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Wayne Rooney showered reward on Plymouth Argyle’s defensive exhibiting after surviving a late onslaught to emerge 3-1 victors towards Luton City at House Park.
Plymouth took the lead within the eighth minute courtesy of Rami Al Hajj, with the Swede notching his first Pilgrims objective with a curled end past Thomas Kaminski.
The hosts discovered themselves two objectives in entrance 20 minutes from time after substitute Ibrahim Cissoko shifted the ball onto his left foot earlier than firing a shocking effort into the far nook.
Plymouth’s pleasure was short-lived, although, as Victor Moses chested down Alfie Doughty’s cross to the again publish earlier than placing the ball past Daniel Grimshaw lower than two minutes later.
The Hatters continued to pile on the stress in the hunt for an equaliser however have been undone by a second of particular person brilliance from Cissoko, who danced his means into the realm and noticed his first effort blocked, however completed the rebound to maneuver Plymouth as much as thirteenth within the Championship.
Rooney has now guided his aspect to back-to-back residence victories for the primary time this season, and mentioned his aspect needed to adapt to Luton’s relentless attacking to emerge victorious.
“I assumed it was a very good efficiency for various causes,” Rooney mentioned.
“I assumed first half we have been good at instances, managed the tempo of the sport and Luton tried to press us, and I feel once we confirmed composure and performed via the press we prompted them issues.
“Second half we have been somewhat bit sloppy with the ball and gave it away in harmful areas at instances, however I assumed defensively our again 4, and specifically the 2 centre-backs, have been wonderful.
“Luton are excellent at set-pieces and I assumed we have been sensible defending them and confirmed nice character and need to go and head the ball, after which the attacking gamers get all of the reward after they rating the objectives.”
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For Rob Edwards, although, a run of back-to-back victories ended on the South Coast, together with his aspect missing that scientific edge in entrance of objective.
The Hatters registered 16 photographs in the course of the contest, accumulating an anticipated objectives (xG) complete of 1.07, however solely two of his aspect’s efforts have been on course.
It’s now seven factors from their opening seven video games for Luton, who might discover themselves teetering above the underside three after this weekend’s fixtures.
“Credit score to the opposition, at each ends of the pitch they have been higher – they have been extra ruthless at one finish and defended higher on the different,” Edwards mentioned.
“I feel we bought into their remaining third 40-odd instances, twice as usually as they did, however we didn’t make their goalkeeper work sufficient.
“We weren’t scientific sufficient at one and finish then didn’t defend effectively sufficient on the different -it’s not a very good recipe to win a soccer match.
“It’s actually irritating to return away shedding a sport speaking about each ends of the pitch.”
