Wycombe boosted their hopes of automatic promotion to League One with a narrow win over doomed Luton.

Wycombe struck on 56 minutes when on-loan Bristol City striker John Akinde outmuscled Sol Davis and cut inside to send a 15-yard shot past Dean Brill.

Akinde had already wasted a free header from six yards and Wycombe substitute Stuart Beavon had fired just wide.

Luton piled on the pressure late on with Chris Martin forcing a smart save from Young five minutes from time.

Luton:

Brill, Davis, Keane, Pilkington, Spillane, Henderson (Emanuel 60), Livermore, Hall, Jarvis (Gallen 61), Martin, Craddock.
Subs Not Used: Roper, Parkin, Wood.

Booked: Henderson.

Wycombe:

Young, Hunt, McCracken, Sinclair, Woodman (Oliver 80), Holt, Spence, Mousinho, Pittman (Bloomfield 88), Akinde, Phillips (Beavon 46).
Subs Not Used: Jones, Sawyer.

Booked: Phillips, Akinde.

Goals: Akinde 56.

Att: 6,553

Ref: Mike Russell (Hertfordshire).

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