SkyBet League Two - Plymouth Argyle vs Accrington Stanley - Match Preview

An afternoon at Home Park will relish the homecoming of the 2001-2002 promotion winning team, and a milestone for Conor Hourihane, who will make his 100^th appearance in green. 

Plymouth Argyle will welcome Accrington Stanley to Devon on Saturday in the SkyBet League Two.  The basement club managed by former premier league player James Beattie have only one point on the board following losing their past seven games.   Beattie first joined the League Two club on 9^th November 2012 as player/manager.  Following making 25 appearances and scoring 6 goals in that season, the midfielder was named Stanley’s new manager on 13^th May 2013 following the departure of Leam Richardson. 

Arriving from Ipswich in the summer of 2011, Peter Reid named Conor Hourihane in the starting eleven, making his football league debut at the age of 20, in the opening game against Shrewsbury.   The talented midfielder scored his first football league goal in the 3-2 away victory over Dagenham and Redbridge in his first full season as a professional.   The Northern Ireland international has played under three managers since joining the Pilgrims.  In January of last year Conor was named the new Argyle captain after the departure of Darren Purse to Port Vale.  In the summer, Hourihane signed a new two year deal and is set to mark Saturday’s fixture against Accrington Stanley’s as his 100^th appearance for Argyle.  Also set to make his century for Argyle today if he plays is Curtis Nelson, the defender has made 99 appearances for the Devon club. 

Accrington Stanley’s last visit to Plymouth ended in a goalless draw on 26^th January 2013.  In the Stanley squad that day was current Pilgrim Romuald Boco.  The midfielder joined Argyle this summer and signed a one year deal for the Plymouth club.   

Transfer listed Nick Chadwick is back training after undergoing an operation in London during the off season that has just passed.  The only absentee from the squad is striker Matt LeCointe, the former Ivybridge Community College pupil is expected to be out for the ramada of the current season through a cruciate knee ligament injury.  The injury was sustained when an Argyle X1 played Truro City in pre-season with Matt colliding with the opposition goalkeeper.  Accrington Stanley are still missing numerous players due to injuries, goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin, defenders Michael Liddle and Laurence Wilson, and striker Danny Webber will all missd the fixture due to injuries.     

Available: - Jake Cole, Luke McCormick, Guy Branston, Curtis Nelson, Paul Wotton, Maxime Blanchard, Jamie Richards, Neal Trotman, Durrell Berry, 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, Nick Chadwick

Unavailable: - Matt LeCointe (knee injury),