Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, Plymouth Argyle will make the longest journey in the country as they travel to league leaders Oxford United.
Oxford United have a crowd of 10,000+ expected inside the Kassam Stadium this afternoon with the Green Army bringing over 1000 from Devon. The U's have 'The Big Match' in League Two on Boxing day with them hosting many different events. Two of them being a firework display and a display of 5000 yellow flags around the stadium to turn the stands yellow.
Chris Wilder has one of the most well known players in league two this season, Dave Kitson, the Hitchin born striker began his career with non league side Cambridge United. He then moved on to Reading. The player is most well known for his footballing days at Stoke City in season 2008-2010.Dave Kitson had spells Portsmouth, Sheffield United and now Oxford United.
The Pilgrims were awarded with an early Christmas present on Christmas eve when John Sheridan announced a new signing. Newcastle born Nathan Thomas, without a club for the majority of the calendar year, signed pen to paper on a deal that would take him to the end of the season. 19 year old Nathan has traveled nearly the full length of the country for first team football. Formally of Sunderland, Nathan turned down many offers from Premiership and Championship clubs to join the Devon club. The winger has been on trail at Plymouth for over a week and was meant to sign before the home game against Bury, but some course or another Sheridan was unable to sign the talented player.
In his first full season in professional football, Ben Purrington a youth team prospect, originally from Exeter, has been added to the 18 man squad for the first time this season for the trip to the U's. Captain Conor Hourihane is back in contention after serving a one match suspension. The Cork-born midfielder had picked up his fifth book-age offence in the 2-0 defeat to promotion contenders Chesterfield. Tope Obadeyi is also back in the squad following a hamstring injury. The on loan winger from Bury had been fit and ready to play last week but only the opposition could stop that. Bury haven't given Tope permission to play against his parent club. Oxford United boss Chris Wilder could name an unchanged side for the third success game.
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, Ryan Lane, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Isaac Vassell, Caolan Lavery Tope Obadeyi
Unavailable: - Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Marvin Morgan (shoulder injury), Nick Chadwick (on loan to Tamworth until January 2014), Tyler Harvey (on loan to Salisbury City),
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