SHOTS from a combined 24 yards were enough for Portsmouth to record victory over Argyle - but the promotion favourites had to survive a late Pilgrims fightback to record their win.
Matt Tubbs scored from the penalty spot right on half time, and late in the second half Gary Roberts also slotted home a spot kick to give Pompey a two-goal cushion, but a late cracker by Gregg Wylde briefly...
THERE were not many clouds for Argyle as they climbed back into the Sky Bet League 2 promotion places with a hard-fought victory that was the epitome of the end-of-season mantra that results are more important than the performance.
The Pilgrims’ defence has been rightly praised for a resilience that has seen them keep clean sheets this season, and it was two of that unit who, on this...
Two Portsmouth goals in a rollercoaster second half were enough to subject Argyle to an agonising 2-1 defeat, though it was perhaps it was a goalless opening 45 minutes that played the biggest part in the Greens losing this Dockyard Derby.
The damage from Pompey was done between the 46th and 77th minutes, with goals from Jed Wallace and Ryan Taylor. An excellent Olly Lee strike less...
A team of health students from Plymouth University are hungry to find out what’s on the menu for footballers in the city to help boost their studies while looking at ways to improve player performance.
Undergraduates on the Nutrition, Exercise and Health, and Health and Fitness degrees, are being are matched to sporting ‘partners’ from local clubs, University teams and sports...
AILING Argyle limped to a second successive home defeat, and dropped out of the Sky Bet League 2 play-off standings, as Andy Drury’s first-half goal – his first of the season – proved decisive at Home Park.
With considerably more than a third of the first-team squad unavailable to manager John Sheridan, and all three of the recent loan signings who helped propel the Pilgrims into the...
Considering Argyle’s last defeat in a Boxing Day fixture came back in 1997, you would be forgiven for forgetting some of the important names and faces involved on that fateful day. The figure most responsible for our loss 17 years later, however, is certainly a recognisable one.
Chris Zebroski, who started his professional career with the Pilgrims in 2005, scored in the ninth minute,...
One of the many mysteries of Argyle’s recuperation season has been the difference between the impact made by the former Crystal Palace forward this season and last, writes Rick Cowdery.
Twelve months ago, Banton’s productive loan spell was quite possibly the main factor why the Pilgrims retained their Football League status; this year, he has struggled to...
Plymouth University is looking to create a range of exciting opportunities for its students and staff after forging a partnership with Plymouth Argyle Football Club.
The agreement will see students across all faculties working with the players and management at Argyle, currently the highest placed Devon side in the Football League, as part of their academic programmes.
Argyle arguably deserved more than to just simply stay in the FA Cup as one of the fourth-round ‘or’ options after thoroughly outplaying their Sky Bet League 1 hosts on their own patch before having to settle for a share of the spoils.
The Pilgrims dominated the first half to such an extent that it was almost a crime that they found themselves 2-0 down at the interval.
