Argyle after repeat performance

Sturrock re-joined Plymouth for his second spell at the club in 2007

Plymouth Argyle will look to repeat the form they showed in recording a first league win of the season in midweek for Saturday's visit of Scunthorpe.

Argyle ended a run of seven straight defeats to win 2-1 at Peterborough on Tuesday night, lifting Paul Sturrock's side off the bottom of the table.

"Winning breaks the losing habit," Argyle boss Sturrock told BBC Devon.

"Losing is as big a habit-forming thing as winning. Once you get in a rut it can cause you all sorts of concern."

Saturday's visitors Scunthorpe have had an indifferent start to the season, winning just three of their first 10 league games.

But, after winning 4-0 at Crystal Palace, then beating high-riding Preston 3-1, they then drew their next two league games before falling to defeat at Nottingham Forest last weekend - and stand 17th in the table, six points ahead of Argyle.

Consequently, Sturrock sees Scunthorpe as something of an unknown quantity. But he is confident that, if his players stick to their game plan, they will be odds on to secure their first home win since April.

"The secret is that if we're very solid and organised and get that first goal, then they are going to have to come and press us and then we can counter attack," said Sturrock.

"We're going to have to go in and get at them from the first whistle and get the tempo of the game up."

Another three points on Saturday would further ease the pressure on the beleaguered Sturrock, whose second spell as Argyle manager has been beset by criticism after a string of poor results.

"There's always light at the end of the tunnel," said Sturrock. "The sun always comes up every morning, so the important thing for any football manager is to take it day to day.