THIS should have been the clash of League Two's joint top scorers.

With Gary Roberts and Jermaine Easter locked on seven goals each the stage was set for a tasty showdown.

But, with Easter sidelined and Roberts firing blanks, it wasn't to be.

Instead, it was Andy Mangan who hit the headlines as Accrington Stanley completed their second successive last-gasp win at the Fraser Eagle Stadium.

The game seemed destined to peter out into a draw, just as the last home tie against Boston United did.

And, just as Andy Todd popped up late to clinch a deserved win a fortnight ago, Mangan followed suit to stun high-flying Wycombe Wanderers in injury time and grab his first ever Football League goal on the back of Ian Craney's first-half opener.

And the 20-year-old front man couldn't have timed it better - making the impact manager John Coleman had aimed for with his late, late strike just seven minutes after his introduction.

Goals have now flood in from all manner of sources. Gary Roberts leads the pack with seven, while Paul Mullin, Rommy Boco, Todd, Craney, Peter Cavanagh, Michael Welch and now Mangan have all weighed in with their contributions.

Before Saturday's showdown with the high-flying Chairboys, Coleman had not just cooed about how well Roberts had taken to his new striking role, but also applauded an abundance of attacking options.

Paul Lambert, however, clearly isn't as fortunate as his players failed to capitalise on a blistering start with a goal.

Wycombe proved why they have already established such an impressive record on the road as they burst out of the traps and Scott Golbourne carved out the first opening as he sprinted down the left and forced a good save from Ian Dunbavin.

Midfielder Matt Bloomfield then had a shot deflected and the visitors had strong penalty appeals turned down when Kevin Betsy went down under Robbie Williams' challenge, but referee Mike Pike urged hiM to rise to his feet.

Wycombe mounted further pressure and Betsy looked certain to score after Chris Palmer ghosted past Rommy Boco on the right wing and found the striker on the edge of the box.

But just as when he looked to have Dunbavin well beaten with his fierce drive, Leam Richardson somehow blocked it out with his thigh, trapped the ball between his legs and cleared the danger.

But once Stanley had weathered that storm, they grew in strength and confidence in attack, with Michael Welch and Boco both having headers saved by Ricardo Batista.

Some of their finest moves were being created down the left flank, and their persistent build-up, which was often instigated by Richardson, paid off on 26 minutes when Roberts was fouled by the niggly Tommy Doherty 22 yards out and Ian Craney caressed it into the top right hand corner - wrapping the ball in the netting next to the stantion.

Wycombe tried to hit back straight away and Dunbavin reacted quickly to smother the ball at Betsy's feet.

The visitors then had second appeals for a penalty flatly refused when Betsy and Richardson clashed going for a 50/50 ball into the box, and Wycombe had assistant manager Steve Brown sent to the stands for his reaction.

Peter Cavanagh had to have his wits about him to thwart Tommy Mooney and charged back to prevent the veteran striker getting a sight of goal.

And that was Wycombe's last meaningful attack as Stanley ended the half strongly, with Roberts having a chance cut out by Russell Martin before seeing his venomous cross-shot whistle wide.

Controversy reigned at the start of the second half as Wycombe drew level from a controversial free kick. Cavanagh was penalised for his challenge on Betsy wide on the left and booked despite cleanly taking the ball.

Dunbavin flapped at Palmer's delivery to the far post, and Mooney cleverly planted a header back in the direction of an unmarked Will Antwi to nod home.

Chances fell for both sides after that, with Mooney and lively substitute Ikechi Anya having the best for Wycombe, while Todd and Boco also went close for the Reds.

Stanley appeared to be heading for their third consecutive draw.

But Coleman has maintained that he would be prepared to gamble one point for the sake of three, and when he replaced Roberts with Mangan, it paid off.

Menace Mullin flicked a header into the striker's path and the Stanley substitute sprinted forward, evading his marker to nestle the ball in the bottom right corner.