Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.
Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.
Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.
Argyle started the second half as they finished the first with skipper Joe Edwards having two shots in succession blocked and a goalmouth scramble, started by Hardie, cleared by the Dons defence.
That pressure soon told as Niall Ennis broke down the left and threaded the ball through the penalty area to the far post where incoming Ryan Broom assuredly side-footed home after 61 minutes.
A minute earlier, home keeper Michael Cooper made a superb diving save to turn striker Sam Cosgrove’s close-range angled drive from the right around his post.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Plymouth
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Cooper
- 5Wilson
- 2Bolton
- 3Gillesphey
- 8Edwards
- 7Broom
- 4Houghton
- 10MayorBooked at 32minsSubstituted forPereira Camaráat 67′minutes
- 15GrantSubstituted forS Sessegnonat 75′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11Ennis
- 9HardieSubstituted forGarrickat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 14Garrick
- 17S Sessegnon
- 20Randell
- 25Burton
- 28Pereira Camará
- 31Jephcott
- 33Crichlow
Wimbledon
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Tzanev
- 7Alexander
- 5Nightingale
- 3Csóka
- 55Brown
- 4Woodyard
- 6MarshSubstituted forHartiganat 57′minutes
- 12RudoniSubstituted forKalambayiat 45′minutes
- 21McCormickSubstituted forAbladeat 67′minutes
- 10Assal
- 9Cosgrove
Substitutes
- 8Hartigan
- 11Chislett
- 16Awokoya-Mebude
- 17Ablade
- 18Guinness-Walker
- 30Kalambayi
- 51Broome
Live Text
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Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.
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Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by James Bolton.
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Ayoub Assal (AFC Wimbledon) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lee Brown with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by James Wilson.
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Steven Sessegnon (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Steven Sessegnon (Plymouth Argyle).
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Ayoub Assal (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Sam Cosgrove (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayoub Assal.
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Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Garrick replaces Ryan Hardie.
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Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ayoub Assal (AFC Wimbledon).
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Hand ball by Ayoub Assal (AFC Wimbledon).
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Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Steven Sessegnon replaces Conor Grant.
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Foul by Sam Cosgrove (AFC Wimbledon).
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James Wilson (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Lee Brown.
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Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Terry Ablade replaces Luke McCormick.
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Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Panutche Camará replaces Danny Mayor.
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Foul by Sam Cosgrove (AFC Wimbledon).
