Gareth Ainsworth said he wanted to draw a line under last night's defeat by Plymouth Argyle as soon as he can - hoping the below par display was a one-off.

Wanderers were made to look second best in all aspects by a disciplined and committed display from the Pilgrims, who were full value for their 2-0 win as they ended Wycombe's proud 12 match unbeaten run.

Ainsworth urged disgruntled fans to look at the bigger picture and the fact their side remain in the automatic promotion places, with last night's loss only their fourth League Two defeat of the campaign.

But the Blues boss admitted his concerns at the substandard performance from his players, who never threatened to get back into the game after Argyle scored twice in the first half.

However he challenged his men to put the display behind them and bounce back against managerless Newport County on Saturday.

He said: "I think ranting and raving won't do any good to the boys. I just said make sure this doesn't happen again and to take this as a kick up the backside.

"We have to analyse that and think, is that a blip? Is that a one-off? Hopefully it will be.

"My theory is if we are consistently bad, then I have to change thing, but if it's just a blip - I'll find out on Saturday.

"Looking at the big picture, to only have our fourth loss on the table in mid February is something really special.

"I'm not going to single anyone out - Wycombe Wanderers were poor tonight on the pitch, the fans were great off the pitch, Plymouth go home with the points. I'd like to draw a line under that and go on with Newport now.

"If there's mistake after mistake after mistake, week after week, I will change and I will address that, but if this is just a blip, we'll take it on the chin. We'll find out on Saturday."

There was no escaping the fact this was an uncharacteristically poor display by Blues though.

The normally rock solid defence that had conceded just one goal in 12 hours of play looked shaky and nervous every time a cross or a set piece was played into their penalty area.

Argyle's first goal was a breakaway from a Wanderers corner, the second came from a poorly defended set piece and the concession of both led to Plymouth sensing this was their best way of putting their hosts on the back foot.

Ainsworth said: "It was a poor performance - a poor day at the office. We gifted two goals to them and a few players were well below par tonight.

"Possession-wise we kept the ball but we kept it at the back and in the wrong areas sometimes, and made a few mistakes. Every time we pumped it forward it seemed to come straight back to us.

"We got caught on the break twice for two goals, which isn't like us. One resulted in a goal one resulted in a corner that led to a goal.

"Defending corners was very disappointing, but the big picture is we haven't conceded from a set play since way before Christmas."