Neal Ardley has admitted that a lack of goals has cost AFC Wimbledon a potential place in the League Two play-offs.

Any hopes of reaching the top seven were dashed in recent weeks with the Dons failing to win any of their past six matches.

Saturday’s 0-0 stalemate at home to Wycombe Wanderers was the fifth goalless draw in 16 games.

In that time, Dons have scored 13 goals, including two own goals and a penalty.

Ardley said: “Scoring a goal is what we have been lacking. It’s pretty simple really.

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“We had a lot of good chances at Plymouth, they did as well and they caused us problems at times.

“But Oxford hardly caused us a problem and their goal keeper made four or five good saves.”

He added: “Against Wycombe, the keeper’s had a few saves, we were getting in the right positions and we had a couple of decisions taken away from us.”

The Dons go to Bury on Saturday before hosting Cheltenham in their final match of the season.