Muslic calls for calm ahead of Luton basement battle

Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic

Miron Muslic believes remaining calm will be key to his Plymouth Argyle players coming out on top in their "massive" Championship relegation six-pointer against Luton Town.

Plymouth travel to Kenilworth Road on Wednesday night (19:45 GMT) for a vital game in both sides' attempts to avoid relegation.

Luton are propping up the table on 27 points three points from safety with Plymouth just one point ahead of the Hatters on 28.

Argyle head coach Muslic told BBC Radio Devon: "It's a massive game for both of us. If you just purely look at the ranking and the table, then you know it's an important one and it's a six-point game, no doubt.

"We have to stay calm with a cool, cool mind, but organised and structured at all times, and I think if we can manage to do this, we will have also our opportunities to be successful."

Muslic is braced for another must-win game for his side but encouraged by how they secured a draw at Sunderland and also victories against West Brom and Millwall in other recent high-stakes league games.

"We have this new mindset in our locker room and in the moment we can just deal better with the pressure," he added.

"Pressure is part of our game and will remain regardless of the result against Luton."

'I will not take any risks with Hardie' - Muslic

Plymouth striker Ryan Hardie was forced off injured against Blackburn on Saturday

Plymouth have yet to confirm the extent of in-form, top scorer Ryan Hardie's back injury which left him unable to walk.

The striker, who has scored five goals in his last four appearances including Plymouth's famous FA Cup winner against Liverpool, was due to undergo a scan on the problem on Monday evening.

Muslic said: "Ryan is in very good form and we will need him but there are still a lot of games to play and we are running a little bit out of time for for Wednesday,

"I will not take any risks. It's an important one [the Luton game], no doubt, but there are 13, 14 other important games.

"The mindset we have is always thinking about solutions. Right now Hardie is potentially not selectable. Let's rethink and readjust again and I think we can do this.

"I would love to have Hardie on the pitch. We just need to adapt and adjust other things. Maybe moving players somewhere different to be competitive again and we will do this also."

Muslic's attacking options will be bolstered by the return of Michael Obafemi after he missed Plymouth's last two games due to sickness.