Ainsworth hails Ingram show

Gareth Ainsworth was full of praise for Wycombe goalkeeper Matt Ingram after two first-half saves earned 0-0 draw with Mansfield.

On a sodden pitch, the home side had the lion's share of the chances. But Wanderers held on to make it 10 League Two games unbeaten and Ainsworth heaped praise on Ingram who produced fine stops to thwart Vadaine Oliver and Michael Raynes. He said: "I know that's what he is there for, but I rate him very, very highly. "It's fantastic to have him. A clean sheet was great, the back five have stepped up again. "Okay, we had a bit of luck when they hit the post, but we defended stoutly and I was pleased to take a 0-0. "This was a great point to keep the unbeaten run going. It is now one of the longest in the country and that is important to me. "Mansfield are battling for their lives and some big teams will get turned over here. "People would have expected us, being top of the league, to come to places like this and it be a walkover. That was far from the case. "We needed a real gutsy performance to get something from the game. "The pitch was awful and the game was bitty, but a point away from home in any division is good. We didn't get the run of the ball going forward yet could have won it in the last minute." Wycombe barely had a sniff but almost snatched all three points in stoppage time as substitute Matt McClure got past Ritchie Sutton only to lift a tame finish at Adam Smith. That would have been very harsh on Mansfield, who created the better scoring chances and saw headers from Oliver and Raynes strike the woodwork. The Stags were unable to make the breakthrough but boss Adam Murray saw a three-game losing streak ended. He said: "I am over the moon with our performance and over the moon with individual performances. "I saw a massive change in our game management, our organisation and the way we went about things. "It was a big thing to get a clean sheet. I have drummed on about it all week it's probably done their heads in. "Near the end I was still shouting to stay switched on and we had just one lapse at the end. It was a bit squeaky bum time in that last minute. "But this was a massive point for us. And people might say we should have won it. Their keeper has made two or three world class saves. "The game was a bit scrappy as the pitch would not allow flowing football. We came in from the warm-up and the boys knew it might have to be a back to front game today. "Wycombe are an efficient team whose work rate and endeavour is top drawer. Like all successful teams they make good decisions. "But today we have gone toe-to-toe with top of the league and had them on the back foot for large parts of it. This is a real platform on which we can build."