Plymouth Argyle 6 Newport County 1
23 Luke McCormick 8 – Made a couple of key saves at a stage when Argyle were not home and dry
18 Oscar Threlkeld 7 – Played with real freedom at right-back, but did not neglect his defensive duties either
4 Yann Songo'o 7 – Typically resolute performance from the Cameroon-born centre-back
31 Jakub Sokolik 7 – Recalled to the starting line-up after injury to Sonny Bradley and was very solid
3 Gary Sawyer 7 – His experience at left-back in the last couple of matches has been invaluable
7 Antoni Sarcevic 7 – Classy on the ball in midfield and worked hard to win it back too
24 David Fox 7 – relegation with Crewe last season, now promotion with Argyle after his superb
14 Jake Jervis 8 – Opportunist goal on the stroke of half-time was crucial as Argyle ran riot in the end
10 Graham Carey 8 – A couple of wayward passes early on but the talismanic midfield playmaker really came into his own after that
16 Matt Kennedy 9 – Set the Pilgrims on their way to victory with a well-taken goal and grabbed a superb second later on
19 Ryan Taylor 8 – His clever backheeled flick put Argyle 4-0 in the 58th minute and set the promotion party off into full swing
Substitutes
2 Gary Miller (for Threlkeld 78 mins) Late replacement at right-back for Oscar Threlkeld
6 Connor Smith (for Fox 76 mins) Sent on to play in the centre of midfield in the closing stages
27 Craig Tanner (for Carey 84 mins) A brief run-out after Graham Carey was taken off to receive the acclaim of the Green Army
GOALS – Argyle: Kennedy 40 Assisted by Ryan Taylor., 66 mins Assisted by Antoni Sarcevic, Jervis 42, 73 mins Assisted by Ryan Taylor., Carey 52 mins Assisted by Jake Jervis., Taylor 58 mins Assisted by Matthew Kennedy.; Assists from BBC
YELLOW CARDS – Argyle: Sawyer 61 mins;
ARGYLE STAR MAN – Matt Kennedy: The on-loan Cardiff City winger returned to top form on the big occasion as he tormented Newport
