Plymouth ensured they would start the new year with a four-point lead at the top of League One following a 1-0 home win over Wycombe.
Argyle deservedly went in front after 33 minutes as centre-back Dan Scarr met Adam Randell’s inswinging corner with a left-foot volley.
Plymouth striker Sam Cosgrove fired inches wide from the edge of the area after 20 minutes after being teed up by defender Nigel Lonwijk.
Wanderers defender Ryan Tafazolli headed over at the far post from Joe Jacobson’s 25th-minute free-kick from the left, but it was the home side who went into the break ahead.
Plymouth playmaker Danny Mayor beat two defenders before curling his shot just wide after 48 minutes as Argyle started the second half on the front foot.
In the 55th minute Ryan Hardie spun and shot against a post after taking down Lonwijk’s high ball into the area before Max Stryjek saved well as Mayor’s dazzling run put Hardie in on goal.
Wycombe substitute Sam Vokes came within inches of levelling after 76 minutes with a low shot from 20 yards and also flashed a header just wide, but Plymouth held out.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Plymouth
Formation 4-2-2-2
- 1Cooper
- 21LonwijkBooked at 24mins
- 5Wilson
- 6Scarr
- 3Gillesphey
- 4Houghton
- 20Randell
- 19WhittakerSubstituted forBoltonat 87′minutes
- 10MayorSubstituted forButcherat 84′minutes
- 9Hardie
- 16CosgroveSubstituted forEnnisat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Bolton
- 7Butcher
- 8Edwards
- 11Ennis
- 17Mumba
- 25Burton
- 48Issaka
Wycombe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Stryjek
- 26McCarthySubstituted forGrimmerat 81′minutes
- 5ForinoBooked at 29mins
- 6Tafazolli
- 3Jacobson
- 8ThompsonBooked at 79mins
- 22Freeman
- 25Al-HamadiSubstituted forDe Barrat 71′minutes
- 17HorganSubstituted forMehmetiat 70′minutes
- 16KaikaiSubstituted forWheelerat 78′minutes
- 18HanlanSubstituted forVokesat 71′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Grimmer
- 7Wheeler
- 9Vokes
- 11Mehmeti
- 13Dickinson
- 19Wakely
- 29De Barr
- Referee:
- Carl Brook
- Attendance:
- 15,729
Live Text
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Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0.
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James Wilson (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Tjay De Barr (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Offside, Wycombe Wanderers. Ryan Tafazolli tries a through ball, but Sam Vokes is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Freeman with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Jack Grimmer (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tjay De Barr (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt blocked. Tjay De Barr (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Niall Ennis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Macaulay Gillesphey.
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Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. James Bolton replaces Morgan Whittaker.
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Offside, Wycombe Wanderers. Anis Mehmeti tries a through ball, but Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Nigel Lonwijk.
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Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Thompson.
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Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Vokes.
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Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matt Butcher replaces Danny Mayor.
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Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Curtis Thompson.
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Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Jacobson with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Jack Grimmer replaces Jason McCarthy.
