Fan's view: Questionable refereeing decisions against Wycombe

The dismissal last weekend could be debated either way, but it turned the game in the Hatters’ favour and means that Wycombe probably have to win all five of their remaining fixtures to avoid relegation.

Unfortunate refereeing calls have been the undoing for Gareth Ainsworth’s team all season, and despite a feeling at the beginning of the campaign that the luck would even itself out, that certainly hasn’t happened.

Wycombe have had several big decisions go against them this season (PA)

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Manager Ainsworth has referenced the run of seven defeats to kick-off the club’s debut in the Championship being the reason why the Chairboys are currently cut adrift, and he’s not wrong.

Even that sequence could’ve been different if Joe Jacobson’s goal from a corner against Millwall had stood and if Norwich hadn’t been awarded a controversial late free-kick that led to their winner at Carrow Road.

Six months on, it’s still hard to work out why Jacobson’s goal was ruled out, and just a week on from that, Wanderers were cruelly denied against one of the best Championship teams of recent years because of a clever bit of deception by Mario Vrancic.

In December, 2,000 fans had a moment of joy taken from them as what would’ve been a late equaliser against Coventry was disallowed, while in February, Ainsworth called the officials’ performance 'terrible' against Derby at Adams Park.

Joe Jacobson had a goal disallowed in the 2-1 home loss against Millwall in October (PA)

With Wanderers coming into that game off the back of a sensational comeback win at Huddersfield, a Daryl Horgan goal was chalked off for offside despite the Irishman appearing to be in an onside position.

That was a killer blow with Wayne Rooney’s men netting a late winner in that game, and a month later, Wycombe suffered from yet another harsh call when Barnsley came to south Bucks and were awarded a dubious penalty.

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It was all the Tykes needed to start playing at their best as they ran out 3-1 winners.

Like so many occasions this season, on another day, Wanderers would’ve won that game and would be in with a chance of completing an incredible survival.

Dom Gape was shown a red card in Wycombe's first match of the season - the EFL cup defeat to Brentford in September (John Walton/PA)

Keith Stroud officiates the Chairboys for the fourth time this season in Swansea on Saturday, so the Chairboys will be aiming to do what they did against both Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield and pick up all three points with Stroud in the middle.