Plymouth Argyle 0 : 1 Luton Town - Hatters see off Pilgrims

Luton won 1-0 at Plymouth to inflict a second consecutive home League Two defeat on John Sheridan's faltering Pilgrims.

Adam Drury fired John Still's Hatters into a 22nd-minute lead as Argyle failed to clear their lines following a corner.

Nathan Doyle tried his luck and when the ball was charged down by a defender Drury found the corner of the net with unerring accuracy to beat diving Plymouth goalkeeper Luke McCormick in a packed penalty box.

Plymouth did their best to respond with debutant Birmingham loanee midfielder Olly Lee forcing Luton keeper Mark Tyler to turn his 25-yard free-kick around the post in the 26th minute.

Three minutes later Tyler thwarted central defender Curtis Nelson by saving the Plymouth's skipper's powerful downward header on the goal-line.

Argyle top scorer Reuben Reid shot just wide after latching on to a McCormick clearance and cutting in from the left.

Teenage substitute Tyler Harvey, introduced at half time, went close with a left foot shot as Plymouth pressed for a second half leveller while Reid's pacy 85th-minute delivery across the face of goal cried out for a finishing touch.