League Two (Week 23) : Plymouth beats Crawley 2-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 31, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 23: After their 3-3 draw against Wycombe Wanderers on December 26, the Pilgrims bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Crawley Town this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Threlkeld Oscar ('69) and Tanner Craig ('90).
Plymouth Argyle FC climbed to first place with 48 points from 23 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Carlisle United FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 31, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 48 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 34 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Barnet | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 30 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 29 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 26 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 26 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 25 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 24 |
| 22 | Notts County | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 22 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 21 |
| 24 | Newport County | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Plymouth Argyle FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Plymouth Argyle 4-1 Yeovil Town (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Plymouth Argyle 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Barnet - Plymouth Argyle (2 Jan.)
Crawley Town FC
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:Crawley Town 3-1 Newport County (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Leyton Orient 3-2 Crawley Town (26 Dec.)
- Next game:Crawley Town - Yeovil Town (2 Jan.)
Plymouth Argyle
2:0
Crawley Town
2:0 (0:0)
- 31 December 2016
- 15:00
- Plymouth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 48 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 46 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 39 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 38 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 30 December 2016 | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 3-2 | Morecambe | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Portsmouth | ||
| Saturday 31 December 2016 | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Cambridge United | ||
| Luton Town | 3-1 | Barnet | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Stevenage | 2-4 | Colchester United | ||
| Notts County | 2-3 | Carlisle United | ||
| Newport County | 1-4 | Exeter City | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-1 | Accrington Stanley | ||