AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Bury

Adebayo Akinfenwa's incredible hot streak continued as AFC Wimbledon knocked Bury off the top of League Two.

The world's strongest footballer netted twice in a 3-2 win at Kingsmeadow to make it seven goals in six games since the middle of September for the big striker.

Wimbledon went into the game on a real high after recording their first victory over Milton Keynes in midweek after a stunning comeback in Buckinghamshire.

Neal Ardley had mixed things up a bit for the Johnstone's Paint Trophy match but returned to a more familiar starting XI for this afternoon's League Two encounter.

Jake Nicholson, Andy Frampton, Ade Azeez and Tom Beere returned to the bench and first-choice strike duo Akinfenwa and Matt Tubbs returned to lead the line.

The home side's early approach play was far too predictable and Bury's back-line gratefully ate up several hopeful long balls tossed towards the 18-yard box.

At the other end, the Shakers managed to get in behind the Dons defence and Ryan Lowe's glancing header was narrowly wide and Danny Mayor flashed one past the far post.

Number 10 Mayor was a real bag full of tricks, twisting and turning to beat Barry Fuller, before trying his luck with a curler that had James Shea at full-stretch to keep the scoreline goalless.

Not for long though.

George Francomb found himself in space in the right channel, dropped his shoulder, and centred the ball to an unmarked Akinfenwa,  who swept the ball home on the volley.

Bury were unfortunate not to draw level as the half-hour approached as Lowe rattled the crossbar at the Kingston Road end with a well-taken free-kick.

Instead it was another for the Dons before half time and it was that man Akinfenwa again.

Sean Rigg darted down the left for the byline and lifted the ball to the far post where the Beast was lurking to place his downward header carefully beyond the reach of Shwan Jalal.

Just a few minutes after the restart and the Shakers looked to have dragged themselves back into the contest.

Mayor, who had been a constant thorn in Wimbledon's side, picked up where he left off in the first half and bent a glorious effort into the far corner past a diving Shea.

However, the two-goal cushion was restored minutes later via an excellent Wimbledon corner routine.

Francomb took the set-piece and played a low ball to the edge of the area. Rigg sold his marker a dummy and Tubbs snuck into brilliantly round the back to stab it home.

Former Wimbledon wide-man Chris Hussey made his return to Kingsmeadow as a Bury substitute and he made an impact, going down for a soft penalty, under a challenge from Barry Fuller.

Fuller was booked, although it looked harsh at first glance, and Lowe hammered home the spot-kick to narrow the deficit once more and set up a nervy finish.

Ade Azeez and Tom Beere were thrown on by Ardley to give his side the legs they needed to close out the game and the energetic duo never stopped running as the clock ticked down to full-time.

AFC Wimbledon: Shea, Fuller, Barrett, Bennett, Smith, Moore (Frampton, 90), Rigg, Bulman, Francomb (Azeez, 77), Akinfenwa, Tubbs (Beere, 77).

Subs (not used): McDonnell, Kennedy, Nicholson, Azeez, Sainte-Luce.

Attendance: 4,268.