Friday, 20 December 2013

SkyBet League Two - Plymouth Argyle vs Bury - Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday loanee Caolan Lavery will make his first start for Plymouth Argyle since arriving to the West country on 22nd November 2013.

Making four substitutes appearance so far, Caolan, has impressed Plymouth Argyle manager John Sheridan in these fixtures to make his first start for the Pilgrims.  

The SkyBet League Two table does not lie as Argyle sit in 16th place following two successive defeats, home to Burton Albion and away to Chesterfield following a great unbeaten run of results.  However Bury are situated in 19th position, three points separating both teams in the table.  Bury's last result was a 1-1 draw home to Northampton.

A league One team last year, Bury were relegated to League Two at the end of last season, with the team  also struggling very financially causing a transfer embargo to be put over the club.  Finally after the takeover in May, formerly manager, Kevin Blackwell made 23 signings at the start of the 2013-14 season.  Just 2 points from his last six games Blackwell was dismissed of his duties. David Flitcroft was named manager following Blackwell departure in October.  Before being named manager Ronnie Kepson was put in temporary charge, his last game came in the defeat to Cambridge United in the FA Cup.  Ten days prior to joining the Manchester based side, Flitcoft was dismissed by Barnsley who sit bottom of the SkyBet Championship. This week David Flitcroft has added to his backroom staff, Chris Brass has joined as assistant manager.  Chris was previously the assistant manager at near neighbors of Alan Knill at Torquay United.

Ever present captain, Conor Hourihane, will miss Saturday fixture, home to Bury  due to suspension.  The former Northern Ireland 21's International picked up his fifth bookable offence last Saturday in the 2-0 defeat to Chesterfield.  This means Conor will have to sit out and serve a one match suspension.  Another absentee for the Pilgrims tomorrow will be Tope Obadeyi who is on loan from Bury.  Although only recovered from the hamstring injury suffered in the Second Round of the FA Cup, the speedy winger can not play against his parent club due to agreements being made between themselves and Argyle. Newly announced Bury manager will be without midfielder Tom Soars due to a hamstring injury.  Also missing from the trip to Devon is Danny Hylton due to a groin injury.  The striker has returned to his parent club Rotherham United to receive treatment.  

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, Dominic Blizzard, Romuald Boco, Hamza Bencherif, Luke Young, Ryan Lane, Lewis Alessandra, Reuben Reid, Isaac Vassell, Caolan Lavery

Unavailable: - Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Marvin Morgan (shoulder injury), Nick Chadwick (on loan to Tamworth until January 2014), Tope Obadeyi (on loan from Bury) Tyler Harvey (on loan to Salisbury City), Conor Hourihane (suspended)

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