Sunday 1 May 2011

THE WINNER TAKES ALL

Plymouth Argyle go into their penultimate match of the season against promotion chasing Southampton knowing that defeat will see them relegated to League Two.

Following their defeat at St James' Park and the unfavourable outcome of other results later in the afternoon, a draw or defeat is not an option for the Pilgrims.

Victory over the Saints, followed up a win over Leyton Orient next Saturday will give Argyle a fighting chance of beating the drop. This is achievable providing Walsall lose their final game of the campaign, which, ironically, is away to Southampton and Dagenham and Redbridge are defeated by Peterborough United.

One factor that Argyle can draw on inspiration from is their opening day win over the Saints, courtesy of a Luke Summerfield effort, a result that was achieved without contribution from Bradley Wright-Phillips and Craig Noone.

Both players later became key players for the Pilgrims later on in the season and they were later sold in the Janaury transfer window to help settle the club's debts after Argyle were issued with a winding up order that lead to them appearing in the High Court.