Fleetwood Town 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

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
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Line-ups

Fleetwood

• 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

• 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

Posted at

Match ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Plymouth Argyle 0.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Ashley Nadesan (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 90'+1'

Lloyd Jones (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Ashley Nadesan (Fleetwood Town).

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Lloyd Jones replaces David Fox.

Posted at 86'

Antoni Sarcevic (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Jack Sowerby (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 84'

Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by James Husband (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 83'

Attempt saved. Wes Burns (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 82'

Lewie Coyle (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 81'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Goal!

Posted at 80'

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

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Nadesan replaces Paddy Madden.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Hunter replaces Ross Wallace.

Goal!

Posted at 77'

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.

Posted at 75'

Attempt blocked. Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 74'

Jason Holt (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.

Posted at 73'

Attempt missed. Joe Riley (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Taylor replaces Ruben Lameiras.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Harry Souttar.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Fleetwood Town. James Husband replaces Ryan Rydel.

Posted at 61'

Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 61'

Hand ball by Freddie Ladapo (Plymouth Argyle).

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jamie Ness replaces Yann Songo'o.

Posted at 59'

Attempt saved. Wes Burns (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 56'

Attempt blocked. Jack Sowerby (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 55'

Attempt blocked. Ruben Lameiras (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 55'

Niall Canavan (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 55'

Foul by Paddy Madden (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 53'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Harry Souttar.

Booking

Posted at 52'

Jason Holt (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 52'

Graham Carey (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 52'

Foul by Jason Holt (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 50'

Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Niall Canavan.

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