GALLOWAY THE HERO AS PLYMOUTH MAKE IT FOUR WINS IN A ROW

BRENDAN Galloway’s priceless goal for Plymouth Argyle sank his former club Luton Town, who are home to his Warriors teammate Marvelous Nakamba, in a SkyBet League One match on Saturday.

Galloway’s goal came on the stroke of half-time.

It was the Pilgrims’ fourth win on the trot, in all competitions, with three of the victories coming in league matches.

Argyle Tom Cleverley named an unchanged side from the one that earned a hard-fought victory at Peterborough United last weekend.

This meant that it was Conor Hazard in goal, with a back four ahead of him containing skipper Joe Edwards at right-back, Galloway at left-back, and both Mathias Ross and Alex Mitchell in the centre.

Joe Ralls partnered Malachi Boateng in the centre of midfield, a duo that has performed well in the Pilgrims’ recent games.

January signing Ronan Curtis made his maiden bow at Home Park, Matty Sorinola featured on the left.

The win means Argyle have won four games in a row, three of which have been in the league, and have come with clean sheets.

It is the first time Argyle have won four games in a row since the conclusion of the title-winning 2022/23 season.

“The players have been hungry and humble in their training, and I think that’s showing in the performances,” Cleverly told Argyle TV.

“Yes, we’re technically playing well, yes, we’re showing quality, but we’re winning duels, winning second balls, sustaining attacks, playing with high intensity.

“These are the things that ensure you always hit a certain level, which we’re at right now.

“I thought it was quite enjoyable to watch − aside from the fact that we won, obviously. They’re a good side, with excellent players, and they try to play through the lines with a really nice style.

“But I thought, for the first 60 minutes, if it was a boxing match, it could have been stopped.

“We had enough chances to be three or four up. If I’m being picky, the disappointment in the last two games is that they were 1–0. They should’ve been three or four, games out of sight.

“(Luton goalkeeper Josh) Keeley made some outstanding saves in the first half, and even if we hadn’t scored then, I had a sense of comfort that we’d have produced another consistent second-half performance and gone on to win.

“But we definitely deserved to go in one up − if not two or three.” − Sports Reporter/Plymouth Argyle