Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Peterborough: Pilgrims ease to win at Home Park
Peterborough United on away loss to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday. Plymouth Argyle arrived at the match looking pick up points after losing their last match 2-1 to Fleetwood Town whilst Peterborough United came from back-to-back wins against Morecambe FC and Cheltenham Town. As it stands, both teams are on 6 points and occupy 5th and 4th places respectively after 3 matches.
Plymouth Argyle started the match well, thanks to a goal from Finn Azaz, 30 minutes in, to take a 1-0 lead into half time.
Plymouth Argyle continued to pile on the pressure in the second and were rewarded, when Ryan Hardie found the net, 65 minutes in, leaving the final score at 2-0.
Substitutions for Plymouth Argyle included Niall Ennis, Matt Butcher, Nigel Lonwijk and Morgan Whittaker for Danny Mayor, Adam Randell, Bali Mumba and Ryan Hardie, repectively. Peterborough United brought on Joe Taylor, Nathan Thompson, Joel Randall, Ricky Jade-Jones and Jeando Fuchs for Ronnie Edwards, Joe Ward, Jack Taylor, Jack Marriott and Ben Thompson.
There were bookings for James Wilson and Finn Azaz from Plymouth Argyle, and Ben Thompson and Josh Knight, for Peterborough United.
Plymouth Argyle will next travel to Charlton Athletic, while Peterborough United will face Sheffield Wednesday at home.
Technical card: | |
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Plymouth Argyle: | Finn Azaz, Danny Mayor (Niall Ennis, min.59), Ryan Hardie (Morgan Whittaker, min.83), Adam Randell (Matt Butcher, min.70), James Wilson and Bali Mumba (Nigel Lonwijk, min.83) |
Peterborough United: | Ronnie Edwards (Joe Taylor, min.46), Joe Ward (Nathan Thompson, min.46), Jack Taylor (Joel Randall, min.46), Jack Marriott (Ricky Jade-Jones, min.46), Ben Thompson (Jeando Fuchs, min.70) and Josh Knight |
Stadium: | Home Park |
Goals: | Finn Azaz (1-0, min. 30) and Ryan Hardie (2-0, min. 65) |