What We Learned: Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Portsmouth

The Quartermen watched on from home as the Chairboys put their Championship opponents to the sword, with two goals at the start of each half proving to be the decisive moments.

Wanderers took the lead after just two minutes when Dan Harvie sent Fred Onyedinma on his bike, and his cutback from the byline teed up Ewan Henderson, who struck home from inside the box.

The away side had the lion's share of possession in the first half, but Wycombe remained resolute in their shape, leaving Pompey unable to truly test Conor Hazard in the home side's goal.

Lightning struck twice at the start of the second half when the Chairboys caught their opponents napping again, which saw substitute Micah Olabiyi's cross make its way to Cauley Woodrow via Aaron Morley, and the striker turned it home at the far post.

Olabiyi then showed everyone why he's so highly rated at Wycombe with just over 20 minutes to go. Jamie Mullins won the ball back superbly high up the pitch and played the teenager in, who curled a beautiful effort into the top right corner.

Wycombe's resistance was broken in the 89th minute when Thomas Waddingham headed home brilliantly to spoil the home side's clean sheet.

It was once again a professional performance from Michael Duff's men, who limited Portsmouth to very little throughout the 90 minutes.

Whilst it was only a pre-season clash against what was a Pompey side missing many of their heavy hitters, there were still plenty of positives to take heading into the new season.

Harvie, Henderson, Hazard – three of the standout performers on the day, all beginning with the letter H.

Starting off with the goalkeeper, Hazard joined the Chairboys following the expiration of his contract with Plymouth Argyle, having endured a difficult campaign with the Pilgrims which was marred by injury and inconsistency.

However, any demons lingering from last season's struggles have clearly been vanquished by the Northern Irishman, as he put in an assured display on his Adams Park debut.

Pompey chances were few and far between, but when he was called upon, Hazard was equal to everything thrown at him, producing multiple strong saves in the last 10 minutes, until Waddingham's unsavable header a minute from time.

More notably though, the 28-year-old looked extremely comfortable with the ball at his feet, pinging passes to teammates and playing with some real confidence, which hopefully continues to shine through.

Harvie featured in a rather unorthodox right-back role due to Jack Grimmer's injury, but that didn't stop the Scot from having a huge impact on the game.

His break down the right flank started the move for the first goal of the afternoon, and he looked as lively as ever throughout the contest, with plenty of offensive and defensive contributions.

The scorer of the first goal, Henderson, didn't only stand out due to his finish, but also the way he controlled the midfield, dropped deep to pick up the ball; and helped link the defence to the attack deserves plenty of recognition.

To nobody's surprise, we're once again singing Olabiyi's praises after another mature performance from the 17-year-old.

He was involved in Wycombe's second goal just moments after his introduction, with his cross finding Morley, who played in Woodrow, before netting one of his own 15 minutes from time with a cool finish.

To put it bluntly, Wanderers locking the Nigerian down to a professional deal this summer is one of the best bits of business the club will do.

Olabiyi has the technical ability to dazzle defenders whilst also possessing the physical attributes to make himself an absolute nightmare to play against at senior level.

While it's easy to get carried away with an academy lad breaking through, this one is different. Wycombe have hot property on their hands once again, and hopefully we will see plenty of him over the course of next season.

One key criticism of Duff towards his side last season was the mentality of the group and how they lacked that belief that allowed them to go shoulder to shoulder with anyone.

That was far from the case on Saturday, though, as the Chairboys remained disciplined, calm, and compacted through the entire match, limiting Championship opposition to very little.

Wycombe really grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck, picking their moments and displaying a clinical level of finishing which they lacked at times last season.

The team as a whole looked resilient; it was clear everyone knew each other's role, and Duff has been drilling his over pre-season to work better in a unit out of possession.

When Wanderers smelt blood, they committed bodies forward at speed, which allowed them to catch their opposition napping and exploit the space, particularly on the flanks.

Defensively, Wycombe were exceptional too, as they didn't once look like caving under pressure or making a silly mistake; instead, they remained organised and were willing to throw bodies on the line to thwart Pompey attacks.

While you can't take too much from pre-season results in general, the display against Portsmouth suggested that the Chairboys are looking fit, sharp, and well drilled heading into the new season.