Wycombe captain Joe Jacobson hopes the experience in the squad will benefit the Chairboys when they take on Sunderland in Saturday's League One play-off final.

Wanderers are returning to Wembley two years after reaching the showpiece of the same competition, where they defeated Oxford United to reach the Championship for the first time.

Sunderland will be making their first appearance in the final since 2019, when they lost 2-1 to Charlton Athletic through an injury-time goal.

In total, the Black Cats have played in seven Wembley finals, being victorious three times.

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This included a run of seven straight losses at the home of English football.

Jacobson said: “We have spoken about the experience we have in the squad.

“We’ve had the game at Wembley a couple of years ago where we still have a few members of that squad with us, and it’s these little things that we can relate to, go back to, ask questions about, and we’re giving those who haven’t played there before a heads up about what is it like.

“We spoke before the MK Dons game about how we were more experienced than them and it showed, especially in the first game.

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“We’ve got a lot of boys who have played in the play-offs and we’ve got lots of boys who have won play-off games, which we hope will be really helpful.”

The captain has also revealed that the build up from two years to now is ‘so different’.

Back when Wanderers were preparing for their match against Oxford in July 2020, the coronavirus pandemic had gripped and shaken the world.

Restrictions were in place, and fans were banned from watching sporting events in stadiums.

The captain continued: “The build now to then has been so different.

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“Even now with organising tickets for family and friends, and having more people from the media at the training ground which didn’t happen two years ago and it’s nice to have that hype and buzz around the place.

“Over 20,000 tickets have been sold and we want as many people at Wembley as possible.

“You grow up wanting to be a professional footballer to play in these types of games in front of full houses.

“And even though two years ago was great, we all missed the fans and family to be there to celebrate with.”