Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Peterborough United
Peterborough #Peterborough
Plymouth beat Peterborough 2-0 in League One to avenge their Carabao Cup defeat by the same score in midweek.
Posh goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom made a brilliant 22nd-minute save to deny Bali Mumba, but Plymouth took the lead on the half-hour after a flowing move down the right led to playmaker Danny Mayor teeing up Finn Azaz, who made no mistake.
Azaz, on loan from Aston Villa, has now scored twice in two home league games for Argyle.
Jack Marriott’s angled strike which was superbly saved by Michael Cooper was as close as the visitors came in the first half.
The home side increased their lead from a thumping 65th-minute Ryan Hardie penalty after Frankie Kent fouled Mumba.
Joe Taylor was one of four Posh substitutes introduced at the break and he saw his 86th-minute strike on the turn turned on to a post by Cooper as the hosts held out.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups Plymouth
Formation 3-4-2-1
1Cooper
5Wilson6Scarr3Gillesphey
8Edwards4Houghton20Randell17Mumba
18Azaz10Mayor
9Hardie
Substitutes
Peterborough
Formation 3-5-2
1Bergström
4Edwards5Knight6Kent
23Ward8Taylor24Thompson22Kyprianou16Burrows
9Clarke-Harris14Marriott
Substitutes
Match Stats
Home TeamPlymouthAway TeamPeterborough
Possession Home54% Away46% Shots Home17 Away5 Shots on Target Home8 Away3 Corners Home5 Away5 Fouls Home11 Away15 Live Text
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Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Peterborough United 0.
90’+5′
Full Time
Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Peterborough United 0.
90’+4′
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
90’+3′
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Attempt missed. Matt Butcher (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90’+2′
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Attempt blocked. Macaulay Gillesphey (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90’+1′
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Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90’+1′
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Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United).
86′
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
86′
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Attempt saved. Joseph Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84′
Booking
Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84′
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Foul by Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle).
84′
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Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83′
Substitution
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Nigel Lonwijk replaces Bali Mumba.
83′
Substitution
Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Morgan Whittaker replaces Ryan Hardie.
82′
Booking
James Wilson (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82′
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Foul by James Wilson (Plymouth Argyle).
82′
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Joseph Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81′
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
80′
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Dan Scarr (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80′
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Foul by Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United).