Match ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0.
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Fleetwood kept their faint hopes of a late play-off charge alive with a 2-0 win over Plymouth.
Second-half goals from Jason Holt and Ash Hunter moved 10th-placed Town to within five points of Doncaster in sixth with eight games to go.
The defeat leaves Argyle still looking over their shoulder, with Derek Adams' men just three points above the drop zone.
There were chances galore at Highbury but neither Fleetwood nor Plymouth could find a goal in the first half to brighten a grey day on the Fylde coast.
Fleetwood's Paddy Madden, Lewie Coyle and Ross Wallace all had chances, with the man who felled Town at Home Park, Freddie Ladapo, testing Alex Cairns up the other end.
Graham Carey also tried his luck but there was no separating the two sides at the break.
Fleetwood upped the ante in the second half with Madden, Wes Burns and Ched Evans all going close.
But it was an unlikely man who got the opener with Holt scoring his first league goal for the club as he converted Madden's cross at the back stick in the 77th minute.
Town made it two just minutes later as Hunter pounced on Burns' cross in the six-yard box in the 80th minute just two minutes after coming off the bench.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Fleetwood
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Cairns
- 7Burns
- 5Eastham
- 12Souttar
- 23WallaceSubstituted forHunterat 78'minutes
- 2Coyle
- 4HoltBooked at 52mins
- 28Sowerby
- 35RydelSubstituted forHusbandat 66'minutes
- 9Evans
- 17MaddenSubstituted forNadesanat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 16Jones
- 22Hunter
- 24Nadesan
- 26Husband
- 27Biggins
- 29Sheron
- 30Baggley
Plymouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Macey
- 2Riley
- 14Canavan
- 5Edwards
- 3Sawyer
- 4Songo'oSubstituted forNessat 60'minutes
- 8FoxSubstituted forJonesat 89'minutes
- 10Carey
- 7Sarcevic
- 11LameirasSubstituted forTaylorat 70'minutes
- 19Ladapo
Substitutes
- 6Ness
- 9Taylor
- 13Anderson
- 20Jones
- 23Smith-Brown
- 25Wootton
- 31Cooper
- Referee:
- John Busby
- Attendance:
- 2,711
Match Stats
Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamPlymouth
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away1
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0.
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Attempt missed. Ashley Nadesan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Lloyd Jones (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ashley Nadesan (Fleetwood Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Lloyd Jones replaces David Fox.
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Antoni Sarcevic (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jack Sowerby (Fleetwood Town).
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Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by James Husband (Fleetwood Town).
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Attempt saved. Wes Burns (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Foul by Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle).
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Lewie Coyle (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Goal!
Goal! Fleetwood Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Burns.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Nadesan replaces Paddy Madden.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Hunter replaces Ross Wallace.
Goal!
Goal! Fleetwood Town 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Jason Holt (Fleetwood Town) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paddy Madden.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Foul by Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle).
