Plymouth Argyle will secure their Football League status on
Saturday if they can obtain all three points at Home Park to promotion
contenders Rotherham United.
The Greens are heading into their last home game of the
2012-13 season needing only three points to play in the football league next
season. If other results go the Pilgrims way it doesn’t matter what result
comes from the encounter at Home Park. If
23rd place Barnet lose at home to Wycombe Wanders Argyle will only
need a point from the game to achieve survival and play in the football league
for a following season.
The Pilgrims are heading into the Npower League Two fixture
on Saturday in 17th place following the crucial victory over John
Sheridan’s former club Chesterfield on Tuesday evening. Argyle took a two goal lead into the second
half with both Joe Bryan and Curtis Nelson contributing to the goals, in the
first half, since Jason Banton’s departure from the club earlier in the week.
However in the second half Chesterfield scored from an own goal from central
defender Guy Branston. Whereas for Rotherham, Saturday’s visitors to Home Park,
will be eager to achieve the three points as they look to protect their
automatic promotion spot, third place, as they head into the last fixture of
the Npower League Two season next Saturday. Rotherham have won three
consecutive fixtures, including their 2-0 win over Capital One Cup finalist
Bradford City.
John Sheridan will be aiming to name an un-changed side
following their victory over Chesterfield, at the Proact Stadium, as 399
members of the Green Army were in attendance to witness as the players picked
up the three points. Midfielder Lee Cox
will still be missing from the match day squad due to suffering ligament damage
in his shoulder in the win over Exeter City at Home Park. Striker
Warren Feeney will still absent from the squad due to an ankle injury. Also missing the last home day of the season
at Home Park will be Jamie Lowry, the midfielder suffered an ankle injury a few
games back and will miss next Saturday’s showdown at Rochdale in the last
fixture in Npower League Two. As for
Rotherham, Steve Evans, will be hopeful for the return of his two main players,
former Exeter City Daniel Nardiello and David Noble are recovering from a thigh
injury and a virus and are hopeful to be included in Saturdays match day squad. Doubtful for the fixture for the visitors is
Michael O’Connor; O’Connor suffered a knock in Tuesday’s win over Bradford
City.
Available: - Jake Cole, Rene Gilmartin, Ollie Chenoweth,
Durrell Berry, Maxime Blanchard, Guy Branston, Paul Wotton, Onismor Bhasera,
Joe Bryan, Curtis Nelson, Conor Hourihane, Luke Young, Paris Cowan-Hall, Ronan
Murray, Andres Gurrieri, Isaac Vassell, Jared Sims, Reuben Reid, Nick Chadwick,
Matt LeCointe, Tyler Harvey.
Unavailable: - Warren Feeney (ankle injury), Jamie Lowry
(ankle injury), Lee Cox (shoulder injury), Jamie Richards (on loan to Weymouth).
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