Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock has revealed three of his long-term injury victims are closer to returning to fitness.

Chris Barker has yet to feature this season after sustaining an injury in pre-season while Bradley Wright-Phillips and Reda Johnson have been sidelined since September.

Sturrock told the club`s official website: "Johnson`s out for the next two weeks. Bradley is about the same and we`re very hopeful Barker`s now responding to treatment, though he gets niggles now and again. We`ll take him slower but, hopefully, he`s not far away."

Meanwhile, the reserves were held to a 1-1 draw with Exeter at Home Park, Alan Gow`s 47th-minute opener being cancelled out by Ben Watson`s header moments later.