TRANMERE Rovers' boss Micky Adams was delighted to see his side leave St James Park with all three points after beating Exeter City 2-1.

Jennison Myrie-Williams and Rory Donnelly earned Rovers their victory, taking the club to 17th position in the league and continuing their five-match winning streak.

Adams made two changes to the side that started against Hartlepool, with Adam Dugdale and Jennison Myrie-Williams coming in for Michael Ihiekwe and Shamir Fenelon.

With international clearance not coming through for Iain Hume the striker was left out of the squad.

Adams was forced into a change on six minutes. Danny Holmes collided with Alex Nicholls when jumping for a high ball and, after a long spell of treatment, had to be helped from the pitch and was replaced by Liam Ridehalgh, with Rob Taylor moving from left to right back.

Despite Exeter enjoying the majority of the early possession, Rovers took the lead on 29 minutes. Odejayi did well to win a long ball down the left wing from Ridehalgh and hold off a defender.

Molyneux picked up possession and raced down the left wing and his deep cross was met by Myrie-Williams at the back post, with his header somehow sneaking past the keeper, along the goal line and in off the left hand post.

However, the lead was gone within eight minutes, as Nicholls curled a low free kick past Fon Williams and into the bottom right corner from 20 yards.

Max Power flashed a long range shot past the right hand post from 25 yards on 38 minutes, while Molyneux fired over the bar from a similar distance.

Six minutes into the second half Tranmere went back ahead. More good play from Odejayi saw the striker find Rory Donnelly and he fired across Pym and into the right corner of the goal.

Donnelly and Taylor both missed chances from outside the area as Rovers looked to extend their lead and there was a golden chance to do so on 56 minutes.

A foul on Myrie-Williams as he cut into the area gave Tranmere a penalty but Max Power's attempt at chipping the ball straight down the middle was easily caught by the keeper.

Adams said: "It was a good second half performance but I was a bit disappointed with our ball retention in the first half. We got to grips with them and really could have won more comfortably than we have done.

"We started off 4-4-2 and we found that the 23 was causing us problems so we had to adjust our shape. But second half we were more on the front foot and got up the pitch.

"I've tried to instil into the players that I want positive frames of mind. I didn't want to come here and let them think that a draw would be a good result for us.

"I wanted to be positive and win the game. There were some good performances today, I was pleased with Adam Dugdale at the back and him and Thompson looked nice and solid. I'm delighted with the win.

"We had chances and although they had a bit of pressure late on, I was sat there reasonably comfortable.

"We've got to keep it going. We're not the finished article by any means. We've got a good solid base of players now and I think we've done some decent transfer business which is all thanks to the Chairman and the Board.

"Certainly we're looking up the table rather than behind us now."

Tranmere's League Two campaign continues this Saturday, February 7, against Carlisle at Prenton Park.