Wycombe, still reeling from Tony Adams’ decision to resign as manager, went into the match as underdogs.

But former England U20 star Nathan Tyson scored their first and Roger Johnson their second in an encouraging win.

Caretaker boss Keith Ryan (left), one of the club’s longest-serving players, said: "It was a fantastic win, our performance was first-rate from start to finish and the players must take all the credit.

"Even when we fell behind from a set of ridiculous circumstances, we shrugged it off and kept going.

"It's an important win and now we need to turn this into a run that will see us move further up the table."

Elsewhere, Dario Gradi (left) weaved his magic for Crewe yet again as they scored a crucial 4-1 victory over Gillingham in The Championship. And Millwall scored a fine 1-0 victory over West Ham in the East End derby.

In the Premiership, Middlesbrough’s victory over Liverpool deserves a mention, along with Bolton’s fine comeback from 2-0 down against Chelsea to draw 2-2.

And in non-League circles, Barnet’s fine run in the Conference continued as they beat promotion rivals Accrington Stanley 3-0 at Underhill.