Argyle keep sliding following a fifth straight loss at home
The Herald|April 02, 2024
RELEGATION - THREATENED Plymouth Argyle’s miserable run of results at Home Park continued with a 1-0 defeat by mid-table Bristol City.
CHRIS ERRINGTON
Argyle keep sliding following a fifth straight loss at home

The Pilgrims have now lost five successive home matches, all of them without scoring a goal, and it piled even more pressure on underfire head coach Ian Foster.

It is five points out of a possible 33 for Argyle, who made a very positive start against City and had the chances to have been ahead by the half-hour mark but, as has become a habit for them they could not make the most of them.

City made three half-time substitutions and took control of the game, with one of the players who was sent on, Nahki Wells, putting them ahead in the 57th minute.

Argyle did not carry the same attacking threat as they had done in the first half and their cause was not helped by the 78th minute dismissal of Alfie Devine for a second bookable offence.

Argyle dropped one place to 21st in the Championship, a point and a place above the relegation zone, and now face an absolutely vital away game against bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United on Friday night.

Bali Mumba returned after a twomatch suspension as one of three changes to the Argyle team which started the 2-1 Good Friday defeat at Norwich City.

Lino Sousa, the 19-year-old loan signing from Aston Villa, and Adam Forshaw were also brought into the team by Foster, with the trio of Brendan Galloway, Mickel Miller and Adam Randell dropping down to the substitutes’ bench.

Those changes meant a change of formation for Argyle to 4-2-3-1, with Lewis Gibson and Ashley Phillips in central defence flanked by Matty Sorinola on the right and Sousa on the left.

Forshaw and captain Jordan Houghton were in deep midfield roles, with the trio of Morgan Whittaker, Alfie Devine and Mumba providing support for striker Ryan Hardie.

Denne historien er fra April 02, 2024-utgaven av The Herald.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

Denne historien er fra April 02, 2024-utgaven av The Herald.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA THE HERALDSe alt
WE NEED PLAYERS
The Herald

WE NEED PLAYERS

MUSLIC KNOWS TIME IS TICKING TO FIND REINFORCEMENTS

time-read
2 mins  |
January 21, 2025
The Herald

Young Pilgrims held to a draw

PLYMOUTH Argyle's youngsters took their unbeaten run, in the EFL Youth Alliance League, to 11 games, but only after letting a two-goal lead slip against Cheltenham Town at the Millennium Fields.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The Herald

Raiders suffer more away day woe ahead of Bears' visit

PLYMOUTH Raiders' struggles on the road continued last weekend losing 95-62 to the Crawley Storm in Sussex.

time-read
2 mins  |
January 21, 2025
'High taxes putting tourists off the UK'
The Herald

'High taxes putting tourists off the UK'

HIGH taxes and a lack of investment are deterring tourists from visiting the UK, ministers have been warned.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The Herald

Guess The Year: When business confidence in the South West was reported to be at an 'all-time low'

THE Herald reported: \"Business confidence in the South West is at an all-time low, with job prospects for the year among the gloomiest in the country.\"

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The Herald

Argyle Women slip back into the relegation zone

PLYMOUTH Argyle suffered a 4-0 defeat to Watford at Langsford Park, Tavistock, in the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division on Sunday.

time-read
3 mins  |
January 21, 2025
Time feels right for Argyle to cash in on star man Whittaker
The Herald

Time feels right for Argyle to cash in on star man Whittaker

MORGAN Whittaker has been a superb player for Plymouth Argyle.

time-read
2 mins  |
January 21, 2025
The Herald

New 20mph plan should be able to stand scrutiny

AS a long-time resident of Stoke, a grandparent and parent whose sons went to Stuart Road Primary a quarter of a century ago, I welcome the proposed 20mph scheme.

time-read
3 mins  |
January 21, 2025
When a huge explosion killed hundreds
The Herald

When a huge explosion killed hundreds

CHRIS ROBINSON RECALLS THE CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF THE AMPHION IN 1796

time-read
3 mins  |
January 21, 2025
Search for the stolen babies
The Herald

Search for the stolen babies

IT is a scandal that doesn't bear thinking about - this special follows the astonishing plight of mothers whose babies are believed to have been stolen at birth.

time-read
3 mins  |
January 21, 2025