1) Unchanged from Tuesday night. Cox fit enough to take his place amongst the subs. Home debut for Kellett.
2) Cheltenham started by lumping towards the Argyle area and proceeded top do exactly the same thing for the next 25 minutes. Two lumps up front and a couple of ball winners in midfield so they could pass it back to the centre-halves to lumps it again. When they got it down for the second quarter they looked far more dangerous.
3) Argyle looking for channels with the two wing backs pushed a long way forward looked the more progressive and from what I remember spent the majority of the half in possession in the Cheltenham half.
4) Good work by Mellor and a great finish by Reid for the first. The second all about Kellett and a decent cross and headed finish for Hartley. Good halves for all the centre backs, the wing-backs, Reuben and O'Connor. Bobby Reid slightly off but he hit a superb strike that forced the Cheltenham 'keeper into a blinding save.
5) Much better start for Cheltenham in the second as they switched to 4-4-2 and came into the game more. Injuries in quick succession to Nelson, McHugh and Mellor disrupted play for Argyle. Then the ref wouldn't let Mellor back on for ages.
6) Going into the final 15 Argyle needed a change. Alessandra still not quite on his game and Reid well policed by the Cheltenham defence. Smalley replaced Reid. A while later somewhat against the run of play superb play by Bobby Reid played in Alessandra who tucked it away under the body of the diving 'keeper.
7) With 10 to go Banton and Harvey replaced McHugh and Alessandra. Argyle played the game out to ole's. Mellor and McCormick combining to end one attack.
8 ) Another good team performance with everyone contributing. Good goals by Reuben, Hartley and Alessandra. Superb defending at times and Luke did what he needed to. My man-of-the-match - Hartley but others played well too.
9) Good win. Bearing in mind how close they are and how well they are doing, a poor turn out from Cheltenham. Argyle crowd good throughout the first and large chunks of the second.
Luke McCormick - 7
Kelvin Mellor - 7
Curtis Nelson - 8
Peter Hartley - 9
Carl McHugh - 7
Andy Kellett - 8
Anthony O'Connor - 8
Bobby Reid - 7
Dominic Blizzard - 7
Lewis Alessandra - 6
Reuben Reid - 7
Substitutes:
James Bittner - unused
Ollie Norburn - unused
Lee Cox - unused
Tyler Harvey - 5
Jason Banton - 5
Marvin Morgan - unused
Dean Smalley - 6
2) Cheltenham started by lumping towards the Argyle area and proceeded top do exactly the same thing for the next 25 minutes. Two lumps up front and a couple of ball winners in midfield so they could pass it back to the centre-halves to lumps it again. When they got it down for the second quarter they looked far more dangerous.
3) Argyle looking for channels with the two wing backs pushed a long way forward looked the more progressive and from what I remember spent the majority of the half in possession in the Cheltenham half.
4) Good work by Mellor and a great finish by Reid for the first. The second all about Kellett and a decent cross and headed finish for Hartley. Good halves for all the centre backs, the wing-backs, Reuben and O'Connor. Bobby Reid slightly off but he hit a superb strike that forced the Cheltenham 'keeper into a blinding save.
5) Much better start for Cheltenham in the second as they switched to 4-4-2 and came into the game more. Injuries in quick succession to Nelson, McHugh and Mellor disrupted play for Argyle. Then the ref wouldn't let Mellor back on for ages.
6) Going into the final 15 Argyle needed a change. Alessandra still not quite on his game and Reid well policed by the Cheltenham defence. Smalley replaced Reid. A while later somewhat against the run of play superb play by Bobby Reid played in Alessandra who tucked it away under the body of the diving 'keeper.
7) With 10 to go Banton and Harvey replaced McHugh and Alessandra. Argyle played the game out to ole's. Mellor and McCormick combining to end one attack.
8 ) Another good team performance with everyone contributing. Good goals by Reuben, Hartley and Alessandra. Superb defending at times and Luke did what he needed to. My man-of-the-match - Hartley but others played well too.
9) Good win. Bearing in mind how close they are and how well they are doing, a poor turn out from Cheltenham. Argyle crowd good throughout the first and large chunks of the second.
Luke McCormick - 7
Kelvin Mellor - 7
Curtis Nelson - 8
Peter Hartley - 9
Carl McHugh - 7
Andy Kellett - 8
Anthony O'Connor - 8
Bobby Reid - 7
Dominic Blizzard - 7
Lewis Alessandra - 6
Reuben Reid - 7
Substitutes:
James Bittner - unused
Ollie Norburn - unused
Lee Cox - unused
Tyler Harvey - 5
Jason Banton - 5
Marvin Morgan - unused
Dean Smalley - 6