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Plymouth Argyle’s fight for survival in the Championship was given a dramatic boost last night when they beat Westcountry rivals Bristol City 3-2 at Home Park.

Argyle were leading 2-0 at the break with goals from Chris Clarke and ex-Man City player Bradley Wright-Phillips. Phillips with a superb overhead kick just before half-time.

In the space of 20 minutes the Robins were soon level - pulling it back to 2-2 after City striker Nicky Maynard struck twice to upset the Home Park faithful.

Plymouth Argyle treated their fans to a rare win at home to Derby County last night, as they finally began to mount a challenge in order to escape relegation to Coca-Cola League one.

The club breathed a sigh of relief as they beat fellow championship strugglers Derby County 1-0, in a late winner at Home Park.

The Pilgrims scored in the 82nd minute through Jamie MacKie securing only their fifth win out of 25 this season, putting an end to Derby's three match winning streak.

Plymouth Argyle travel to Swansea City tonight, aiming to keep up their run of fine form.

The Pilgrims are unbeaten in four and held high flyers Reading to a two all draw last Saturday.

Argyle are hoping that on loan striker Paul Gallagher passes a late fitness ahead of the trip to the Liberty Stadium. The Blackburn striker limped off with tightness in his hamstring during Saturday's game.

Barnsley, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion will be celebrating today after making it through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. They'll be joined by Portsmouth, the only Premier League side to survive to the penultimate round of the competition.

The biggest shock of the weekend came from Barnsley, who dumped current cup holders Chelsea out of the competition with a 1-0 home win.

The pressure's now mounting on Blues' boss Avram Grant, who said he takes full responsibility for the loss. He said:

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