Luke Jephcott has dedicated his late winning goal against Gillingham to the victims of the shootings in Plymouth.

The Aberystwyth-born striker found the back of the net with an unerring finish with just two minutes left on the clock to give the Pilgrims a well-deserved three points.

This was Argyle’s first win in the 21/22 Sky Bet League One season, having lost on the opening day to Rotherham United.

It was also Jephcott’s second goal in as many games having also scored in the 4-0 win over Peterborough United in the Carabao Cup on last midweek.

It came after the tragic events in the city on Thursday when five people were gunned down by Jake Davison.

Jephcott said: “Our talk was ‘we’re not coming off this pitch without three points’ and you know I would like to dedicate my goal and our win to the families that were affected.

“We’ve always got to be in the mindset of when that chance come you’ve got to chance it. We knew one of them was going to go in.”

He added: “It’s an unbelievable feeling, we kept trying and trying to find a way to break them down and we knew we would get a chance and thankfully towards the end, the goal went in.

“I think that is the furthest out I’ve scored a goal and it was still inside the box.

“Hearing everyone shout, you know, it was amazing. That’s what we are here to do; make the fans happy. It’s just an amazing feeling.”

On netting two goals in two games he added: “It’s not a bad start, but I just need to keep my head down now and see how many I get for the season.”