WYCOMBE closed the gap on Sky Bet League Two leaders Luton to five points with a 2-0 win at Cheltenham.

Adebayo Akinfenwa opened the scoring with his 15th goal of the season five minutes before half-time and Paris Cowan-Hall made sure of the victory when he found the target 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 of the season from the penalty spot.

Mansfield climbed up to fourth place after Danny Rose's strike just before the break earned a 1-0 win at play-off chasing rivals Exeter.

Notts County lost ground after they were held to a goalless draw by Newport County.

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 win over Grimsby with Uche Ikpeazu, Billy Waters and George Maris all on target.

Stevenage enjoyed a comfortable 4-1 win over Yeovil, while Morecambe and Forest Green had to settle for a 1-1 draw.