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John McDougall

Ex-West Ham and Crystal Palace midfielder's verdict on Plymouth Argyle beating Bolton Wanderers

Plymouth Argyle's win on the road over Bolton Wanderers shows the progress the Devon side have made as they made it three wins in a row in the race for the League One play-offs.

That's the view of ex-West Ham United and Reading midfielder Jobi McAnuff.

Wanderers went behind just before half-time after Macaulay Gillesphey headed home from Jordan Houghton's corner.

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The hosts switched to a back four early in the second half and Wanderers looked much better for it.

Dion Charles saw a header saved by Michael Cooper, while substitute Elias Kachunga was unable to convert a golden chance to equalise as Wanderers were unable to get back into the clash as Wanderers slipped to a 1-0 loss at the University of Bolton Stadium.

The result leaves Wanderers in 11th place and now sitting 10 points from the top six and now looking very much as outsiders for the play-offs.

The Pilgrims meanwhile are sixth and kept pace with the rest of the chasing pack for the play-offs, making three wins on the bounce with the win against Ian Evatt's side.

They also have two games in hand over many of the teams around them in the hunt for the top six, including Bolton.

And speaking as a pundit on the EFL highlights show on Quest, McAnuff praised the job done by Steven Schumacher in his first managerial outing and the win on the road against Wanderers for the Pilgrims.

He said: "I've got to give my old room mate Steve Schumacher a big shout, he's doing a fantastic job down there in his first stint as a manager in the Football League.

"To go away to Bolton and get that win and three (wins) on the bounce now, really making good progress."

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