Preview: Stoke City vs. Plymouth Argyle - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash betwixt Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, squad quality and imaginable lineups.

New Stoke City manager Mark Robins volition anticipation to commencement his vocation astatine the helm with a triumph erstwhile they big managerless Plymouth Argyle astatine bet365 Stadium connected Saturday successful the Championship.

The Potters are 19th with 26 points aft 25 matchweeks and drew 0-0 with Burnley connected Wednesday, portion Plymouth are rooted to the bottommost of the array successful 24th spot with 19 points, though they did draw 2-2 with 10th-placed Bristol City connected January 1 aft parting institution with brag Wayne Rooney 1 time prior.

Match preview

Stoke City's Ashley Phillips connected November 6, 2024 © Imago

Stoke tin beryllium arrogant of their show against second-placed Burnley considering they created 2 large chances and deed the woodwork portion limiting the Clarets to 2 large chances.

Robins was sacked by Coventry City successful November aft 7 years successful charge, and helium volition anticipation that his squad tin bushed Plymouth for the 2nd clip this word aft they defeated them 1-0 successful the reverse fixture connected August 31.

The hosts person struggled successful beforehand of extremity for immoderate time, with the nine lone uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 5 occasions successful their 9 astir caller games.

Ryan Shawcross took impermanent complaint of the club's past 2 matches pursuing Narcis Pelach's dismissal, and portion Shawcross oversaw a triumph and a draw, Stoke mislaid 5 and drew 4 of their anterior 9 outings.

The Potters person lone been defeated successful 2 of their past 10 games astatine home, though they achieved conscionable 3 victories successful that period.

Plymouth Argyle caput manager Wayne Rooney successful December 2024. © Imago

Plymouth parted ways with Rooney aft a nine-game winless tally that had seen them suffer six times successful his last 7 matches successful charge.

Kevin Nancekivell led the squad retired against Bristol City arsenic interim caput coach, and helium volition beryllium delighted that Julio Pleguezuelo was capable to people a 91st-minute equaliser and gain Argyle a invaluable point.

It should beryllium noted that the visitors person played 24 games successful the Championship and are presently 4 points from 21st-placed Portsmouth, who inhabit the last spot extracurricular the relegation portion but person played 23 times.

The Pilgrims person conceded 27 goals and scored connected conscionable 9 occasions successful their past 9 fixtures, failing to find the backmost of the nett 4 times.

Plymouth's distant signifier is troubling, with the nine failing to triumph immoderate of their 14 matches connected the roadworthy this term, losing 14 games portion failing to people successful their 4 astir caller distant outings.

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Team News

Stoke City striker Tom Cannon celebrates connected October 2, 2024 © Imago

Stoke volition not beryllium capable to telephone upon midfielders Ben Pearson and Jordan Thompson, truthful expect Tatsuki Seko and Wouter Burger to beryllium paired unneurotic successful a treble pivot.

Forwards Lewis Koumas, Andrew Moran and Jun-Ho Bae each started past clip retired down striker Thomas Cannon, and fixed Million Manhoef has been ruled out, the 4 attackers volition astir surely look connected Saturday.

Ashley Phillips is apt to diagnostic successful the bosom of defence alongside Ben Wilmot, and the duo whitethorn beryllium stationed successful beforehand of goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.

Plymouth volition person to contend with the lack of attacker Callum Wright, who is suspended, arsenic good arsenic forwards Muhamed Tijani and Mustapha Bundu.

Nancekivell is improbable to marque galore changes from the broadside that drew with Bristol City, and this could mean that striker Ryan Hardie is supported by Morgan Whittaker and Rami Al Hajj connected Saturday.

Defender Joe Edwards is not scheduled to instrumentality from a hamstring wounded until the mediate of January, truthful possibly centre-backs Kornel Szucs, Julio Pleguezuelo and Brendan Galloway volition clasp their places successful defence.

Stoke City imaginable starting lineup:
Johansson; Tchamadeu, Phillips, Wilmot, Gooch; Seko, Burger; Koumas, Moran, Jun-Ho; Cannon

Plymouth Argyle imaginable starting lineup:
Hazard; Szucs, Pleguezuelo, Galloway; Sorinola, Randell, Gyabi, Mumba; Whittaker, Al Hajj; Hardie

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We say: Stoke City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

The assignment of Robins should mean that Stoke travel into the clash with caller ideas and are apt to beryllium much assured than their opponents of achieving a affirmative result.

Though Plymouth's gully past clip retired was a measurement successful the close direction, they are inactive managerless and it would not beryllium astonishing if they succumbed to decision connected Saturday.

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