CARETAKER boss Michael Flynn insists Newport County AFC will be targeting all three points at Plymouth Argyle tomorrow.

The hosts require just a point to secure promotion to League One and a draw would keep County within touch of their relegation rivals.

But Flynn, whose side are just one point from safety after three successive victories, says they will be going for another win that could lift them out of the bottom two for the first time since November.

“Let’s hope they go for a point. We’re going down there to get three points,” said the Exiles boss ahead of the Bank Holiday trip to Home Park.

“We’re full of respect for Plymouth, they’re a good team with good management and they’re within touching distance of League One now.

“Good luck to them but I’m hoping they’ll have to wait another week before they can celebrate.

“We’ve got to keep going and hopefully we can get out of the bottom two on Monday.”

Tomorrow afternoon’s match will be the fifth and final clash between the sides this season.

The Pilgrims beat Warren Feeney’s visitors 4-1 in the Checkatrade Trophy in August and won 3-1 against Graham Westley’s men in League Two at Rodney Parade in October.

And, after a 0-0 draw in Devon, they won again in Newport in the FA Cup second round replay in December to deny Westley’s team a trip to Liverpool in the third round.

“They’re a very good team,” said Flynn, who replaced Westley last month.

“They’ve done really well this season. We’ve had some good battles against them and we’ve always come up short.

“Let’s hope we go a little bit further and get three points down there because that would be huge.

“It would be a massive achievement for the boys and it would send out a real statement, as well as what we’ve done already.”

Defender Mark O’Brien is a doubt for the match after being forced off due to illness against Yeovil Town on Friday.

“I think we will need to think about a couple of changes to freshen it up a little bit,” added Flynn.

“Mark O’Brien was sick. He couldn’t stop vomiting.

“He’s been outstanding for us but I’ll never put a player’s health at risk and I think it was a sensible decision.”

O’Brien was replaced by Sean Rigg, who returned from an ankle injury, and he could come back into the starting XI.

“It was a positive to have Riggy back and I thought he was outstanding when he came on,” said the boss.

“He relieves pressure in a different way. He’s a ball carrier and he gets us up the park.

“He wins free-kicks and it allows us to take a deep breath, regroup and reorganize. He’s crucial for us.”

Flynn was also pleased with the second-half performance from Ryan Bird against Yeovil, despite the striker being without a goal since March 14.

“I told Birdy at half-time that I needed a little bit more off him and I thought he was brilliant in the second half,” he said.

“He created chances for himself and for Alex and he really stepped up to the plate. That’s all I can ask of him.”