Wycombe Wanderers

Wycombe v Bury
Wycombe could put on-loan defender Scott Golbourne straight into the team after he joined from Reading. Midfielder Anthony Grant, is suspended and could be replaced by Sergio Torres or Jermaine Easter, but keeper Frank Talia is on the long-term injury list. Bury have Matt Tipton and Chris Brass available after they recovered from groin and ankle injuries respectively. Goalkeeper Aaron Grundy is out, however, and will see a specialist on Monday about his knee injury.

Wycombe 3-0 Bury
Jermaine Easter came off the bench to score a hat-trick as Wycombe notched up their first home win of the season with a convincing victory over Bury. Easter came on in the first half for the injured Matt Bloomfield and made his mark after the break. He scored his first on the hour after being sent clear by Tommy Mooney. He then lobbed keeper Alan Fettis from the edge of the area after 72 minutes before completing his hat-trick with a low drive five minutes from time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wycombe: Batista, Stockley, Golbourne, Antwi, Williamson, Torres (Martin 75), Palmer, Bloomfield (Easter 28), Oakes, Betsy, Mooney (Dixon 90). Subs Not Used: Young, Gregory. Goals: Easter 60, 72, 85. Bury: Fettis, Scott, Fitzgerald, Woodthorpe, Kennedy (Brass 74), Flitcroft, Barry-Murphy (Baker 68), Bishop, Adams, Buchanan, Pittman (Youngs 65). Subs Not Used: Collinge, Tipton. Booked: Youngs. Att: 4,184. Ref: S Tanner (Somerset).

Lambert advice for striker Easter
Wycombe boss Paul Lambert has told Jermaine Easter he needs to build on his hat-trick against Bury. \"I'm sure his confidence will be sky-high now and goals do that for you,\" Lambert told the club's website. \"It's never an easy thing to put the ball in the back of the net because the pressure is always on to do it. \"But he mustn't rest on his laurels now. The onus is on for him to kick on and the game on Tuesday against Swansea should give him the chance to do that.\"

Macclesfield 0-2 Wycombe
Macclesfield slid to the bottom of League Two after losing out to Wycombe. Wanderers took the lead after 15 minutes when Jermaine Easter outpaced Danny Swailes before firing home. Easter twice went close to adding a second before Tommy Mooney did make it 2-0, tapping in the rebound after Johnny Brain saved his first header. Wanderers kept up the pressure and the Silkmen only responded late on when Will Antwi cleared off the line from Jimmy McNulty and Martin Bullock. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Macclesfield: Brain, Brightwell, Swailes, Teague, McNulty, Bullock, Hadfield, Tolley (Navarro 45), Heath (Regan 45), McNeil, Robinson (Miles 78). Subs Not Used: Lee, Jacobs. Booked: Hadfield, Bullock. Wycombe: Batista, Williamson, Stockley, Antwi, Betsy (Golbourne 73), Oakes, Torres (Martin 87), Grant, Palmer, Mooney (Dixon 90), Easter. Subs Not Used: Young, Gregory. Booked: Batista, Easter. Goals: Easter 16, Mooney 36. Att: 1,574 Ref: R Booth (Nottinghamshire).

Wycombe wrap up Fernandez signing
Wycombe Wanderers have completed the signing of central defender Vincent Fernandez on a three-month loan deal from Nottingham Forest. The 19-year-old Frenchman is expected to make his Wycombe debut against Mansfield on Friday. \"We saw Vincent in the summer and have kept track of him since then,\" said Wycombe manager Paul Lambert. \"Forest have kindly agreed to let us have him here for three months and it'll be good to see what he can do.\" Fernandez is highly rated by Forest boss Colin Calderwood and made his debut for the Reds against Swansea last season.

Stags boss wants better finishing
Mansfield Town manager Peter Shirtliff says the Stags need to improve in front of goal after a 1-0 defeat at Wycombe. Mansfield hit the bar twice and were foiled by Wycombe keeper Jamie Young and Shirtliff said: \"It was not a bad performance, we restricted them well. \"But we have to be a bit more ruthless in front of goal because it has stopped us getting a result. \"There is a fine line between success and failure and it is not quite going our way at the moment.\"

Wycombe 1-0 Chester
Kevin Betsy bagged the only goal of the game as Wycombe saw off Chester to record their fourth successive win. Betsy struck just before the half-hour mark, heading home Scott Golbourne's inviting cross from six yards. Wycombe had already been reduced to 10 men with Anthony Grant sent off for two bookings, a second dismissal this term. Chester had started the brighter of the two teams and Ricardo Batista was forced to save long-range shots from Kevin Sandwith and Stephen Vaughan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wycombe: Batista, Stockley, Williamson, Antwi, Golbourne, Grant, Torres, Oakes, Betsy, Mooney (Bloomfield 44), Easter (Dixon 82). Subs Not Used: Young, Fernandez, Christon. Sent Off: Grant (26). Booked: Grant, Bloomfield. Goals: Betsy 28. Chester: Danby, Linwood, Westwood, Artell (Holroyd 66), Sandwith, Stephen Vaughan, Martinez, Hand, Wilson, Walters (Marples 76), Broughton (Blundell 58). Subs Not Used: Palethorpe, Allen. Booked: Artell, Hand. Att: 4,277. Ref: D Whitestone (Northamptonshire).

