A Michael Doyle brace and a goal by Jay Tabb boosted Coventry's survival hopes as they comfortably beat play-off hopefuls Plymouth.

Doyle struck twice in the first-half when his close range effort beat Luke McCormick before he fired left-footed into the top corner.

Tabb put the result beyond doubt when he directed a Robbie Simpson cross into the bottom of the Pilgrims' goal.

Plymouth grabbed a late consolation, Steve MacLean scoring from close range.

"If we can keep our current form going or we can improve on it then we won't have a problem.

"We have stayed strong and to get three goals and three points was tremendous."

"I should have made changes but I like to think some of my players might put their hands up for the standards of some of their performances.

"We will work together next week and I will discuss the performance individually and as a team and then we will forget it."

Coventry: Schmeichel, Fox, Ward, Dann, Osbourne, Tabb, Stephen Hughes, Doyle, Gray (Thornton 61), Mifsud (Zavon Hines 87), Simpson.
Subs Not Used: Marshall, Hall, Duffy.

Booked: Simpson.

Goals: Doyle 37, 43, Tabb 65.

Plymouth: McCormick, Connolly, Clark (Abdou 68), Anderson (Timar 67), Sawyer (Mackie 68), Teale, Wotton, Seip, Paterson, MacLean, Easter.
Subs Not Used: Nalis, Jutkiewicz.

Booked: Easter, Sawyer, MacLean, Paterson.

Goals: MacLean 81.

Att: 18,775

Ref: Richard Beeby (Northamptonshire).