Match Reports
Blues started our first knockout round of the competition brightly, the press working wonders against Exeter's play from the back. Keshi Anderson intercepted a pass early and should've buried his chance, instead firing over the bar from inside the box.
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This win against Barnsley was our most uncharacteristic 3 points of the season so far but it's the sort of win that promoted sides get throughout a campaign.
With Wycombe dropping points against Exeter a day prior, our first home game in a month presented an opportunity to make up ground on their excellent run.
Down in Devon for the first of two trips to Exeter City this calendar year, Blues needed a response to a dismal performance and result against Shrewsbury on the weekend.
It's fair to say that Shrewsbury pulled off an Ainsworth masterclass in his first game, scoring 3 goals with 20% of the ball.
Most might have expected a rout from Blues, but Sutton's strong defensive work and a lack of willingness to go forwards themselves and give up space, made for a dull encounter.
Men against boys will probably amongst the most popular headlines used to describe this game, and I make no apologies for using it myself.
Our tough 8 game run, almost all against promotion contenders, ends in a 1-1 draw away to Mansfield.
Blues ran out 2-0 winners against the pre-season second favourites for the league to secure our ninth league win in just eleven games.
Our first game back from the international break was a tricky away test against a Lincoln side that were undefeated in 8 league games going into the fixture.
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