Plymouth Argyle 1 - Hull City 0

Unfortunately the tigers lost again today, although they where away to a team in the top half of the championship. A superb solo effort from Sylvan Ebanks-Blake gave injury-hit Plymouth Argyle all three points as managerless Hull City came close to nicking a point at Home Park. Ebanks-Blake's shot on the turn midway through the second half was the one moment of real class in a scrappy affair.

Hull, under the caretaker management of former Derby boss Phil Brown for the first time, proved obdurate opponents until Ebanks-Blake cushioned Lilain Nalis' pass, spun round and turned Damien Delaney, and whipped a shot past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill from the edge of the penalty area.

The midfielder, who has played more than 350 games for his home-town club, is believed to have damaged cruciate and medial ligaments and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. He was replaced by 16-year-old Dan Gosling, who became the first Argyle player born in the 1990s to represent the club.

The lively Craig Fagan caused concern when he broke behind the Argyle backline, but a heavy touch and Luke McCormick's swiftness from his goal-line saw off the menace. The Tigers' spirit was then broken with the lovely piece of individual skill from Ebanks-Blake, who beat the otherwise impassable Myhill for pace.

The new caretaker manager Phil Brown said after the match that "If the players continue to show the commitment they showed then it will certainly give me a better chance of becoming the next manager. "I understand we are in the results business and if I can buy the chairman a bit of time of making the right decision about the next manager then that's my job done. "If I do that it will mean we are winning games and give me a better chance. "I am quite positive. The players showed a level of commitment that I was satisfied with in a very difficult week for everybody involved at the club."