Fleetwood Town 0-4 Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle earned a convincing win at fellow play-off hopefuls Fleetwood.

Reuben Reid slammed the Pilgrims ahead, having earlier been denied by home keeper Chris Maxwell.

Matt Parsons then hit the woodwork before Luke Young made it 2-0 with a defected second-half effort.

Antoni Sarcevic was denied in a one-on-one with Argyle keeper Jake Cole, Maxime Blanchard headed a third for Plymouth and Conor Hourihane's free-kick made it 4-0.

Argyle's third successive win away from home moves them to eighth in the League Two table, seven points behind Fleetwood in sixth.

Fleetwood manager Graham Alexander told BBC Radio Lancashire:

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Post-match: Fleetwood boss Alexander

"I'm a realist and a professional, and getting beaten 4-0 isn't good enough. Before I look for any positives out of that, I have to confront the negatives.

"There's a difference between playing and competing. We played, but I don't think we competed - when you're right on the line and on the verge of going over the line.

"That's the worst feeling I've had all season. I'm really disappointed - I'm not clever enough to come up with a better word than 'disappointed' that isn't a swear word."

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Line-ups

Fleetwood

• 28Maxwell
• 15McLaughlinBooked at 85mins
• 20Taylor
• 8SchumacherSubstituted forMurdochat 31'minutes
• 6Pond
• 5RobertsSubstituted forMorrisat 64'minutes
• 22Hughes
• 35MarrowSubstituted forParkinat 52'minutes
• 10Matt
• 18SarcevicBooked at 89mins
• 7Evans

Substitutes

• 1Davies
• 4Murdoch
• 9Parkin
• 14Hogan
• 16Cresswell
• 24Morris
• 34Mandron

Plymouth

• 1Cole
• 2Berry
• 26Parsons
• 17Nelson
• 16Trotman
• 4Blanchard
• 15WottonBooked at 75minsSubstituted forObadeyiat 86'minutes
• 6Hourihane
• 7AlessandraSubstituted forBocoat 83'minutes
• 9ReidSubstituted forMorganat 83'minutes
• 14Young

Substitutes

• 8Boco
• 10Morgan
• 18Harvey
• 25Purrington
• 27Gurrieri
• 28Obadeyi
• 32Dawson

Referee:

Steve Bratt

Attendance:

2,131

Match Stats

Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamPlymouth

Possession

Home48%

Away52%

Shots

Home11

Away16

Shots on Target

Home6

Away7

Corners

Home10

Away8

Fouls

Home15

Away6

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Fleetwood Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 4.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 4.

Posted at 90'+4'

Attempt missed. Josh Morris (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Matthew Parsons.

Posted at 90'+1'

Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).

Booking

Posted at 89'

Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 89'

Matthew Parsons (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 87'

Conor Hourihane (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Jamille Matt (Fleetwood Town).

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Tope Obadeyi replaces Paul Wotton.

Goal!

Posted at 85'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 4. Conor Hourihane (Plymouth Argyle) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

Booking

Posted at 85'

Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 84'

Conor Hourihane (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town).

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Romuald Boco replaces Lewis Alessandra.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Marvin Morgan replaces Reuben Reid.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Nathan Pond.

Posted at 81'

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

Posted at 79'

Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Jamille Matt (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 79'

Hand ball by Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 78'

Neal Trotman (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Jon Parkin (Fleetwood Town).

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.

Posted at 77'

Luke Young (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Stewart Murdoch (Fleetwood Town).

Booking

Posted at 75'

Paul Wotton (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Paul Wotton (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 75'

Matty Hughes (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Jon Parkin (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Durrell Berry (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 73'

Josh Morris (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Curtis Nelson (Plymouth Argyle).

Posted at 72'

Nathan Pond (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.

Goal!

Posted at 70'

Goal! Fleetwood Town 0, Plymouth Argyle 3. Maxime Blanchard (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Young with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Gareth Evans.

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