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Akinfenwa’s Wycombe promoted to Championship after Oxford United victory

Wycombe Wanderers will feature in the Championship for the first time in 133 years after defeating Oxford United 2-1 in Monday’s League One play-off final.

Goals from Anthony Stewart and Joe Jacobson were all the Chairboys needed at Wembley to beat Karl Robinson’s men to the English second tier ticket.

Stewart handed Wycombe a ninth minute lead after heading past goalkeeper Simon Eastwood a dangerous corner kick from left-back Jacobsen.

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Despite dominating possession throughout the rest of the first half, they rarely troubled Wycombe’s backline marshalled by Stewart and Darius Charles.

Their closest chance came in the 36th minute when Mark Sykes darted into the penalty area and squared it the ball across the six-yard box, however, Stewart got back to clear his lines, preventing Matty Taylor a tap-in into an open goal.