Match Day Thread CITY V WYCOMBE

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There would be no better time to get back to winning ways than in front of their own fans, which for the supporters will be the first time to see Dean Holden in action live from the touchline.
The Robins are fully aware of their form, with Christmas arriving after three-successive defeats. The last of those came at the hands of Preston North End last Friday.
It was a game where City lost out to a questionable penalty decision in a first half of little creativity. But Holden’s side dug deep and looked a threat – through Antoine Semenyo’s notably energetic performance - after the break with the Lilywhites somewhat fortunate to hold onto a point come the end of the game.
Holden said afterwards his side and staff will regroup to find a way to “snap out of this run” but there will be encouragement and positivity from that second-half display. Similar on Boxing Day will give the Robins confidence of getting a result against Wycombe.
As for the Chairboys, manager Gareth Ainsworth is hoping to avoid relegation at the first attempt, following Wycombe’s promotion via the play-offs in July.
The two clubs last met at the start of the 2016/17 season, which City won 1-0 in the League Cup. Ainsworth was still manager of the League Two side then and ended up naming himself on the bench due to an injury crisis, though he wouldn’t bring himself on to the pitch.
A year later Wycombe won promotion to League One, with their rise to the Championship confirmed when they went on to beat Oxford United at Wembley in the summer.
This is their first appearance in the second tier of English football but there is work to do if they are to ensure survival for another campaign. The Chairboys didn’t pick up their first point of the season until a 1-1 draw with Watford at the end of October, which they followed up with back-to-back wins against Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City.
But their form since has been a handful of draws and more defeats with a share of the points secured against QPR last time out courtesy of Amis Mehmeti’s late goal at Adams Park.
Despite creating chances being one of their strong suits, goals themselves have been hard to come by with Wycombe having the fewest strikes converted in the Championship (12) ahead of only Sheffield Wednesday (10) and Derby County (nine).
With the New Year on the horizon, Wycombe will want to turn their fortunes around. However, City have the same idea as they look to keep pace with the play-off chasers at the other end of the table.
MATCH DETAILS
Where: Ashton Gate
When: Saturday, December 26th, 3pm KO
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Referee: Keith Stroud
Assistants: Andrew Fox and Robert Merchant
Fourth official: Sam Allison

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DOWN MEMORY LANE
Wycombe Wanders 0-1 Bristol CityAdams Park
Tuesday, August 9th 2016
League Cup, First Round
Tammy Abraham’s second goal in as many games was enough to secure Bristol City’s place in round two of the EFL Cup.
The loan signing from Chelsea followed up his equaliser against Wigan Athletic on the opening day of the league campaign with a low shot that found the bottom corner in the 27th minute at Adams Park.
The Sky Bet League Two hosts had their chances to force extra time, but Richard O’Donnell was in inspired form when called upon and a much-changed City side saw the job through.

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Tammy scored the only goal of the game as City beat Wycombe the last time they met
HEAD TO HEAD*
Bristol City v Wycombe Wanderers
Played: 20
City won: 9 (45%)
Drew: 4
City lost: 7
Bristol City goals: 26
Wycombe goals: 12

Bristol City top goalscorers: Nahki Wells (5)
Wyconbe top goalscorer: Scott Kashket (4)
Bristol City most assists: Antoine Semenyo (6)
Wycombe most assists: Joe Jacobson (3)
Bristol City clean sheets: 8
Wycombe clean sheets: 3

League positions
Bristol City: 9 (30 points)
Wycombe: 24th (12 points)
*All competitions unless stated

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Daniel Johnson converted from the spot in City's last game v Preston North End

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Callum O'Dowda went close to equalising in the defeat

 

Bristol City

• 1Bentley
• 2HuNT 26Vyner 22Kalas 25Rowe
• 30Bakinson 4Nagy 11O'Dowda
• 18Semenyo
• 7Martin 21Wells

Substitutes

• 9Diédhiou 12O'Leary 19Mariappa 23Moore 27Edwards 28Pearson 33Bell 34Towler 42Massengo

 

This is what I prepared earlier this morning.

