Stat Attack: Notts County vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 28 March 2016

Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers have faced each other a total of 31 times over the years, with the first meeting coming as late as 1995, when the Magpies won 2-0 at Meadow Lane.

The Chairboys are way ahead in the head-to-head, having beaten Notts 15 times and drawn eight – we have beaten them just eight times.

We last faced off on 15 December 2015, a League Two game at Adams Park which ended in a 2-2 draw.

The fixture has been a high-scoring affair in recent years – our last five meetings have yielded 18 goals. Both sides have also scored in the last four – worth a BTTS bet perhaps?

In 1887, a meeting held at the Steam Engine public house in Station Road, High Wycombe saw the formation of Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

It is highly likely the club was named Wanderers after the famous Wanderers, winners of the first FA Cup in 1872. The club played just friendly matches between 1887 and 1896.  

Wycombe first entered the FA Amateur Cup in 1894 and the FA Cup in 1895. In 1895 the club moved to Loakes Park, which would become its home for the next 95 years.  

In 1896 the club joined the Southern League and competed in the Second Division until 1908, but in the summer of 1908 the club declined the invitation to retain their membership of the Southern League.  

The club decided to pursue amateur instead of professional football and joined the Great Western Suburban League and remained there until the outbreak of the First World War.  

After the hostilities had ended the club joined the Spartan League in 1919 and were Champions in successive years. In March 1921 the club's application to join the Isthmian League was accepted.

Wycombe enjoyed a fairytale season in 2000–01 as the club reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. First Division sides Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Wimbledon were all beaten before a memorable quarter-final with Premier League Leicester City.  

In a game that has gone down in FA Cup history, striker Roy Essandoh headed an injury-time winner to seal a 2–1 win at Filbert Street as manager Lawrie Sanchez looked on from the dressing room, having been dismissed from the touchline during the game. The ensuing semi-final at Villa Park saw Liverpool pushed all the way, but the Reds claimed a 2–1 victory.

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Notts County manager could make changes to his side after describing their defending in Friday’s 4-0 defeat at Portsmouth as “park football”.

With Blair Adams likely to remain out with a foot injury, Rhys Sharpe, Wes Atkinson or Mike Edwards are options to come into the team in defence.

Goalkeeper Roy Carroll is still away on international duty with Northern Ireland so Scott Loach is expected to remain between the posts, with Kevin Pilkington on the bench.

Wycombe's promotion challenge has been dealt a blow with an injury to Sam Wood - the winger suffered a knee injury against Mansfield Town and early indications are the problem could keep him out for a few weeks.

Jerell Sellars replaced Wood in the eighth minute on Friday and the on-loan Aston Villa youngster could now make his full debut at Meadow Lane.

Wanderers will also be without Marcus Bean through suspension – the midfielder incurred a three-game ban for his sending-off at Carlisle United on 19 March.

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