Plymouth Argyle vs Alvechurch - prediction, team news, lineups

Reaching the first circular of the FA Cup for the 2nd clip successful 3 seasons, seventh-tier Alvechurch travel to League One Plymouth Argyle hoping to proceed their travel successful football's oldest cupful competition.

The Pilgrims caput into Saturday's clash aft a goalless gully with Reading past play that kept them successful the apical five, portion the Church person already played 5 matches to scope this stage, astir precocious beating Spalding United 4-0 successful a replay.

Match preview

Plymouth Argyle volition beryllium hoping to debar a cupful upset connected Saturday day erstwhile they invited their Midlands opponents to Home Park.

Tom Cleverley's side, who were knocked retired successful the archetypal circular of the FA Cup past season, caput into the play successful bully form, having mislaid conscionable 2 of their past 7 outings successful each competitions.

Since suffering back-to-back league defeats against Huddersfield Town and Stevenage, the Pilgrims person responded with a constrictive triumph implicit Cambridge United earlier sharing the points with Reading successful a goalless draw.

After 14 League One matches, Plymouth person collected 23 points and beryllium comfortably successful the playoff places, six points down the league leaders arsenic they look to equine a superior propulsion for promotion backmost to the Championship.

The Devon outfit failed to advancement beyond the opening circular past play but enjoyed runs to the 4th and 5th rounds successful the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns, wherever they were yet eliminated by Leeds United and Manchester City respectively.

Looking to scope the 2nd circular of the FA Cup for the 2nd clip successful 3 years, Alvechurch marque the travel southbound hoping immoderate cupful magic tin assistance them nutrient 1 of the shocks of the season.

The Worcestershire-based side, who vie successful the Southern League Premier Division Central, cognize they look a important situation against opponents 4 tiers supra them, but get astatine Home Park successful bully form.

Led by erstwhile Wrexham and Cheltenham Town midfielder Kyle Storer, the Church are presently enjoying an unbeaten tally of six matches successful each competitions, including an awesome 3-1 distant triumph against Leiston connected Halloween and a 4-0 triumph implicit Spalding successful their FA Cup replay.

During that run, Storer's broadside person kept conscionable 1 cleanable expanse but recovered the nett 16 times, and volition beryllium hoping to showcase their attacking menace against League One absorption this weekend.

So acold successful this season's FA Cup, Alvechurch person flooded Wolverhampton City, Warwick, Cambridge and Spalding, with the second requiring a replay aft a 2-2 gully successful the archetypal meeting.

As mentioned, the Church person erstwhile acquisition of causing a cupful upset, having beaten League One Cheltenham Town 2-1 distant from location successful the archetypal circular successful November 2022, earlier reaching the 2nd circular and falling to Forest Green Rovers. 

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Team News

Ahead of a clash against opponents from respective divisions below, Cleverley is apt to sanction a much-changed lineup and could instrumentality with a akin XI to the 1 utilized successful the EFL Trophy this season.

Murphy Cooper has been Plymouth's first-choice goalkeeper this play but withdrew from their lucifer against Reading the time earlier the crippled owed to a household issue.

James Storer came successful for his league debut and impressed, meaning helium could clasp his spot betwixt the sticks for this one.

Teenager Sep Campbell, the club's youngest-ever goalscorer, has not featured for Plymouth since an EFL Trophy triumph implicit Newport County but could instrumentality to the onslaught connected Saturday.

As for the visitors, they reported nary caller wounded concerns pursuing their astir caller outing and could sanction a akin starting XI to the 1 that secured their spot successful the adjacent circular a fewer weeks ago.

Miracle Okafor, who scored a brace successful their 4-0 triumph implicit Spalding, is apt to pb the enactment for Storer's men alongside Danny Newton.

Plymouth Argyle imaginable starting lineup:

Storer; Ross, Mitchell, Rendle; Edwards, Bakinson, White, MacKenzie; Amaechi, Campbell, Evans

Alvechurch imaginable starting lineup:

Evans; Rask; Forsyth, Crowther, Ngandu, Sullivan; Reilly, Osborne, Stephens; Okafor, Newton

We say: Plymouth Argyle 4-1 Alvechurch

There is an evident gulf successful prime betwixt these sides, and portion Alvechurch person already shown they tin occupation Football League absorption successful the FA Cup, Plymouth should person capable to debar an upset.

We expect the Pilgrims to advancement comfortably into the adjacent circular with a 4-1 triumph implicit the Church.

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