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Wycombe will revel in their underdog status as they look to stun Sunderland in League One play-off final, says former player Sam Saunders - as club icon Adebayo Akinfenwa looks to sign off in style with Wembley winner

Daily Mail | May 21, 2022

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Wycombe will be more than happy to adopt their familiar 'underdog' tag as they look to upset Sunderland and return to the Championship, according to their former midfielder Sam Saunders.

Gareth Ainsworth's side are looking to bounce back to the second tier at the first attempt when they take on the Black Cats at Wembley in Saturday's League One play-off final.

And despite a vast gulf in resources between the two clubs, Saunders believes nobody should be writing the Chairboys off too readily.

Sam Vokes (right) and David Wheeler celebrate Wycombe's passage to the play-off final
Gareth Ainsworth has pulled off another miracle as the Chairboys return to Wembley Stadium

'Playing under Gaz and knowing him for a long time, he loves that underdog tag and he will be using that again on Saturday, don't you worry about that,' Saunders tells Sportsmail.

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