Match Day Thread PLYMOUTH v WATFORD

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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v WATFORD

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Home Park
Friday 22nd November 2024
Kick Off : 2000 GMT

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Plymouth Argyle and Watford return to action on Friday night with both clubs looking to pick up where they left off before the international break.

Although these two clubs occupy spots at the opposite ends of the Championship table, the Pilgrims and Hornets were in encouraging form earlier this month.

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Rooney's side are on a two-match unbeaten streak, following a 1-0 victory over relegation rivals Portsmouth with a spirited 1-1 draw at Derby County.
That represented the first time in the Championship this season that they have avoided defeat in consecutive matches, while the point at Pride Park was just their second in eight away fixtures.
Plymouth have been heavily reliant on their form at Home Park, putting together a run of four wins and one draw from their last five outings on the South coast.

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Watford have lost six of their eight matches on their travels, albeit one of their two successes coming in an incredible game versus Sheffield Wednesday.
The Hornets prevailed 6-2 at Hillsborough on November 2, and although that was followed by a narrow loss at Swansea City, Tom Cleverley's side responded in their final fixture before the international break.
A Vakoun Bayo goal secured a 1-0 success over Oxford United, ensuring that Watford entered the final enforced break until March sitting in sixth place in the table.

Team News

Conor Hazard, Brendan Galloway, Lewis Gibson, Joe Edwards, Ibrahim Cissoko and Muhamed Tijani are all expected to miss out through injury for Plymouth.

Festy Ebosele will serve a suspension having picked up five yellow cards, but Moussa Sissoko will return from his three-match ban. Francisco Sierralta will head straight to Plymouth after returning from Chile where he has been on international duty.

OUR OFFICIALS

Andy Davies

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Graham Kane and Nigel Lugg
Sam Allison fourth official

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Hopefully Andre Gray doesn't score the winner.

 

Hopefully none of their players score the winner.
Unless it's an own goal.

 

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Presume Bachmann isn’t in green?

 

Apparently Jebbison isn't involved tonight due to a slight hip issue picked up in training.

 

Evening all, good to be back after the interruption...

 

Usual stream seems fine.

 

Is that a record a yellow after 1 minute?

 

Sissoko's return could be short-lived - nasty kick on the hamstring by the looks of it

 

Not quite Vinnie Jones but close .

 

This is not our usual first half performance.

 

Doesn't beat Angela's red card at Bournemouth - which was later rescinded.

Bayo gives us the lead!!!!

 

Bayo 1-0

 

Plenty of intent going forward

 

Rebounded from the back of his foot onto his arse and in.

 

He cannot stop now

 

Just got in from taking faulty whiteware to the dump and Bayo scores. It could be a good day.

 

I actually wondered if it hit his hand as well.

 

My fawa stream has just gone down.