Plymouth boss Derek Adams brings his team to Fratton for Saturday's promotion crunch game insisting they have done well - despite recent form which has seen them slip out of the automatic promotion spots.

Arygle are one of four sides now battling to take that prized final promotion place but they had looked near certainties to go up well into the second half of the season.

Defeat at Pompey will leave them with a mountain to climb for an automatic place, although a win would do the same to Pompey.

Adams told the Plymouth Herald: 'From my point of view, I'm delighted with the season we have had. We have matched the points total of last season (71) and we are six goals off scoring the most goals in 12 seasons at this football club.

'We have done well defensively. We have got five games to push into the top three. At the start of the season our aim was to put ourselves in a good position and we have done that.

'At the start of the season it was all about gaining momentum and we have been able to do that. We have had a very good season. We just need to keep on going.

'We have obviously raised the expectation of the football club. When that happens, I have always said, as a manager you have got to keep your feet on the ground. I have done that throughout my time here.

'I'm one of those managers who is able to get the best out of his players and put people in a very good position. The players have been able to do that as well. Sometimes you get over-achievement and with that you get people expecting more and more. We have been able to do that this season.'

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