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.

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Josh Eccles scored twice in Coventry's 4-0 thumping of Sky Bet Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle that increases the pressure on Pilgrims boss Wayne Rooney.

Wayne Rooney's future as Plymouth Argyle head coach appears in further doubt following yet another chastening away defeat for the Pilgrims, who now find themselves rooted to the foot of the Championship table almost exaclty halfway through the 2024/25 campaign.

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Plymouth Argyle slumped to a 4-0 defeat away to Coventry City in the Championship, with Pilgrims boss Wayne Rooney admitting his side need to start picking up points

Rooney has conceded that his future is uncertain in the Pilgrims' current situation, with Argyle at the bottom of the table.

Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney is under pressure to save his job, with the Pilgrims languishing at the foot of the Championship table after winning four, drawing six and losing 13 of their 23 league matches. Rooney's side recorded the most recent of those four victories on November 5 when they edged out relegation rivals Portsmouth by a 1-0 scoreline.

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.

Frank Lampard's Coventry City heaped pressure on Wayne Rooney with four first half goals enough to condemn Argyle to yet another defeat