From the 2-1 victory over Barnet last Saturday at Home Park,
Plymouth Argyle now travel to Gillingham to face the promotion
chasing team.
After gaining there first three points following two defeats
and a draw at AFC Wimbledon, John Sheridan’s Pilgrims will take a trip to Kent
in very high spirits to face Gillingham positioned top of the Npower League Two
table after their very promising results the previous weekend. It isn’t by mistake that Gillingham are in the
position that they are in, they have had to work extremely hard to be where
they are right now, aiming to be promoted to Npower League One. Three time Barnet manager, Martin Allen was appointed
the Gillingham boss on the 5th July 2012 signing a 2 year deal after
he’s contract at Barnet finished at the end of the 2011-12 season. Martin Allen’s first win as the manager came
away from the MEMS Priestfields Stadium with a 2-1 victory at Ashton Gate in
the League Cup on August 15th 2012.
Last Saturday John Sheridan put his faith into the Argyle
players by playing a new formation against Edgar Davids Barnet. The shape that the manager played was an
extremely attacking 4-3-3 formation. From
this formation it allowed Captain Conor Hourihane to join the attack with
on-loan midfielder from Swindon Lee Cox holding his midfield role.
Plymouth Argyle last visited the Priestfield Stadium on
Saturday 20th August in 2012 the beginning of the 2011-12 season. In this encounter in Kent saw then manager Peter
Reid in charge of the Pilgrims with the end result a 3-0 defeat to Argyle with
a fifth consecutive defeat coming for the Pilgrims that season. Not long after
the result Peter Reid was removed of his post as the manager with Carl Fletcher
appointed the player-manager of the club. This current season saw Gillingham
visit Home Park on Saturday 10th November 2012, the eve of Remembrance
Day. This result was a 2-2 draw, which
saw Argyle leading the game on two separate occasions with the goals going from
Curtis Nelson and Luke Young.
Plymouth Argyle will still be without, Rene Gilmartin,
Curtis Nelson, Warren Feeney and Durrell Berry through slight injuries. Newquay-born Jamie Lowry will also miss the
trip to Kent through damaging his ankle.
The former Chesterfield midfielder picked up the injury in
training. It is unfortunate for Lowry
who injuried the same ankle in a pre-season game at Truro City. On loan Reading striker Gozie Ugwu will be
available for selection after he picked up an abdominal muscle injury playing
for the reserves in a 2-0 defeat to Exeter City at Home Park on Tuesday. Whilst for Gillingham, Martin Allen will be
without several first team players on Saturday when they face Plymouth Argyle
at the Priestfield Stadium. Both Andy Frampton
and Charlie Allen will be unavailable for selection due to concussion and a
broken hand, whilst Myles Weston is doubtful due to a foot injury. Danny East is likely to make his debut for
Gillingham on Saturday after signing on loan until the end of the season from
Championship side Hull City.
Available: - Jake Cole, Ollie Chenoweth, Maxime Blanchard, Guy
Branston, Anthony Charles, Jamie Richards, Onismor Bhasera, Jason Banton, Conor
Hourihane, Luke Young, Paul Wotton, Andres Gurrieri, Lee Cox, Paris Cowan-Hall,
Ronan Murray, Gozie Ugwu, Matt LeCointe, Isaac Vassell, Tyler Harvey, Nick
Chadwick, Reuben Reid.
Unavailable: - Rene Gilmartin (hamstring injury), Durrell
Berry (knee injury), Curtis Nelson (groin injury), Jamie Lowry (ankle injury),
Warren Feeney (ankle ligament injury),
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