Earlier this season we won at Stoke in what I consider was probably our best performance of the season, only for somebody on here to proclaim basically that it was no achievement because Stoke were ****.
Guess what? they are now 3 points ahead of us, they have goal difference of + 5 and have lost 3 less games, what does that make us?
I have no idea how this game will go, as I have had no idea for the past 4 years. What I do know is if we don’t create we will not score, if we do not protect the defence or have some form of control in midfield, we will concede.

 

1st half, better than recently but not great, we still run out of ideas in and around the box.

ODowda has looked dangerous running at their defence, but his crossing is inconsistent, great cross for the goal but the rest were poor.

Semenyo has missed a sitter with a tame shot and Martin has missed a even bigger sitter.

Wells looks like a player that doesn't want to be here, poor first touch and gave up too easily on 2 great through passes.

This game is far from over, we are allowing far too many crosses into the box.

 

Late thread, I'm not surprised.
It's been dire again, wasteful and frustrating.
Missed the first 15 minutes, preferred the King George.

 

danger period now they are good at securing a draw near the end

 

should have kept my gob shut 1-1

 

Wells who has barely been going through the motions has missed an absolute sitter early on in 2nd half.

Since then we have been absolutely shocking, they have been by far the better side and have deserved their equaliser.

Embarrassing, we look like relegation fodder.

 

Fail to win this and time is up for DH in my book. Never a better chance to turn it around than today

 

We're in a relegation battle.
Always good to beat sides in a similar position.
Bloody hell it gets worse.

 

well made hard work of that but have 3 pts broke the run lets hope it is 3 W now! although will accept 2

 

What a great finish by Diedhiou and I will take the 3 points but i'm sorry, we are shocking.

Wells for me can do one, he doesn't look interested. Semenyo is definitely a talent but he lacks composure and plays like a 6ft Junior Bent, Bakinson is a talent but is incredibly complacent at times. Rowe ain't good enough, Kalas was superb today, Vyner looked good as well, I hope his injury is not too bad, Hunt was ok, Nagy put in an incredible amount of effort, Martin kept going until the end but was on his own up front whilst Wells was on the pitch.

Just not good enough.

 

Again Diedhou saved the day from what could have been a shocker and try as hard as I can to believe in my team the fact remains that we aren't going to progress with the current players and apparently some of their individual attitudes are not where they need to be. Regrettably this is the mindset of City and it will be a wonder if anyone shows up to watch the usual dross when the crowds are let back in to watch and is there any wonder left to whet the appetite? We have regressed to the point we were at under GJ when it appeared the the players didn't give a rat's bottom about the club and it's supporters and the result of that apathy was clearly visible all over the pitch. If we continue playing like this under any manager we will face the consequences and it's not just the way we struggle against supposedly weaker teams like Wycombe but the whole set-up will never get us to where Lansdown claims he wants us to be in the future unless he wakes up to reality. A win it was indeed but give me a break from this disorganized mess and below par performances.

 

Great strike by Fammy but my goodness that was poor overall.

 

That was absolutely abysmal and just papered over the cracks.
Wycombe gave us a game and should feel unlucky.

I wonder what Ashton was saying to Holden.

 

we cannot afford to let Luton start with a flourish .. IT WILL BE GAME OVER ……. then Brentford ...that's halfway double everyones points and see where we are then for us get the same points as now but any team that is top 8 we have to better the points we got from them in the first half..... eg 1 or 3 from Norwich! …….

 

In the grand scheme of things Luton is another must win game to hang on to the shirts tails of the top 6, if we are to believe that recalled loaners and returning injured players and mystery players that apparently we signed but have never seen, are going to keep us in with a chance of the play offs.

 

All I will say is glad I don’t make the trek to the gate this season-absolutely bored stiff watching what has been served up.