Monday, 2 September 2013

Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle - JPT 1st Round


Plymouth Argyle will return to Cheltenham Town on Tuesday evening in the first round of the Johnstone Paint Trophy weeks after running out 3-1 winners in the league.

Both teams will be using this fixture to return to winning ways after the teams were both on the losing side on Saturday.  Plymouth Argyle were defeated 2-1 by Morecambe following Reuben Reid giving Argyle the lead from the penalty spot in the first half.  Straight from the kick off Argyle had conceded an equalizing goal.  Eight minutes from the full time whistle Morecambe had scored the winner goal which granted them the three points.  Whereas, for Cheltenham Town, they went down 4-1 to Bury at Gigg Lane.  The home side were behind in the opening 4 minutes from an Andy Procter own goal.  Minutes later Bury had levelled from a Danny Mayor goal.  Andy Procter made up from his earlier mistake by giving Bury the lead for the first time in that fixture.  A Nathan Cameron goal 5 minutes later gave the home side a 3-1 lead going into the half time break.  During the second half it all went quiet until the 76th minute when Jessy Reindorf gave bury a 4-1 lead and that’s how it finished at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon.  

A transfer window this summer was all about Gareth Bale’s world record move to Real Madrid, Plymouth Argyle and Cheltenham Town have today, Monday 2nd September, signed players on Transfer Deadline Day.  John Sheridan the Plymouth Argyle manager has signed two players.  The first player Sheridan welcomed to Home Park was Hamza Bencherif, a 25 year old Algerian midfielder.  Formally of Notts County, Hamza has been on trail with the Pilgrims for the past week, and played 80minutes in a friendly at Home Park against Bristol City.  He has signed a short term deal and is eligible for Tuesdays night’s fixture at The Abbey Business Stadium.  John Sheridan’s second signing of the day came an hour after the first, Jamie Reckford a left back at Wolverhampton has joined the Pilgrims on the three month loan deal.  His loan will run up to and include the New Years Day fixture against Torquay.  The signing of Reckford also came in time for him to play in tomorrow’s first round fixture.  Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates has brought in a midfielder.  Rotherham United’s David Noble has joined the Robins on loan until January.  The former Arsenal trainee is available for selection to Mark Yates for the Johnstone Paint Trophy first round fixture at home to Plymouth Argyle.  Cheltenham Town have also had a departing player on the final day of the transfer window.  Billy Jones a former Exeter City and Crewe defender left the club by mutual consent after not making an appearance for the Gloucester side this season.            

Pilgrims boss John Sheridan will be looking at making changes to the squad after the 2-1 defeat at Morecambe on Saturday.  Left Back Jamie Reckford will be aiming to make his debut for Argyle at The Abbey Business Stadium as well as midfielder Hamza Bencherif who both signed loan and short term deals on Transfer Deadline Day.  Andres Gurrieri, Luke Young and Tyler Harvey will also aim to make it into the starting eleven on Tuesday.  Cheltenham Town striker Jamie Cureton will be looking to be in the squad tomorrow evening.  The former Exeter City forward has been absent from the squad since dislocating his shoulder in his debut game for the Robins against Burton Albion in the first league game of the season.   David Noble will be looking to make an impact in the fixture after arriving on loan from Rotherham on transfer deadline day.          

Available: - Jake Cole, Luke McCormick, Durrell Berry, Guy Branston, Maxime Blanchard, Curtis Nelson, Jamie Richards, Neal Trotman, Andre Blackman, Jamie Reckord, Ben Purrington, Andres Gurrieri, Conor Hourihane, Romuald Boco, Dominic Blizzard, Hamza Bencherif, Luke Young, Ryan Lane, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Marvin Morgan, Tyler Harvey, Isaac Vassell. 

Unavailable: - Paul Wotton (broken rib), Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Nick Chadwick (knee injury)

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