Ipswich Town boss Paul Cook says they are their own worst enemies after lead turns to defeat at leaders Plymouth Argyle

Paul Cook was left to lament his Ipswich Town side's defensive fragility once again costing them as the Suffolk side left Sky Bet League One leaders Plymouth Argyle pointless following a 2-1 defeat.

Frustratingly for the 1,500-plus travelling fans it was a case of once again throwing away a lead in Devon.

George Edmundson's 14th minute header had silenced the majority of the sell-out Home Park crowd but was cancelled out by goals but either side of half-time from Luke Jephcott and their former Town loan player Conor Grant.

The defeat, the Blues' first in five League One matches saw them drop a place to 11th in the table and seven points off the top six and 11 off the top two ahead of Tuesday's rearranged trip to third-placed Wycombe Wanderers (7:45pm).

Asked in his post-match interview with BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley if he felt they deserved something from their performance at the early season leaders, Blues boss Cook replied: "Yes. Listen, the biggest thing is the goal before half-time again.

"We have put ourselves in a good situation.

"Plymouth test every team that comes here; they're a good side, they're having a great season and you have to get in a half-time when you are 1-0 up.

"We are giving silly free kick away after silly free kick. They have got a great delivery and eventually something is going to drop and unfortunately for us it did and they are the moments we are struggling to manage.

"I felt the disappointment of the second goal probably triggered us into our best spell of the game and we have created probably three big, big chances and you have to score.

"And if we had left today 2-2 all our fans would be a little more jovial, jubilant or whatever you want to say, and would be happier.

"But the reality is what our problems are at three o'clock are still what our problems are at five. And that is my job and the staff to look at that, come away and say what have we done well and we know we can open most teams up in the league but that solidity at the other end has to be better.

"It is not right and especially the timing of the goals."

Cook had been forced into changes after the Blues had picked up their first back-to-back league wins of the season with Janoi Donacien and Wes Burns missing out through illness and Sone Aluko out injured. Homegrown Luke Woolfenden returned to the side at right-back with Middlesbrough loanee Hayden Coulson playing in an unorthodox right-wing slot.

Before kick-off both sets of supporters paid a moving tribute to former England striker Paul Mariner, who represented both clubs.

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