Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Shrewsbury Town 0.
PlymouthPlymouth Argyle1ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town0
Plymouth Argyle top scorer Reuben Reid returned from injury to help the Pilgrims beat Shrewsbury Town.
Reid's head met on-loan Bristol City midfielder Bobby Reid's first-time cross from the left to power home his sixth goal of the season on 33 minutes.
Dominic Blizzard's dipping shot from the left soon after was well saved.
Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick palmed Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro's close-range header onto the bar in the second half and also denied James Collins.
Shrewsbury have not scored away from home in more than eight hours of football, since Andy Mangan's first-half match-winner at Leicester in the League Cup on 26 August.
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"I would call anyone a liar in this stadium who says that we didn't deserve something out of this game - but we'll continue to play the way we have been .
"I can't question the commitment from any of our players. We just need to be better from set plays and be more clinical in front of goal.
"But I couldn't have asked any more from the players. I am happy with the group of players I've got. We have players who will continue to work hard. The fans stuck with us to end and were fantastic."
Line-ups
Plymouth
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 23McCormick
- 16McHugh
- 29Hartley
- 5Nelson
- 2Mellor
- 28O'Connor
- 10MorganSubstituted forSmalleyat 66'minutes
- 11Blizzard
- 17Reid
- 7Alessandra
- 9Reid
Substitutes
- 1Bittner
- 4Cox
- 6Norburn
- 14Harvey
- 19Thomas
- 22Smalley
- 25Bentley
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Leutwiler
- 3Demetriou
- 20Knight-Percival
- 6Goldson
- 2Grandison
- 26Akpa-Akpro
- 14Wesolowski
- 4WoodsBooked at 78mins
- 7VincentSubstituted forGinnellyat 61'minutes
- 9Collins
- 10VernonSubstituted forClarkat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Ellis
- 11Lawrence
- 12Gayle
- 16Griffith
- 21Halstead
- 22Clark
- 35Ginnelly
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 6,229
Match Stats
Home TeamPlymouthAway TeamShrewsbury
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home5
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Shrewsbury Town 0.
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Attempt missed. James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Foul by Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle).
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Connor Goldson (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. James Wesolowski (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Carl McHugh.
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Attempt blocked. James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Jordan Clark (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Reuben Reid (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by James Wesolowski (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jordan Clark replaces Scott Vernon.
Booking
Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Lewis Alessandra (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town).
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
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Attempt blocked. Jermaine Grandison (Shrewsbury Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Kelvin Mellor.
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Dominic Blizzard (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
