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Accrington Stanley 2 AFC Wimbledon 2 (aet, 2-3 agg): Akinfenwa, Taylor send Dons to Wembley

Adebayo Akinfenwa and Lyle Taylor were the heroes for AFC Wimbledon as a 2-2 draw after extra time was enough to send them to the League Two play-off final at the expense of Accrington Stanley.

Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Wimbledon were staring down the barrel of an aggregate defeat as Josh Windass' penalty and Piero Mingoia's stunner put Accrington 2-0 ahead on the night at the Crown Ground.

But substitute Akinfenwa levelled for the visitors to force an additional 30 minutes on Wednesday, and Taylor netted the winner for a 3-2 aggregate victory that sends Neil Ardley's men to Wembley.