The wheels are still to come off Wanderers' season despite many predicting them to do so, Blues boss Gareth Ainsworth said after his depleted squad battled to a goalless draw at Shrewsbury Town on Sunday.

Ainsworth could only name three outfield players on his substitutes' bench as injury and fatigue left him without several key men, among them his two top scorers, Paul Hayes and Peter Murphy.

Blues rode their luck at times - none more so than Andy Mangan controversially having an injury time winner ruled out for offside by Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg - but it was a point well earned as Wanderers became only the second side all season to leave Shropshire with a share of the spoils.

It extended their unbeaten run to six and Ainsworth said he was proud of the fact his side continue to prove people wrong with their lofty position in the table.

He said: "It's an unbeaten December in the league. Some of the fixtures we had, people looking at them would probably have thought the wheels would come off in certain fixtures. Those boys are proving people wrong and people are really getting behind us.

"We've got no money but what we have is desire, passion and togetherness like you wouldn't believe.

"I have used every available fit player at Wycombe Wanderers today, which is saying something. It was an outstanding effort from the boys."

Chances for Wanderers were at a premium but the front three of Aaron Holloway, Paris Cowan-Hall and Fred Onyedinma kept the hosts on their toes throughout, which meant there was a paucity of openings at the other end.

Matt Ingram made an outstanding save to foil Mark Ellis's shot from close range, before the Wanderers keeper was fouled by James Collins as the striker illegally bundled the ball into the net from the resulting corner.

Deep into stoppage time Shrewsbury thought they had a winner as Mangan rammed home at the second time of asking after Ingram had somehow kept out his initial effort, only to be flagged offside.

Ainsworth said: "If you're going to come here and go on the back foot, Shrewsbury will take you apart. They are a good footballing side with a good manager who wants to pick teams apart. We thought we'd come and attack them instead of sitting back. We put three up front against three defenders to see how they handled it, and give them a few problems.

"I'm really pleased with the overall performance and really pleased with a point. I don't think either team deserved anything more. At the end of the season that could be a vital point for us."