Hereford v Wycombe
Marcus Palmer and Jordan Fitzpatrick may make their debuts as Hereford boss Graham Turner looks to make changes following the defeat by Mansfield. Luke Webb has recovered from hamstring trouble, but keeper Wayne Brown has not shrugged off a groin injury. Matt Bloomfield stands by to deputise in the Wycombe attack for Tommy Mooney who is doubtful with a cut eye. Anthony Grant will sit out a suspension after picking up a red card in the win over Chester.

Hereford 1-2 Wycombe
Jermaine Easter struck twice to secure Wycombe's fifth win in a row. Wycombe went ahead on 32 minutes when Hereford keeper Scott Tynan allowed the ball to slip through his legs to gift Easter a straightforward tap-in. Hereford equalised after the break when Andy Williams rounded the keeper and shot between two Wanderers defenders. Easter grabbed the winner on 74 minutes as he scored from eight yards, while Tim Sill could have levelled late on but for Ricardo Batista's fine save. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hereford: Tynan, McClenahan, Mkandawire, Gulliver, Jeannin, Williams, Ferrell (Wallis 84), Connell (Travis 84), Sheldon, Fleetwood, Sills. Subs Not Used: Rose, Beckwith, Thompson. Booked: Jeannin. Goals: Williams 51. Wycombe: Batista, Williamson, Stockley, Antwi, Betsy, Bloomfield, Oakes (Gregory 55), Martin, Golbourne, Dixon (Anya 65), Easter. Subs Not Used: Young, Christon, Fernandez. Booked: Martin, Betsy. Goals: Easter 33, 74. Att: 2,585 Ref: D McDermid (Hampshire).

QPR's Doherty seals Wycombe move
QPR midfielder Tommy Doherty has joined Wycombe on a three-month loan deal. The 27-year-old was signed by former manager Ian Holloway last summer, but was subsequently placed on the transfer list by current boss Gary Waddock. Should the Northern Ireland international prove successful at Adams Park, the clubs could opt to strike a permanent deal. Wycombe boss Paul Lambert told the club website: \"He's an experienced player and he will give us help in midfield.\"

Rochdale v Wycombe
Rochdale look set to be without Morike Sako, who picked up a knee injury in the win against Grimsby, with Clive Moyo-Modise on stand-by. Defender Simon Ramsden has shaken off a hamstring strain, and there are no other injury concerns. Wycombe are ready to hand a debut to Tommy Doherty, with the Northern Ireland international joining on a three-month loan deal. Tommy Mooney (eye) is a doubt, as are Sergio Torres and Stefan Oakes.

Bloomfield pens new Wycombe deal
Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Matt Bloomfield has signed a new contract to keep him at Adams Park until June 2008. He agreed a 12-month extension to his existing deal, which was due to expire at the end of the current campaign. Bloomfield, 22, told Wycombe's website: \"I had to establish myself in the team. The next step is to move on and make sure we get promoted.\" He has made almost 100 appearances for Wycombe since joining the club from Ipswich Town in December 2003.

Accrington v Wycombe
Accrington Stanley have no fresh injury worries ahead of the clash with high-flying Wycombe. Andrew Tretton (knee) remains the only absentee for Stanley. Wycombe will be without top scorer Jermaine Easter, who could be out for a fortnight with a thigh injury - he is likely to be replaced by Jonny Dixon. Full-back Sam Stockley (ankle), midfielders Sergio Torres (knee) and Stefan Oakes (ankle) and striker Ian Stonebridge (hamstring) are still out.

Lambert praises Wycombe defence
Wycombe boss Paul Lambert was full of praise for his defence after their 2-0 win over Torquay on Friday. Wanderers overcame difficult conditions to record their first clean sheet in five games as they moved within two points of leaders Walsall. \"The wind was a factor and Torquay definitely gave us some problems,\" Lambert said. \"But I thought we defended strongly and the two centre backs have been excellent this season.\" Goals from Tommy Mooney and Russell Martin got Wycombe back to winning ways after a run of three games without a win. Lambert added: \"We've got talented players at this club and they perform for me every week. \"Kevin Betsy is a handful and he has the ability to beat people wherever he plays on the pitch. Along with Tommy Mooney, the pair were a very good for us. \"We have to remember that Scott Golbourne and Anthony Grant are still only 19 and they keep getting better.\"

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