Plymouth Argyle will kick-off the festive period at Home
Park in a Boxing Day clash with neighbours Torquay United before returning to
the field of play on Saturday to face Wycombe Wonders in the second of two home
games.
Carl Fletcher’s men will return to Home Park after
back-to-back away games in which Argyle have picked up 2points from Exeter and
Accrington Stanley, both from 1-1 draws, with the goal scores Joe Lennox and Onismor
Bhasera slotting home their first goals of the 2012-13 season. The Pilgrims were very unlucky not to pick up
4points on their trips to the North and South of England with Warren Feeney
missing a penalty in the game with Accrington Stanley.
Due to the foul weather over the weekend many of Npower
League 1 and 2 games were postponed due to waterlogged pitches. Surprising newly relegated Blackburn Rovers
called off their match with Brighton & Hove Albion in the
Championship. Due to the match being
called off so late on in the day, the travelling fans skipped cross to
Accrington to support Argyle in the away end.
The last time Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United met was in
Npower League 2 on September 8th of this current season at
Plainmoor. In this match both sets of
teams fought out a very hard earned point in the 0-0 draw at the home of
Torquay United. With 23games played out
of 46, we are now half way through the season.
From this stat Plymouth Argyle are sitting in 20th place, whilst
the Gulls are situated in 12th with 9points separating the teams
from each other. The last time Torquay
United visited Plymouth the home of Argyle was in January 2012 where the visitors
were 2-1 winners at the theatre of greens in front of a magnificent crowd of
13,000 that were at Home Park to witnesses the Gulls win. Luke Young pulled back a consolation goal
after midfielders Billy Bodin and Captain Lee Mansell had put the opposition
team ahead. From this game only nine
Argyle players from that day’s game are expected to play or to be on the substitute’s
bench for the Boxing Day derby at Home Park.
Long serving Plymouth born midfielder Paul Wotton will be
looking to be included in the 18man squad after he travelled to the North West
for the game with Accrington Stanley last Saturday. French Defender Maxime Blanchard will also be
competing to be selected in the starting 11 after he missed the 1-1 draw at
Accrington due to a one match suspension.
Blanchard was sent off in the Exeter game at St James Park with him
picking up his second yellow card of the match.
Carl Fletcher may also include former Woking striker Paris Cowan-Hall
into the starting 11 on Boxing Day after his great display over the
weekend.
Hope you’ve had a great Christmas!! Enjoy the Devon Derby.
All the best for 2013 you greens.
Available: Jake Cole, Rene Gilmartin, Ollie Chenoweth,
Durrell Berry, Jamie Richards, Curtis Nelson, Darren Purse, Maxime Blanchard,
Robbie Williams, Onismor Bhasera, Joe Lennox, Andres Gurrieri, Mark Molesley,
Luke Young, Jamie Lowry, Conor Hourihane, Paris Cowan-Hall, Jared Sims, Jordan
Copp, Isaac Vassell, Nick Chadwick, Warren Feeney, Rhys Griffiths, Matt
LeCointe, Tyler Harvey
Doubtful: Paul Wotton (back injury)
Unavailable: Jed Harper-Penman (on loan to Bideford Town)
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