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Tom Cleverley says he expects Plymouth Argyle to sign a midfielder and a central defender before the January transfer window ends.The Pilgrims have Julio Pleguezuelo, Joe Ralls and Bradley Ibrahim out injured, along with goalkeeper Conor Hazard, while striker Lorent Tolaj has a dead leg. And they were left with few options on their bench in their 2-1 loss at Stockport County on Saturday.Argyle suffered a further blow when Brendan Galloway had to go off with what looked…

Torquay United manager Paul Wotton praised his "professional" side as they came from a goal down to beat leaders Hornchurch 2-1.The victory propelled the Gulls to the top of National League South on goal difference from Dorking Wanderers, with Hornchurch a point behind in third with a game in hand. Angelo Balanta had given the hosts a ninth-minute lead with an excellent strike from outside the box.But two Jordan Young goals after the interval ensured Torquay returned to…

Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell says he is impressed with how his side have bounced back after their 10-1 FA Cup thrashing at Manchester City.The Grecians have eight goals in the three games since the club record-equalling loss at the Etihad Stadium this month, taking seven points from a possible nine.Exeter, who are 11th in League One, are eight points off the play-off places and have not lost a league game since 26 December. "I think a lot…

Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says a decision on whether top scorer Lorent Tolaj will play in Saturday's League One game at Stockport County will be left as late as possible.The 24-year-old Swiss striker missed Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Mansfield Town after suffering a dead leg against Luton Town last Saturday."It'll be a balance of 'does the travel and everything set him back and it's too much of a risk'? Or have we got a real chance…

Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple's third goal in four games shows he is "growing in confidence" according to head coach Tom Cleverley. Pepple's excellent strike in the 20th minute put the Pilgrims 1-0 up as they went on to draw 1-1 with Mansfield Town at Home Park. The summer signing had struggled at the start of his time at Argyle, but has hit a rich vein of form, scoring two thirds of his six goals for the club…