Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Colchester United

Luke O'Nien scored a fine volley to help Wycombe Wanderers edge closer to the League Two automatic promotion places with victory over Colchester.

The Chairboys are outside the top three on goal difference after producing an excellent performance against the U's, who have slipped to three points behind the play-offs after a second straight defeat.

Wycombe led in the 14th minute when Craig Mackail-Smith bent in a superb cross from the left that Adebayo Akinfenwa met with a stooping header.

Ten minutes later, the Chairboys doubled their lead as Mackail-Smith gathered Dan Scarr's hopeful ball before laying off for Paris Cowan-Hall, whose deflected effort trickled into the bottom corner.

It was effectively game over with 16 minutes left as O'Nien unleashed a sensational strike into the top corner past a static Sam Walker after Joe Jacobson's corner was cleared his way.

But Colchester were able to pull a goal back as Sammie Szmodics swapped passes with Courtney Senior before placing a good effort into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.