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WYKE'S WEMBLEY PREVIEW



In form front man, Charlie Wyke has spoke ahead of this weekend’s crucial EFL Trophy final clash with League 2 Tranmere Rovers. Wyke, who is the top scorer in League 1 is confident going into the final tie of the competition but insists promotion is still priority.


“It has been a difficult one for me. It hasn’t been very nice, going to Wembley three times and coming out on the wrong side of the scoreline. It has been horrendous, really, and a place that I haven’t enjoyed coming to over the years. If fans were allowed in the stadium, I don’t think I would have wanted my family to come, to be honest with you. So, it would be a nice change to play here and win, because nobody wants to be losing four times on this sort of stage. I’ve made sure I’ve taken the chances that have come to me, and I didn’t really know that I was the top scorer in this competition, which is pleasing. I probably haven’t played as much in this competition as I would have liked; when you’re scoring goals, you want to play every game. After the first 20 minutes against Lincoln, we really took the game to them and got the shape right, which probably took us a bit longer than we would have liked. But, overall, I thought we were the better team on the night. Later on in the game, you know when McGeady gets the ball he’s going to do something magical, so you just have