Plymouth Argyle will be trying to make it third time lucky this Saturday in the first round draw of the FA Cup when they travel to Skrill Conference side Lincoln City.
Plymouth will be looking to make it a hat-trick of wins following two late goals to win the previous two fixtures in League Two. Firstly three points came away at Mansfields while the second three points came at home to Northampton Town last Saturday. Both of the goals to win the matches have come in the 90minute or more. Unbeaten in the last three fixture both in League and in the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup. The full time Skrill team will be looking to make it four unbeaten when Plymouth Argyle visit on FA Cup weekend.
From the previous two season Argyle have failed to progress to the second round after being knocked out of the cup by two non league clubs both televised on ESPN each year. The first club to overcome The Pilgrims were Stourbridge in October 2011, who are currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. The first result was a 3-3 draw at Home Park and a replay was needed to be played to decide who was to progress to the next round of the draw. Live on ESPN at The War Memorial Athletic Ground Stournridge were to make one of many upsets when they had nocked Plymouth out with a 2-0 win. The following season the Devon club were also drawn against a lower opposition team. Was the luck to change? Unfortunetly not, live also on ESPN, Argyle travelled to Dorcester in the first round draw. Following an early red card for Conor Hourihane, Exeter City striker, who was on loan to Dorcester at the time, Jake Gosling scored the only goal in the 49minute.
In season 2012-13 Lincoln City, who were playing there game in the Conference Premier, were through to the first round of the FA Cup after progressing through the FA qualifing round with a victory over FC Halifax Town winning 2-0 after a first 0-0 draw at home. Lincoln City were to travel to Walsall for the replay. The RedImps won the fixture 2-3 and were put into the second round draw. The Lioncolnshire side were drawn at home to Mansfield in the second round. A 3-3 draw was the result of the fixture and so another 90minutes was to be played at the One Call Stadium. Lincoln were sadly knocked out of the cup after a 2-1 defeat in December 2011. This season the RedImps have defeated Worcester in the FA Cup qualifying rounds following a replay after a 1-1 draw, they were 3-0 winners at home on Tuesday 29th October 2013.
The Plymouth Argyle squad travelled to Lincoln on Friday without defender Guy Branston. The centre back picked up his five bookage offence last Saturday at Home Park in Argyle's 1-0 over Northampton Town. Guy may now serve a one match ban. John Sheridan made his third loan signing on the season on Thursday afternoon. Joined on loan from League Two opposition Bury, former England U20 International Tope Abadeyi has joined Sheridan for the second time, firstly at Chesterfield 2011, until January 4th 2014. Jake Cole will replace regular goalkeeper Luke McCormick in goal against Lincoln City with Sheridan stating in his press conference Luke will resume his place in the squad next week when Plymouth Argyle return to League action with a fixture away at York City. Lincoln City's Liam Farman will face a late fitness test following a knee injury. Jon Nolan will be looking for a recall to the squad after missing last weekends 1-0 defeat to Welling.
Available:- Jake Cole, Luke McCormick, Curtis Nelson, Maxime Blanchard, Jamie Richards, Neal Trotman, Guy Branston, Paul Wotton, Durrell Berry, Andre Blackman, Jamie Reckord, Ben Purrington, Andres Gurrieri, Conor Hourihane, Dominic Blizzard, Romuald Boco, Hamza Bencherif, Luke Young, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Tyler Harvey, Isaac Vassell, Tope Abadeyi
Unavailable: - Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Marvin Morgan (shoulder injury), Nick Chadwick (on loan to Tamworth until January 2014), Ryan Lane (knee injury), Guy Branston (suspended)
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