You have to wonder where Barnet would be if they could sort out their away form in League Two.

For the second midweek in succession the Bees picked up a scalp at The Hive, beating second-placed Plymouth Argyle 1-0 thanks to Andy Yiadom's second-half strike.

Martin Allen's side have the fourth-best home record in League Two. Yet away from home, despite some improvement, they remain fallible.

For that reason find themselves ten points shy of the play-off spots in 15th.

Allen made four changes with Matt Stevens handed his second league start for the Bees.

Stevens, Bondz N’Gala, Curtis Weston and Mark Randall came into the side as Allen switched from 4-4-1-1 to 4-4-2.

Michael Nelson, Sam Togwell, Sam Muggleton and Fumnaya Shomotun dropped to the bench.

Striker James Roberts, signed on a month’s loan from Oxford United earlier in the day, started on the bench for Barnet.

Both sides struggled to get into the contest early on in a fractured encounter.

Any momentum that had been built was quickly killed in the 18th minute when Plymouth full-back Jordon Forster crashed into the hoardings in front of the West Stand.

The collision appeared innocuous at first but it soon became apparent the defender had been seriously injured and, after a delay of at least ten minutes, he was replaced by Kelvin Mellor.

It was the Pilgrims who responded better after that pause.

Graham Carey’s through ball released Reuben Reid after 25 minutes but he could only prod agonizingly wide of Jamie Stephens’ right-hand post.

Barnet had their best chance of a forgettable first half a minute later.

James Pearson, again adventurous down the right-hand flank, dug out a low cross which substitute Mellor almost steered beyond keeper Luke McCormick as he attempted to clear.

At this stage the game was again punctuated by injury, this time to Plymouth forward Ryan Brunt who kicked fresh air to leave himself in trouble.

Five minutes before what should have been half time Pearson came to the rescue for Barnet, heading off the line from underneath the crossbar after the ball looped up over Stephens in a crowded penalty area.

Deep in 14 minutes of first-half injury time Stephens was called into action again to turn substitute Craig Tanner’s shot around the post.

The second half was similarly low in chances with Tanner again bringing the best out of Stephens from inside the penalty area with a fierce strike.

Sam Muggleton was introduced after ten minutes of the second half for the Bees. From one of his first chucks into the penalty area Pilgrims keeper McCormick repelled N’Gala’s header.

Despite struggling to get out of their half after the break it was the Bees who took the lead against the run of play after 70 minutes.

Luke Gambin seized upon a loose ball and sprayed a pass to John Akinde on the left-hand flank with the outside of his boot.

The beefy forward powered into the penalty area and the ball was eventually laid off to Yiadom who turned and thumped beyond McCormick.

The goal appeared to galvanise Barnet and they suddenly looked like they could grab a second.

Yiadom squandered a chance before Gambin rode several challenges only to find McCormick at full stretch to parry his eventual shot.

Gaps were now opening up at the back for Argyle as they flooded forward in search of an equsliser.

Barnet nearly capitalised, too. Debutant Roberts raced onto substitute Nelson's booming header forward, rounded a couple of Plymouth defenders and brought a fingertip stop out of keeper McCormick from the edge of he penalty area.

In the end the expected Plymouth onslaught didn't arrive and Barnet closed out another impressive win to make it one defeat in eight.

Barnet: Stephens, Pearson, Sesay, N’Gala, Yiadom (c); Weston, Champion, Randall (Roberts 62), Gambin (Nelson 86); Stevens (Muggleton 55), Akinde.

Subs: McKenzie-Lyle (GK), Togwell, Shomotun, Kyei.

Plymouth Argyle: McCormick; Forster (Mellor 18), Nelson (c), Hartley, Sawyer; Carey, Threkeld, Simpson, Jervis (Nardiello 77); Brunt (Tanner 34), Reid.

Subs: Bittner (GK), Wylde, Purrington, Rooney.

Referee: Gavin Ward.

Attendance: 2,209 (1,002 away supporters).