Wayne Rooney has been down to the bare bones of his Plymouth Argyle squad of late, so the news that Adam Randell could be back for the weekend’s trip to Derby County will be warmly welcomed by all at Home Park.

Michael Obafemi scored in the 82nd minute of the Championship match at Home Park to clinch a fourth home victory of the campaign

John Mousinho rejected questions over Pompey being hurt by their high-tempo approach fading in games at Championship level.

With Ibrahim Cissoko missing out through suspension, Darko Gyabi unable to play against his parent club, and the likes of Morgan Whittaker and Rami Al Hajj dropping to the bench, it was very much a second-string side that took to the pitch against Leeds, and they were made to pay the price in the most fruitless of fashions.

Wayne Rooney declared the result was the most important thing after Plymouth Argyle produced a well below-par Home Park performance but were still able to beat Portsmouth 1-0. Rooney rested a number of players when the Pilgrims went to Championship high ...

Wayne Rooney's Plymouth claimed their first win in five Championship matches after beating bottom-placed Portsmouth 1-0.

The victory, courtesy of substitute Michael Obafemi’s 82nd-minute strike, lifted Argyle up to 20th, leaving Portsmouth five points from safety.