Saturday, 22 March 2014

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

Plymouth Argyle moved into the play-off position on Tuesday after a 2-1 victory home to then SkyBet League Two leaders Chesterfield. 

With the end of the season nearing, Argyle have already reached as many points as they did for the whole of last season.  With 52 points on the league table the Greens have every chance of reaching Wembley.  

During the last six games the League Two form table looks very promising from an Argyle prospectus.  The Pilgrims sit in third place with 12 points with four victories and two defeats.  Only York City and Rochdale are above the Pilgrims.  Lancashire side Accrington Stanley are positioned in 14th with three defeats, two wins and a draw in their last six results.

There was no rest time for the players as Stanley and Argyle were both in action on Tuesday evening in SkyBet League Two.  Morecambe made the short trip to Accrington Stanley whilst Chesterfield, formerly managed by John Sheridan, travelled to Plymouth for the 7:45pm kick-off.  Lee Molyneaux a former Pilgrim has made a huge impact on Accrington Stanley scoring 6 goals in 11 appearances including a hat trick in the 3-1 win over Chesterfield since joining them in January on an emergency loan deal.  The left back was on target twice for the Stanley in the 5-1 victory over Morecambe.  Argyle bounced back from a 2-0 home defeat to Scunthorpe last Saturday as they won at Home Park against Chesterfield.  Reuben Reid scored his seventeenth and Eighteenth goal of the campaign as the most inform team in Devon moved into seventh position.   

Argyle’s last trip to Accrington was last season, season 2012-13, December 22nd 2012.  The game was best remembered for Brighton & Hove Albion fans joining the Argyle fans in the away stand as there fixture against Blackburn was postponed due to the weather.  Onismor Bhasera a former Argyle left back had put the visiting team in front just before the 30 minute mark.  James Beattie now manger of Accrington Stanley had levelled the games in the second half.  The game was to take another turn as Argyle were awarded a penalty following a trip on Paris Cowan-Hall by Michael Liddle.  The keeper saved well from a Warren Feeney penalty.  The full time whistle has gone the game had ended in a 1-1 draw. 

The Pilgrims will be without one of there in form players as the head to Accrington Stanley.  Striker Lewis Alessandra was substituted in the first half of the 2-1 victory over Chesterfield.  The summer signing from Morecambe in the summer will be out of the game for approximately four weeks. In Alessandra’s absence Tope Obadeyi will be looking for a first start in his second loan spell with Argyle.  Durrell Berry will also be pushing for a re-call.  The defender missed Argyle’s midweek game through illness.   Accrington Stanley’s manager James Beattie only injury concern is left back Laurence Wilson who suffered a groin injury in the 5-1 win against Morecambe on Tuesday evening.   

Available: Jake Cole, Cameron Dawson, Paul Wotton, Maxime Blanchard, Neal Trotman Curtis Nelson, Durrell Berry, Matt Parsons, Ben Purrington, Luke Young, Dominic Blizzard, Conor Hourihane, Nathan Thomas, Andres Gurrieri, Jason Banton, Tope Obadeyi, Rommy Boco, Rueben Reid, Marvin Morgan, Tyler Harvey

Unavailable: Luke McCormick (dislocated and fractured finger), Ryan Lane (knee injury), Matt LeCointe (knee injury), Lewis Alessandra (hamstring injury), Jamie Richards, Isaac Vassell (both on loan to Weymouth)


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