Wycombe 0, Luton 0.

MATT Bloomfield made his first start in nine months as Wanderers shared the spoils with a determined Hatters side at a soggy Adams Park this afternoon.

The midfielder, who has been out for nine months with a cruciate injury, went close to breaking the deadlock with a brave second half header which whistled just over the bar as Wanderers were forced to settle for only their second Adams Park stalemate of the season.

Bloomfield showed no ill-effects from his long lay-off flying into tackles and even picking up a deserved booking for an x-rated tackle in a fully-committed afternoon.

The Hatters, who were docked 30 points for financial irregularities at the start of the season, also showed plenty of Dunkirk spirit on and off the pitch as they earned a well-deserved draw.

While their players gave Wanderers as tough a game as they have had all season, their boisterous fans gave the Wycombe supporters a lesson in how to support a team keeping up a barrage of noise as they turned Adams Park into Kenilworth Road for the afternoon.

With their 1,000-strong full-throated support behind them the Hatters often looked the like the home side forcing Wanderers to mop up a lot of possession.

Wanderers survived an early scare when Mike Williamson completely misjudged a bouncing ball on the half way line allowing it to bounce high over his head but the Wycombe centre half recovered to block Chris Martin's shot.

Wanderers also had their moments with Matt Phillips' shot flying over the bar and Simon Church's mazy run coming to nothing when keeper Conrad Logan pawed away his cross.

It was the sign of better thinks to come from Wycombe though and only a last-ditch block from Town man mountain Ian Roper kept out Church's back heel.

But it was former Chesham United striker Wayne Andrews who came closest to breaking the deadlock for Luton in the first half steering a 25-yard effort just wide.

The incessant rain which had been falling all day made good football difficult with the ball sticking in the puddles on the pitch.

Luton started the second half the busier of the two sides and Blues keeper Scott Shearer almost gifted them a goal at the start of the second half.

The Blues glovesman came racing out to the touchline and ridiculously tried to clear up the line. His kick was intercepted by Andrews whose shot was blocked as Shearer bid a hasty retreat back to his unguarded goal.

Luton were turning the screw and Shearer, who was the busier of the two keepers, came to Blues' rescue with a brilliant flying save from Kevin Gallen's close range header.

The visitors continued to look the more enterprising though and Shearer had to take emergency action on a number of occasions to deny the visitors.

But it was his oppositte number Logan who pulled off the save off the day producing a splendid double stop to deny substitute Magno Vieira and then Matt Phillips on the follow up with four minutes left as Wycombe came within a whisker of snatching a win.