Maeda Starts For Blues at Wycombe
Saturday, 1st Aug 2026 15:25

The Blues have named a much stronger XI for this afternoon’s second friendly at Wycombe Wanderers with Daizen Maeda making his first appearance in a Town kit, while Issa Diop is on the bench.

Alex Palmer is in goal behind a defence of, from the right, Darnell Furlong, skipper Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves and Leif Davis.

In midfield, former Chairboys loanee Cameron Humphreys is paired with Marcelino Nunez with Anis Mehmeti as the number 10, Maeda on the left and Abdul Fatawu on the right. Emersonn is the number nine.

On the bench are keeper Nick Bilokapic, who joined the Blues in February after leaving Peterborough, Diop, George Hirst, Ali Al-Hamadi and youngsters Tudor Mendel, Frankie Runham, Luca Fletcher and Fin Barbrook.

Town: Palmer, Furlong, O’Shea (c), Greaves, Davis, Humphreys, Nunez, Fatawu, Mehmeti, Maeda, Emersonn. Subs: Bilokapic, Diop, Hirst, Al-Hamadi, Mendel, Runham, Fletcher, Barbrook.

Wycombe: Hazard, Harvie (c), Scowen, Boyd-Munce, Thomas, Woodrow, Tezgel, Parker, Cook, Onyedinma, Hagelskjaer. Subs: Van Sas, Moore, Morley, Allen, Fink, Leahy, Casey, Henderson, Mullins, Taylor, Keita, Olabiyi. Referee: David Rock (Hertfordshire).

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Bazza8564 added 15:40 - Aug 1 Thats a little more like it!. It will be interesting to see how that front four develop, but It's good to see Emersonn getting more and more minutes with the lads. Quite a way from what we expect to see in 3 weeks but a more meaningful side
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SickParrot added 15:48 - Aug 1 Whilst the results in pre-season friendlies is secondary to building fitness, adapting to system changes and building on field relationships, it's still nice to win. As we've only won one so far (Southend), I would feel more confident about our prospects of competing in the PL if we could at least play well and beat Wycombe today.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 15:56 - Aug 1 My thoughts entirely, SickParrot.
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JewellintheTown added 16:01 - Aug 1 Is Scherpen injured? Not at Oxford or here.
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jayceee added 16:03 - Aug 1 https://listen.wycombesound.or
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Monkey_Blue added 16:08 - Aug 1 Glad Mendel is on the bench… weird that him and Boniface didn’t go to Spain. Al Hamadi is either being involved to try and help get him a move or he’s impressed GON. Harry Clarke not involved in either game so is he injured or setting his sat nav for Bristol?
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Monkey_Blue added 16:20 - Aug 1

We need to at least start to see some kind of style or philosophy. I’m assuming the three friendlies after today will be where that kicks in? It’s ok talking about being adaptable but with lots differing plans but with plenty of new players and different ideas the first priority is to have a base before we start to mix and match. We won’t be good enough quality wise to go into games with players not 100% sure and learn on the job.

Radlett_blue added 16:28 - Aug 1 Finn Barbrook set to play 2 games in a day?
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jas0999 added 16:35 - Aug 1 Better line up, but still demonstrates the amount of business we still need to do. The club know that though.
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Ipswichbusiness added 16:37 - Aug 1 So we start with Palmer in goal and Bilokapic on the bench, but no sign of the ten thousand keepers we signed over the summer.
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NewForester added 16:54 - Aug 1 Ipswich Business, only one missing.
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 16:56 - Aug 1 0-0 half time. I would have hoped for something better, given this is our "stronger" team today. But we'll just have to hope this is all part of the preparation process and things will come good in the end.
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Klassic_Ben added 17:04 - Aug 1 @Jayceee - nice one Stronger line up here though only 4/6 players I’d imagine being in the starting line up against Sunderland so still plenty to do, be nice if the new signings could get on the scoresheet today…
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blueboy1981 added 17:10 - Aug 1 I’m beginning to wonder if we’d even score in a brothel, not to mention the Premiership ?
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 17:14 - Aug 1 Losing 0-1 now!
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blueboy1981 added 17:17 - Aug 1 Anyone beginning to wonder WHO makes the ultimate decisions at ITFC ?? - let’s hope all will sort itself out, one way or tother !! It needs to very soon now.
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Brogan55 added 17:47 - Aug 1 There is a feeling of despondency.Obviously it is nice to win,but it’s more important to get fitness and tactics.So I say to everyone,chill out and look forward to winning against Sunderland.After all that what it’s all about.
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Monkey_Blue added 17:51 - Aug 1

GON’s teams even when getting results have never been free scoring. If you are buying into the he kept two teams up idea you have to accept we won’t be pretty and we won’t be topping the scoring charts. If you think this isn’t a fact please look at the stats. There is a good argument that i think clearly McKenna took on board last season that we need to be more pragmatic. You can’t have it both ways. We need to stay up and then improve the squad and get a coach who can be more expansive… of course if we can’t keep clean sheets we could end up with less points than last time.

Monkey_Blue added 17:51 - Aug 1