responded almost instantly through a fantastic strike by Killian Phillips, which was his first goal at Adams Park since his move from Crystal Palace.
However, on the stroke of half-time, Lewis Wing’s deflected shot off Ryan Tafazolli gave the ex-Premier League club all three points – their first away league triumph since November 12, 2022.
FT: Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Reading.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 25, 2023
Boos a heard in three sections of Adams Park as Wycombe suffer the ignominy of losing at home to Reading.
The basement team of League One secure their first victory on the road since November 2022 - 374 days ago.
So poor.#Chairboys
Bloomfield said: "I was disappointed in the quality of our play, how we conceded both goals, and I usually say how proud I am of the performance but not today [November 25].
“We didn’t perform in the manner that I wanted us to do as we were poor.
"Very poor.
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"You’re not going to win games in the manner of how we conceded.
“But saying that, we hit the post, we had a one-on-one opportunity taken away from us as Lyle Taylor is at least two/three yards onside.
Man of the match? #Chairboys
— The Wycombe Way (@theWycombeWay) November 25, 2023
“I need to be balanced in what I say as yes, we weren’t good enough but Wingy [Lewis Wing’s] goal takes a massive deflection, and their first goal took the slightest of touches off Sam Smith.
“I was pleased with the way we worked our goal as Killian’s strike was something we worked on in training, and it’s great to see something like that come off.
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“But football is based on what happens at both ends and ultimately, the defending wasn’t good.”
"We need to be a lot better for when we go to Barnsley on Tuesday night.”
The match on November 28 will start at 7.45pm.
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