Argyle's Tolaj targets 30 goals after hat-trick

Plymouth Argyle striker Lorent Tolaj says he wants to score 30 goals this season after his hat-trick against Doncaster Rovers.

The Swiss striker, 24, returned from a three-game ban to devastating effect as he helped Argyle to a 5-1 victory - their biggest win of the season.

Tolaj took his tally to 14 for the season - 13 for Argyle and one for Port Vale before his move to Home Park in August.

"Hopefully I can reach that 30 I was thinking of in the beginning of the season, but it's a long way," Tolaj said after his first-ever treble in league football.

"It's very hard to get the goals for a striker, obviously when the team is a bit struggling as well.

"But I think we've got good players in the team, we didn't really have that confidence, but I think now it's coming, and hopefully we can keep going and be a bit more consistent about the result and the performance.

"But if we can get that consistency, I think we'll be fine in this league."

The win was their third in a row in League One and moved Argyle out of the relegation places.

The Pilgrims have not won three league games in a row since they won the league One title in 2023 when they ended the season with six straight wins.

"The most important thing, it's not my hat-trick, it's the performance we've done today," Tolaj added.

"The confidence we've got today was amazing because we've been struggling for the last couple of weeks.

"Obviously we won the last two games, but this one is a bit different when you're winning 5-1.

"Scoring five goals, comfortable wins, the travelling of the fans as well, they support us from the beginning and this one is for them as well and that's just before Christmas so we'll enjoy this one."

Tolaj formed an impressive partnership with fellow striker Owen Oseni.

The 22-year-old deputised for Tolaj during his suspension but has impressed as he adapts to his first season in League One football .

Oseni set up two of Tolaj's goals as well as getting one himself, and Tolaj hopes he can play alongside the Irish forward more often.

"Owen obviously is a good player, we didn't really play much together but when we've played I think we've done good.

"Hopefully we can play more together and I'm really happy with that.

"He can run in behind, he can come short, he's a bit similar to me - I can do a bit like off-shoulder, come a bit, get the ball and obviously I get the assist from Owen, I give him an assist, that was a good partnership and hopefully we can keep going.

"I think he used his pace really well, so that's why the centre-backs are struggling with us.

"So hopefully we can keep going again and hopefully get more goals together."