GARETH Ainsworth claims his side’s 4-1 trouncing of fellow promotion hunters Southend United is the best performance he’s seen so far this season, but insists League survival is still the only thing on his mind.

The Blues boss said before the game he saw in-form Southend as favourites for the three points, but his side came from a goal down to put four past the Shrimpers, who travelled to Adams Park on the crest of four straight wins.

Two goals for Matt McClure came after a third league goal in three games for Paris Cowan-Hall, while Jacobson chipped in again from defence with a fine free kick.

And a red card for Southend defender Jerome Binnom-Williams made it a day to forget for Southend boss and League Two Manager of the Month Phil Brown.

With Blues battling back from a deficit in three of their last five games, Ainsworth said his team is getting good at finding a response when the going gets tough.

He said: “Sometimes early goals against aren’t such a bad thing, you’ve got plenty of time to put things right and it gives you a real kick up the backside if needed.

“Not saying my boys needed it but they knew they were in a game from two minutes onwards and it was the way they responded I was really pleased with, all the hard work we’ve done this week really came into place.

“I think we were deserved winners, the sending off had a bearing on it of course, but anyone at the game would have said we deserved our lead at half time and going into the second half there was a stronger team out there and I think it was us.

“It’s the joint biggest win for us and the performance of the season for me as well, with Southend coming here with Phil Brown, who’s a fantastic manager with a big team, big budget and one of the favourites pre season.

“We have shown how far we’ve come this year without a doubt.”

Before the game, Blues had collected only four league wins at Adams Park this season, compared to seven on the road.

Ainsworth admitted there is an extra pressure at home, claiming visiting teams bring their A-game when travelling to the league leaders.

But a third straight league win eased any jitters among the Adams Park faithful, who witnessed a four-goal haul for the first time at the ground in recent memory.

With 41 points amassed in the competition so far, fans can be forgiven for getting their hopes up about what spoils might await them come May.

But the ever-pragmatic Ainsworth refused to speculate on the potential for his side to go away in the league, insisting the magic survival total of 55 points is the only thing in his sights.

He said: “Our home form isn’t as good as the away form, but it’s still not bad, many teams would like our home form.

“It’s difficult sometimes, the pitch has been hammered with the rugby as well but we showed we can get the ball down and play.

“It was a difficult game, teams come here and try to shut up shop and make the game bitty and those are all factors that go towards making home form tough.

“These are the reasons why sometimes away from home when teams are expected to come at them we have that extra counter attacking ability and gaps appear behind. 

“But whatever form is seen as good and bad we’re sitting top of the league and that is the one to look at.

“We’ve got our feet on the ground, the dressing room is really grounded believe me. It’s not like you come in and everyone’s high fiving.

“It’s a game which brings Wycombe closer to staying in League Two and keeping this plan going, and obviously we’re getting closer to survival and after Christmas we may have to reassess, but at the moment that’s what we’re aiming for and we’ll hopefully reach that target soon.

“That will be a big moment for us, obviously if we can stay consistent then who knows, but honestly at the moment we’re looking at the bottom two and getting as far away from them as we can.”