Although bottom club Plymouth remain just two points adrift of safety, this was their fourth straight away defeat in a month to the tune of one goal scored and 16 conceded, having shipped six at Norwich City, four at Bristol City and two at Sheffield United.

Follow live coverage as Coventry City face Plymouth Argyle in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

The bottom-of-the-table Pilgrims lost 4-0, with all of the goals scored in the first half, and they also had Callum Wright sent-off in the closing stages of the one-sided game