Aldershot Town vs Plymouth ARGYLE - Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle’s manager John Sheridan will take his squad to Aldershot on Saturday for his first away game since being appointed as the Plymouth Argyle manager.

Since Sheridan was appointed as the manager, the Pilgrims have experienced three home games in a row at Home Park, after the game at Roots Hall home of Southend United was postponed due to a frozen pitch.  From the three home games Argyle have picked up 5points out of a possible 9 with the victory coming over Morecambe and with both goalless draws coming at home to Accrington Stanley and Dagenham & Redbridge. 

The last time Plymouth Argyle visited The EBB Stadium was December 31^st    2011 in where the score was held at 0-0.  On this day Jake Cole saved a penalty to keep the scores level and earn a vital point in keeping the greens a float in Npower League Two.  Dean Holdsworth side will be playing Argyle for the third time this season when both sides face each other on Saturday.  Aldershot’s first visit to Home Park came in a 2-0 victory for the visitors on Saturday 18^th August 2012 in Npower League Two.  There second visit to Plymouth was in the Johnstone Paint Trophy where Argyle were 2-1 winners to progress to the next round on Tuesday 9^th October 2012.

Guy Branston, Anthony Charles and Coach Gary Owers will all be returning to a familiar place on Saturday when the Pilgrims visit The EBB Stadium.  Guy Branston left the Shots in January of this year after making 5 appearances for the club after joining them on June 25^th 2012.  Anthony Charles another former Aldershot player joined the Pilgrims in January after leaving Northampton by natural consent.  The defender, who has had three spells with the Shots made a total of 202 appearances for the club and scored 13 goals.  The 31year old has also added a championship medal to his name after he helped the club get promoted from the Conference Premiere in 2007.   Gary Owers has also had a spell at Aldershot from 2009 to 2011 where he was Assistant manager to Kevin Dillon.  Under the pair Aldershot finished in their highest even league position 6^th.  They later lost to Rotherham in the two legged semi-final of the play-offs. 

John Sheridan has today Friday 8^th    signed a midfielder from Swindon Town.  Lee Cox will join the Pilgrims on an emergency loan deal until the end of the current season which concludes on Saturday 27^th April 2013.  The 22 year old will come straight into the side to face Aldershot on Saturday.  Gozie Ugwu is ready to make his long awaiting Argyle debut after recovering from an ankle injury, which has kept him out of the squad since his arrival to Home Park.  Curtis Nelson is still absent for Argyle through an on-going groin injury. Strikers Warren Feeney and Nick Chadwick will also be unavailable for the greens this weekend, Feeney is still out of action through an ankle injury whilst Nick Chadwick must serve his forth match ban after being given a six match suspension at Port Vale.   

Available: - Jake Cole, Ollie Chenoweth, Durrell Berry, Guy Branston, Jamie Richards, Anthony Charles, Onismor Bhasera, Jason Banton, Conor Hourihane, Maxime Blanchard, Luke Young, Paul Wotton, Jamie Lowry, Lee Cox, Gozie Ugwu, Paris Cowan-Hall, Andres Gurrieri, Reuben Reid, Ronan Murray, Matt LeCointe, Jared Sims, Isaac Vassell.

Doubtful; - Tyler Harvey (Knee Injury)  

Unavailable: - Rene Gilmartin (Hamstring Injury), Curtis Nelson (Groin Injury), Warren Feeney (Ankle Injury), Nick Chadwick (suspended)