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Plymouth Argyle defender Matthew Sorinola is set to make his 100th appearance in all competitions for the club.

The 25-year-old will reach his century if he plays in Saturday's game against AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.

The full-back moved to the Pilgrims as a free agent in January 2024 after leaving Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.

Signed by short-lived head coach Ian Foster, Sorinola has gone on to play under Wayne Rooney, Miron Muslic and current head coach Tom Cleverley and has become one of the longest-serving players in the current squad

"He's technically outstanding player, and a very good 1v1 defender, and a great guy," Cleverley said of Sorinola.

"He's very well liked by all the staff and all the players and it's a big achievement for playing 100 games at any club, which I'm sure he'll do at the weekend.

We've got Matty, Joe [Edwards], Wes [Harding], Alex Hartridge, Jack MacKenzie now, so it's a strong area of the pitch the full-back areas, and quite unusually I'm blessed with two who can play both sides with Wes and Matty which is quite rare.

"His technical ability, the 1v1 defending and, most importantly, a great member of the squad in terms of how he is as a person."

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Plymouth Argyle boss Tom Cleverley is "thrilled" that defender Jack MacKenzie has returned to full fitness.

The left-back completed 90 minutes for just the second time in his injury-hit career at Home Park in Tuesday night's Jersey Mike's Trophy penalty shootout win at Newport County.

The 26-year-old played 12 times in all competitions last season due to tendonitis in his knee and shin splints, and missed the early part of this season with an abductor injury.

But his first full game since the 2-1 win over Doncaster Rovers on 7 March proved to Cleverley that the former Aberdeen player is ready to go.

"He's one that we can really trust - everything from an environment and a values perspective is what I stand for," he told BBC Radio Devon.

"He's all in, he's serious about his job, he's aggressive, competitive and I'm thrilled to have him back and available from the start of every game now."

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Plymouth Argyle beat Newport County 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Rodney Parade in the EFL Trophy.

Former Exiles loanee Tyreeq Bakinson equalised in the last minute to earn a share of the spoils for the Pilgrims, who then claimed an extra point by winning on spot-kicks.

Plymouth, who missed a penalty at 2-2, are top of Southern Group E and will claim home advantage for the round of 32 if they beat Swindon on Tuesday, 10 November.

Newport looked set for victory when they led 2-0 through Kieron Evans' deflected effort in the third minute and Yahya Bamba's penalty approaching the hour after Matt Smith was clipped by Tegan Finn.

But Plymouth fought back and Bim Pepple capitalised on a Lee Jenkins slip in the 74th minute to race through and finish past Shaun MacDonald.

Argyle's pressure finally told in the 90th minute when Xavier Amaechi's inviting cross was turned home by Bakinson.

The visitors could have avoided penalties and claimed all three points after Pepple was fouled in the box, but the striker saw his penalty saved by MacDonald.

Newport substitute Michael Adu-Poku was the only player to fail in the shootout with Bradley Ibrahim dispatching the decisive penalty.

The Exiles sit second in the group and are a point ahead of Crystal Palace Under-21s, who they host at Rodney Parade on Tuesday, 3 November.

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Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says midfielder Bradley Ibrahim deserves a chance to start after his recent performances.

The 21-year-old has made just one league start this season and seen his chances limited since the arrival on loan of Tyreeq Bakinson.

Ibrahim missed a large chunk of last season with an ankle injury, having joined on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Hertha Berlin in June 2025.

But with Bakinson unable to play against parent club Leyton Orient on Saturday Cleverley says Ibrahim could get his chance.

"He's been brilliant, he's had great impact in the games he's come on, he played well against Palace and his training levels have been really high," Cleverley said.

"People forget how young Bradley is. He's 21 years old and he's still learning, but the journey of the last 12 months where he's learnt a lot - both how to be a professional and how to be effective at the level.

"I see a lot of development in Bradley's game and we'll see more and more this season."

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Plymouth Argyle's Harvey White says his impressive goal at Blackpool was due to the confidence he is feeling.

The summer signing, 25, delicately controlled the ball on the right corner of the penalty area before spinning away from two defenders, gliding past a third and firing a left-footed strike low into the near-post corner.

It was the midfielder's second goal of the season as the Pilgrims' 4-2 win at Bloomfield Road moved them up to third in League One.

"I kind of took it out of the air and then just touched it on to my left foot and hit it," he told BBC Radio Devon of his goal.

"I did an interview a few weeks ago where I said I'm just changing my mindset on shooting and just trying to hit the target. I had a lot of chances today from outside the box where I've shot.

"First of all, I'm getting the licence to shoot, but also the confidence is flowing through me when the ball drops to the edge of the box."

The goal pleased head coach Tom Cleverley, who saw White score for the first time since joining from Stevenage in a 2-0 win over Bradford City last month.

"To pluck it out of the sky, swivel and then give the keeper the eyes and the clean strike at the near post. It was fitting with his performance today," he said.

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Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple is aiming to be recalled to the Canada squad, head coach Tom Cleverley has said.

The 23-year-old was called up for his country’s final squad before the World Cup in March.

But despite ending the season with 15 goals in 21 games, he did not make the final cut for the tournament.

People has scored three goals this season, including in each of Argyle's past two games, but he has not been selected in Jesse Marsch's squad for Canada's upcoming matches with Chile, Peru and the United States.

"I've been around international players a lot in my career and a lot of those guys in the Canada squad will be in top five European Leagues or the Championship," Cleverley said.

"Bim's behind the eight ball a little bit with that.

"So all he can do is absolutely maximise what he can do and that he scores as many goals as he can, as many assists, hold the ball up as well as he did last weekend, press as much as he is doing for us and let's see where that gets him.

"He got a call-up whilst being a League One player, an Argyle player, and one of his targets will be to do the same again this season."