With both
teams searching for their first victory of the season, Cheltenham Town will
welcome Plymouth Argyle to The Abbey Business Stadium on Saturday, for the
third league game of the season.
Argyle will be aiming to make it a great week
for the Green Army after planning permission for Higher Home Park was given the
go ahead on Thursday afternoon after hours of consolation by Plymouth councillors. A victory at The Abbey Business Stadium will
make it a fantastic few days on and off the field for The Pilgrims.
The Greens
will make the short trip to Cheltenham on the back of three defeats and looking
for their first three points of the season.
Currently placed in 23rd position, the Pilgrims are used to looking
at the bottom halve of the SkyBet League Two having been fighting relegation
for the past couple of seasons. In similar circumstances, Cheltenham Town have
only picked up a point from their first two league game of the season. The Gloucestershire club are placed in 18th
position on one point.
The last
time Plymouth Argyle and Cheltenham Town met at The Abbey Business Stadium was
last season, season 2012-13, 23rd October 2012, where Argyle lost
2-1. Conor Hourihane had put The
Pilgrims 1-0 up on the 30minute. Just under
10minutes later Cheltenham Town had equalised following a goal from Steve Elliott. Mid-way through the second half Cheltenham
scored again from a Kaid Mohammed goal on the 70th minutes.
During the
summer Cheltenham Town have had to let go, two if not the best players of last
season. Marlon Pack, a 21year old
midfielder joined Bristol City on August 2nd after impressing the
club following a trial. The clubs
reached a compensation fee in the region of £100,000 and joined on a 2 year
deal. Striker Darryl Duffy has also left
The Abbey Business Stadium after his 2 year contract with the Robins was not
renewed for the current season. The
Scotland born 29 year old who scored 15 goals in his first full season as a
Robin has signed for Salgaocar FC in the Indian I-League after impressing on
trial.
Following the tough decision Plymouth Argyle
manager John Sheridan took the previous Saturday on which goalkeeper will play
regularly, Jake Cole is look set to keep his place in the team. Jake and Luke competed against each other to
impress the boss on who should be the regular goalkeeper. Defender Guy Branston who did not take part in
Pre-season training or friendlies due to a calf injury and illness is set to be
included in the squad that travel to Gloucestershire on Friday. The central defender played 60minutes in a
2-0 defeat to Yeovil in a behind closed door friendly on Tuesday afternoon in
Somerset. Also in the squad was Argentine midfielder Andres Gurrieri, who also
missed out on Pre-season due to injury, played the full 90minutes at Huish
Park. Defender Maxime Blanchard will not
be in the squad that travel to Cheltenham for Saturday’s fixture, the versatile
player is on compassionate leave after the sudden death of his older brother
and has returned to France to be with his family. Also missing from this fixture
will be Paul Wotton, the 36 year old broke his rib on the opening weekend of
League Two following a collision with goalkeeper Luke McCormick. As for
Cheltenham, manager Mark Yates will be without summer signing Jamie Cureton,
who signed from Exeter City in the summer, after he dislocated his shoulder
following a collision with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, on the opening weekend
of the SkyBet League Two season, during the 2-2 draw with Burton Albion at
Whaddon Road. On Thursday Mark Yates
brought in a replacement for the injured striker, Steven Gillespie arrives at
Whaddon Road on a one month loan deal from Fleetwood.
Available: - Jake Cole, Luke McCormick, Durrell
Berry, Guy Branston, Curtis Nelson, Jamie Richards, Neal Trotman, Andre
Blackman, Ben Purrington, Andres Gurrieri, Conor Hourihane, Romuald Boco,
Dominic Blizzard, Luke Young, Ryan Lane, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Marvin
Morgan, Tyler Harvey, Isaac Vassell.
Unavailable: - Maxime Blanchard (compassionate
leave), Paul Wotton (broken rib), Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Nick Chadwick
(knee injury)
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