Matt Bloomfield believes his late equaliser against York City could give Wycombe Wanderers a timely boost in their pursuit of a League Two play-off place.

The Midfielder headed home his first goal since November 2014 in the 88th minute to salvage a point for the Chairboys against the relegation threatened Minstermen.

He may not play any further part this season, after fracturing his arm in the process of putting the chance away, but Bloomfield believes the hard-earned 1-1 draw could prove to be priceless.

“The goal was really important to keep us in the hunt [for seventh place]. It has been a little while since I scored, too long. I’ve deserved to get a couple more this season, but it hasn’t happened,” Bloomfield said after Saturday’s match.

“The way we got the point gives us a boost. If you are going to draw 1-1 away from home, you would rather be down and score late on than be winning and throw it away.

“We are excited for the end of the season with five games to go and there is no point being down. A point away from home is a good result and we have to attack the end of the season now.”

Bloomfield is a veteran of over 12 years with the Adams Park club and while he is a consistent performer, he has never been a prolific scorer.

His 27 league goals for the club have come in 348 appearances, and he has registered just once in each of his last three campaigns.

The 32-year-old was understandably delighted to have broken his duck for the season, and also offered an insight into the withdrawn role which makes scoring chances hard to come by.

He said: “When you are playing with someone with Luke O’Nien’s energy, he is obviously going to be the one getting forward more often than not.

“I have played the holding role a little bit more when he has played, so it has just not happened for me in front of goal.

“I took a chance today and luckily the ball fell for me. There have been loads of times when it hasn’t quite fallen for me, but I am obviously delighted to score.”

The goal did come at a price of course after Bloomfield fractured his ulna, which is one of two bones which make up the forearm, as he bravely stooped to head home.

Speaking after the game Bloomfield explained he would have come off had Wycombe not already used all three of their substitutes.

He said: “My mate, big Dave Winfield, tried to clear it. I didn’t see him coming in and just threw myself at the ball.

“If we had anymore subs left I would not have stayed on because I was in a bit of pain towards the end.”