Lethal Ade adds to Wycombe goal tally
WYCOMBE closed the gap on Sky Bet League Two leaders Luton to five points with a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.
Adebayo Akinfenwa (below) opened the scoring with his 15th goal of the season five minutes before half-time and Paris Cowan-Hall made sure of the victory in first-half stoppage time.
Accrington slipped to third place on goal difference after they could only draw 1-1 at bottom club Barnet.
Alex Nicholls gave Barnet an
18th-minute lead but Stanley secured a point when League Two’s leading scorer converted his
19th goal from the penalty spot.
Mansfield climbed up to fourth place thans to Danny Rose’s strike just before the break which earned a
1-0 win at fellow play-off chasers Exeter.
Notts County lost ground after they were held to a goalless draw by Newport County.
Paul Mullin hit a late winner as Swindon extended their home winning run to five games with a 3-2 victory over Port Vale.
Michael Tonge gave Vale an 11th-minute lead before Marc Richards got the first of his double to level matters in the 24th minute. Richards’ seventh goal in seven games since joining the Robins made it 2-1 but Cristian Montano hauled the Valiants level before Mullin struck two minutes from time to win it.
Lincoln were another of the promotion-chasing sides to lose ground as they went down to a 3-1 defeat at Crawley. Jimmy Smith put Harry Kewell’s side ahead before Matt Green levelled for the Imps.
But second-half strikes from Josh Payne and Mark Connolly secured all three points. On-loan Shaun Miller scored the only goal to give Crewe a 1-0 win over Colchester and Miller’s parent club Carlisle beat Chesterfield 2-0 courtesy of efforts from Kelvin Etuhu and John O’Sullivan.
Cambridge made it three wins in a row with a 3-1 victory over Grimsby with Uche Ikpeazu, Billy Waters and George Maris all on target.
Stevenage enjoyed a n easy 4-1 win over Yeovil, while Morecambe and Forest Green had to settle for a 1-1 draw.