Plymouth remain without a win this season following a 3-1 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
Tudgay stars in 3-1 away win
Plymouth remain without a win this season following a 3-1 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
Richard Wood opened the scoring for the Owls in the 33rd minute and Marcus Tudgay added a second from the penalty spot on 72 minutes.
Alan Gow replied for Plymouth to raise hopes of a comeback but Tudgay struck again to seal Wednesday's first away win of the season.
Plymouth started well and had a good chance to go ahead after only four minutes when James Paterson's corner found Cillian Sheridan but the on-loan Celtic striker headed over from six yards.
The visitors were struggling to get going and their cause was not helped as Michael Gray was forced off injured and replaced by Sean McAllister.
Attacking threat
Wednesday did eventually start to pose an attacking threat but the Plymouth defence was restricting them to long shots and James O'Connor sent a volley wide from distance.
Minutes later the visitors took the lead with their first meaningful chance of the game as Darren Potter's corner found Tudgay, who cleverly headed across goal and Wood was on hand to sweep the ball home.
The Owls immediately set about doubling their lead with Jermaine Johnson trying his luck from 25 yards but Plymouth goalkeeper Romain Larrieu was equal to the effort.
With half-time approaching Tudgay found space inside the box but drilled his shot over the bar when he perhaps should have tested Larrieu.
At the other end O'Connor brought down Jamie Mackie 30 yards from goal and Alan Judge sent the resulting free-kick just wide of the post.
Ominous intent
Plymouth began the second half with ominous intent and were desperately unlucky not to draw level in the 54th minute when Carl Fletcher drilled a fine effort from 25 yards which cannoned agonisingly off the post.
Minutes later Gow fired wide from a free-kick before Sheridan wasted another chance when he dragged his shot wide from 12 yards.
However, just as in the first half the visitors made Plymouth pay for their profligacy when Marcel Seip hauled down Luke Varney in the area and Tudgay netted his second league goal in as many games from the spot.
With 10 minutes remaining the Pilgrims were given a lifeline when Tommy Spurr handled and Gow curled in a superb free-kick from 25 yards.
Paul Sturrock's side pushed forward in search of an equaliser but with the full-time whistle approaching Tudgay latched onto Potter's pass and produced a tidy finish past Larrieu.
