All-time results record (League, FA Cup and League Cup)
|
|
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
|
Home |
17 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
26 |
+1 |
|
Away |
16 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
29 |
-7 |
|
Total |
33 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
49 |
55 |
-6 |
First league meetings
Albion first faced Plymouth Argyle at The Hawthorns in a 2-1 defeat on September 27, 1930, in Old Division Two. They travelled to Home Park on January 31 of the same season, only to suffer a 5-1 beating. The Pilgrims were one of only two sides to do the double over the Baggies that campaign, in which the club won promotion to the top-flight and the FA Cup.
Big wins and defeats
Albion's biggest victory over The Pilgrims was a 5-1 drubbing in Devon in the FA Cup third round on January 5, 1963. Albion's 16 goal top-scorer for the season, Derek Kevan, scored a double in this game. It was the last of Kevan's ten years as he sealed a £50,000 move to Chelsea in March. The Baggies have suffered three large defeats by Plymouth - the most recent being a 5-2 loss on April 12, 1993. There was a repeat of that scoreline in Old Division Two on April 19, 1947. However, the biggest to date was also the first time Albion travelled to Home Park when they were beaten 5-1 on January 31, 1931.
Last time out
Home - Football League Championship (March 1, 2008) Albion 3 (Gera, Miller, Bednar) Plymouth Argyle 0
Away - Football League Championship (November 28, 2007) Plymouth Argyle 1 (Easter) Albion 2 (Bednar 2)
Form guide (last six league matches)
Albion: DWWWDD
Plymouth: LLLDDL
Last league match line-ups
Albion (v Sheffield United): Carson, Cummings, Martis, Olsson, Mattock, Thomas, Mulumbu, Koren, Cech, Moore, Bednar. Subs not used: Kiely (gk), Barnett, Cox, Valero, Meite.
Plymouth (v Sheffield Wednesday): Larrieu, Seip, Sawyer, Arnason, Blake, Judge, Mackie, Paterson, Fletcher, Gow, Sheridan. Subs not used: Letheren (gk), MacLean, Summerfield, Clark, Timar, Noone, Fallon.
Plymouth injury news
Darcy Blake looks set to miss out with a hamstring problem. Bradley Wright-Phillips (knee) and Karl Duguid (ankle) are both back in training and could come into consideration for The Hawthorns encounter.
Ref watch
Graham Salisbury of Lancashire will referee Saturday's match against Plymouth Argyle. He last refereed Albion in their trip to Scunthorpe United on September 22, 2007, when Leon Barnett, Chris Brunt and Filipe Teixeira goals won a five-goal thriller for the visitors. So far this term, Salisbury has handed out one red card and 13 yellow cards.
Betting
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Selected odds:
Albion to win 2/5
Plymouth to win 7/1
Draw 7/2
Roman Bednar to score 5/4
Cillian Sheridan to score 10/3
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