Plymouth Argyle will welcome Oxford United to Home Park on
Tuesday evening for the Johnstone Paint Trophy Quarter Final for an unusual
kick-off time of 7pm. Both clubs have
agreed on this time to encourage younger fans to come to the game. This game
will be the second of three consecutive home games for the Pilgrims. To reach
this stage in the competition both teams had very tough oppositions in the
second round, a victory for Argyle over Aldershot at Home Park, whilst
Cheltenham were beaten 4-2 by Oxford at Whaddon Road. The winners of the
quarter final will go into the draw for the Area Semi-final, knowing they are
only three rounds away from an once in a lifetime appearance at Wembley
Stadium. If
the scores are level at 90minutes then both teams will have to compete
against each other in a penalty shoot-out.
After Plymouth Argyle’s defeat to Dorchester Town in the
first round of the FA Cup, Carl Fletchers men have had a game free weekend
whilst their opponents in Oxfordshire were successful in the first round. Oxford were 2-0 winners at Underhill against
Barnet and so they progressed to the second round. The U’s were draw against
Accrington Stanley a team also playing their football in Npower league 2. The result from this game was a 3all
draw. This means that a replay will take
place at the Kassam Stadium. With no
fixture for the Pilgrims on the Saturday, manager Carl Fletcher decided to take
his squad rock climbing at the Life Centre situated metres away from Home
Park.
The last time Argyle and Oxford met was in Npower league 2
at the beginning of this current season, in which Tuesday visitors were victorious
winning 2-1 at the Kassam Stadium, with only left back Robbie Williams giving
the Pilgrims the consolation goal from a free-kick in the defeat.
Premier League referee Roger East will take charge of the
Pilgrims for the second time this season. The Wiltshire based referee has
officiated Argyle once already this season with it coming on September 8th
against Devon Rivals Torquay United. The
result of this game was a 0-0 draw. The only clean sheet Argyle has kept all
season.
Darren Purse will still be absent from the squad due to
suspension. The captain is serving a
three game ban after being set off in the 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood. A player facing a late fitness test will be
central midfielder Luke Young. The
Plymouth-born player injured his shoulder during the 5-day tour to the north of
the country. Loanees Alex MacDonald,
Mark Molesley and Guy Madjo will all have a part to play in the game after
their parent clubs gave the players permission to participate in the Southern
Quarter Final of the Johnstone Paint Trophy.
Alex MacDonald on loan from Burnley will play his last game in a green
shirt on Tuesday evening due to his loan expiring. Conor Hourihane a central midfielder will
almost look certain to lead the team out as captain for the third successive
game on Tuesday due to Purse’s suspension.
Available: Jake Cole, Rene Gilmartin, Ollie Chenoweth,
Durrell Berry, Jamie Richards, Curtis Nelson, Maxime, Blanchard, Onismor
Bhasera, Joe Lennox, Paris Cowan-Hall, Alex MacDonald, Andres Gurrieri, Jamie Lowry, Conor Hourihane, Mark Molesley,
Jared Sims, Jordan Copp, Nick Chadwick, Warren Feeney, Guy Madjo, Rhys
Griffiths, Matt LeCointe, Tyler Harvey,
Doubtful: Luke Young (shoulder injury)
Unavailable: Darren Purse (suspended), Paul Wotton (back injury),
Robbie Williams (stomach muscle injury), Isaac Vassell, Jed Harper-Penman (both
players on loan to Bideford Town)
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