DEXTER BLACKSTOCK last night joined Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle on loan for the rest of the season.

The 18-year-old, pictured above, leapt to fame last October when he bagged a Carling Cup hat-trick after coming on as a sub against Colchester.

He has made eight league starts for Saints this season but only one, at Liverpool just after Christmas, under Harry Redknapp.

Blackstock is expected to make his Argyle debut at high-flying Reading this Saturday.