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Plymouth Argyle: Malachi Boateng derby goal 'our most important this season' - Tom Cleverley

Plymouth Argyle: Malachi Boateng derby goal 'our most important this season' - Tom Cleverley
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Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley said Malachi Boateng's equaliser in the Devon derby against Exeter City was the "most important goal" of his side's season.

Boateng struck in the 88th minute as the Pilgrims drew level for the second time in the 2-2 draw at Home Park.

The point was not enough to move Argyle back into the play-off places, but keeps their recent good run going - they have now lost just one of their past eight matches.

"It's without doubt our most important goal this season," Cleverley said.

"That would have not only lost us another point today, but the atmosphere that creates, the edginess, that then breeds into the dressing room.

"Losing two derbies in a season - you saw the effect that the first one had on us, so that goal is huge."

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