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Home colours match pack graphic for Plymouth v Albion with both club badges on and a picture of Jed Wallace posing for a photo while smiling at the camera in the home kit

West Bromwich Albion make the long trip south to take on Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday lunchtime in the Sky Bet Championship (ko 12.30pm).

Following the terrific 5-1 victory at The Hawthorns against Portsmouth in their most recent game, the Baggies have the chance to record back-to-back victories for the first time since beating Pompey and this weekend's opponents back in September.

The Pilgrims secured a dramatic 2-2 draw up at Sunderland last Saturday afternoon, with Nathaniel Ogbeta bagging an added-time equaliser at the Stadium of Light.

Albion, then managed by Carlos Corberán, were 1-0 winners in the reverse fixture. Josh Maja's close-range finish shortly after the hour was enough to seal all three points.

A general view of Plymouth Argyle's Home Park
The Baggies are down in Devon on Saturday

Follow the action LIVE

Supporters can listen to live audio commentary of Albion's encounter with Argyle on Saturday lunchtime.

Audio passes are available to purchase here.

Gez Mulholland and former Baggie and Andy Johnson will provide live commentary, with coverage starting at 12.20pm.

Details for video streaming on WBA TV will be available here from Friday morning onwards.

Supporters are kindly asked to direct any questions or complaints about WBA TV or WBA Radio to wbatvsupport@streamamg.com.

The club are unable to answer queries about WBA TV or WBA Radio sent to fans@wbafc.co.uk or myalbion@wbafc.co.uk.

Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the day.

WBA Matchday

The hosts

Plymouth Argyle sit bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table and seven points adrift of safety ahead of West Bromwich Albion's visit on the first day of February. 

Argyle have had a challenging campaign and are the team with the fewest amount of victories and highest amount of goals conceded to their name in the second tier. 

Despite their precarious position, Plymouth's late, late equaliser at high-flying Sunderland last weekend may just be the catalyst needed to help drag them up and out of the bottom three. 

The Pilgrims are winless in their last 15 league games, last recording maximum points on November 5 when they beat south coast rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in front of their own supporters.

At home, Saturday's hosts have only lost four of their 14 Championship games, winning four and drawing six. They've lost their last two at Home Park - 5-0 to Burnley and 1-0 to QPR.

New boss Miron Muslic has been trusted to turn their fortunes around. The 42-year-old Austrian was appointed in the middle of January following the departure of Wayne Rooney. Muslic has previously managed Cercle Brugge, Ried and Floridsdorfer AC. 

Plymouth players in the home kit in a huddle before a game
Plymouth will know they need victories quickly if they're to avoid the drop

One from the history books

Albion soared to a 3-0 success on the south coast last season. 

After a goalless first hour, Cedric Kipre, Mikey Johnston and Tom Fellows all scored to secure three Sky Bet Championship points.

Supporters can watch the highlights below.

The last five at Plymouth Argyle 

Plymouth Argyle 0-3 Albion

February 2024, Sky Bet Championship

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Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Albion

February 2010, Coca-Cola Championship

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Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Albion

November 2007, Coca-Cola Championship

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Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Albion

December 2006, Coca-Cola Championship

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Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Albion

December 1992, Division Two

Simon Cox celebrates scoring at Plymouth in February 2010
Simon Cox scored Albion's winner at Home Park in 2010

The stats

Albion have kept four consecutive clean sheets against Plymouth Argyle, scoring five goals in those four games and winning three of them. The last time Argyle scored against the Baggies was in September 2009 in a 3-1 defeat at The Hawthorns.

Albion can go ten games unbeaten against Argyle this weekend. The Baggies have won seven of the last nine, drawing the other two. Plymouth's last win in this fixture was a 5-2 triumph at The Hawthorns in a Division Two clash in April 1993.

Plymouth have conceded 62 league goals this term. That's more than any other side in the top four tiers of English football.

West Bromwich Albion are the only Sky Bet Championship team yet to win or concede a penalty kick this season. The last time a spot-kick was awarded in a Baggies game was on the final day of the 2023/24 campaign, with Alex Mowatt converting against Preston North End at The Hawthorns. 

Saturday's trip will be the third time in-a-row Albion have visited Plymouth Argyle in February. They won 3-0 there last February and 1-0 in Devon in 2010.

Josh Maja celebrates scoring against Plymouth at The Hawthorns in the home kit
Josh Maja's strike was the difference in the reverse fixture

The ticket details

Albion have now sold out the full allocation for their Sky Bet Championship trip to Plymouth Argyle.

1,738 Baggies fans will visit Home Park on Saturday, February 1 (ko 12:30pm).

Thanks, as always, for your fantastic support!

An image of Albion supporters in Bournemouth

The Albion colours

Tony Mowbray's men will wear their home colours on the road this weekend.

The last time the Baggies donned navy blue and white stripes away from The Hawthorns was in the Emirates FA Cup clash at AFC Bournemouth.

Order the 2024/25 home shirt here.

An image of John Swift celebrating his goal with his teammates

Travel information

Parking details have been provided for Albion supporters travelling down to Home Park via car this weekend.

Click here for details.

The away dugout at Plymouth Argyle's Home Park

An image of Callum Styles on the ball against Plymouth

Plymouth Argyle beat Albion 2-1 at Home Park in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday afternoon.

Ryan Hardie’s late brace overturned Jayson Molumby’s effort, earning the Pilgrims all three points.

The Baggies return to The Hawthorns next weekend, hosting Sheffield Wednesday.

An image of Grady Diangana on the ball against Plymouth

Tony Mowbray named an unchanged XI for the Devon trip, though there were three alterations to the bench as Kyle Bartley, Jayson Molumby and Harry Whitwell replaced Caleb Taylor (loaned out), Uros Racic (loan terminated) and Oliver Bostock.

Despite plenty of intent from both teams, chances did not begin to properly arrive until midway through the first period. Alex Mowatt fired an Albion opportunity over, while Argyle’s Callum Wright saw a header well blocked by Mason Holgate down the other end.

The Baggies created further openings before the interval, but Callum Styles and John Swift could only shoot wide, and Mikey Johnston’s deflected shot was comfortably stopped, leaving us level at half-time.

An image of Mikey Johnston shooting against Plymouth

Straight after the restart former Plymouth loanee Alex Palmer had to halt Matthew Sorinola when he raced in on goal - the visiting No.1 gathering the ball bravely around six yards out.

Then it was Argyle’s goalkeeper, Conor Hazard, who kept proceedings goalless, pulling off an excellent double save and denying Torbjorn Heggem’s overhead kick as well as Johnston’s follow-up.

Albion even netted in the 62nd minute when Grady Diangana tucked home, however the assistant referee correctly judged him to be narrowly offside.

Finally, though, the Baggies went ahead. Captain Jed Wallace brilliantly drove into the area and pulled back for substitute Molumby to tap in.

An image of Jayson Molumby scoring against Plymouth

However, Plymouth responded almost instantly - winning a penalty for an alleged Styles handball, which Hardie converted.

And they won it two minutes from time. Hardie’s initial attempt was blocked, yet he finished the rebound, leaving them to claim the spoils.

Albion: Palmer; Furlong, Holgate, Heggem, Styles; Swift (Molumby 63), Mowatt; Fellows (Price 63), Diangana (Cole 90+1), Johnston (Grant 63); Wallace (Diakite 84).

Substitutes: Wildsmith, Bartley, Frabotta, Whitwell.