MATCH THREA: “ PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v CARDIFF CITY “ MATCH THREAD

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 20th January, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Home Park 


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Updated:

Joe Ralls out injured




Joe Ralls will be assessed this week as he picked up an injury v Leeds.


O’Dowda coming back?

Bulut: “He was starting with us and then he got a small injury, because of the injury he had that can happen. It happened to him. Now it looks like six weeks (from today) until he’s back playing, hopefully March.”

“We are not lucky with this.”


O’Dowda and Ramsey have played only 6 games out of 31 League and Cup games



Ramsey latest:

Bulut: “ He will then start training with the team later this week.He is doing well. I hope he can continue then without any problems and he can be in the team.”

"These injuries are always on a small line - something can always happen that an injury again can finish the season for him.”

“I expect Ramsey if all goes well back playing in February.”





The Opposition's Manager

Earlier this month, Ian Foster was appointed as Plymouth manager. He replaced Steven Schumacher, who left to take the Stoke job.

This is Foster’s first management job in British club football.

He previously has spells in charge of Galway, Dunkirk, England Under 18s, England Under 19s and England Under 20s.

He has also had spells as a coach with Coventry and Portsmouth.

Before taking the Plymouth job, he was working with Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Morgan Whittaker is having a great season. In the league he has 14 goals and 5 assists - including two goals against us in the reverse fixture.

Ryan Hardie has eight league goals this season.

They lost two of their loan players this month, with Finn Azaz and Luke Cundle no longer with them.

Head To Head 

We drew 2-2 at home to Plymouth on Boxing Day.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Plymouth Argyle: Hazard, Hayden, Phillips, Scarr, Galloway, Mumba, Houghton, Gyabi, Wright, Whittaker, Hardie

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins, Siopis, Wintle, Ralls, Bowler, Grant, Etete

Last Game

We lost at home to Leeds on Saturday.

On the same day, Plymouth drew at Huddersfield.

Match Odds

Plymouth Argyle - 6/5
Cardiff City - 9/4
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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2-0 Plymouth, even though I chose draw haha.

Whittaker will run us ragged again.

Cardiff have Sold their Allocation of 1,640 Tickets

This one is personal for me for many reasons
Argyle 1 Bloooobirds 2

O’Dowda coming back?

Bulut: “He was starting with us and then he got a small injury, because of the injury he had that can happen. It happened to him. Now it looks like six weeks (from today) until he’s back playing, hopefully March.”

“We are not lucky with this.”


O’Dowda and Ramsey have played only 6 games out of 31 League and Cup games



Ramsey latest:

Bulut: “ He will then start training with the team later this week.He is doing well. I hope he can continue then without any problems and he can be in the team.”

"These injuries are always on a small line - something can always happen that an injury again can finish the season for him.”

“I expect Ramsey if all goes well back playing in February.”

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04/11/2023 Stoke City 0 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 23,089 Away Support 1,723

11/11/2023 Cardiff City 2 Norwich City 3 Crowd 21,271 Away Support 860






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28/11/2023 Cardiff City 0 West Bromwich Albion 1 Crowd 18,248 ( Away Support 1,049 )


02/12/2023 Southampton 2 Cardiff City 0 Crowd : 28,659 Away Support ( Away Support )

09/12/2023 Cardiff City 1 Millwall 0 Crowd 19,421 Away Support ( 835 )

13/12/2023 Cardiff City 0 Birmingham City 1 Crowd 17,669 Away Support ( 1,098 )



16/12/2023 Hull City 3 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 20,352 Away Support ( 380 )

23/12/2023 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 26,009 Away Support ( 854 )

26/12/2023 Cardiff City 2 Plymouth Argyle 2 Crowd 23,983 Away Support ( 2,690 )


29/12/2023 Cardiff City 0 Leicester City 2 Crowd 24,650 Away Support (3,211 )



01/01/2024 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd 16,849 Away Support ( 1,305)


6th Jan FA CUP 3rd Sheffield Wednesday 4 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 10,955 Away Support (411)

13/01/2024 Cardiff City 0 Leeds United 3 Crowd 25,991 Away Support 3,236


20/01/2024 Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City. Crowd Away Support

27/01/2024 Blackburn Rovers (h) PP



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Plymouth Argyle have been told that Kaine Kesler-Hayden has been recalled from his loan spell by Premier League title challengers Aston Villa to be involved with their first team squad.

Argyle director of football Neil Dewsnip has also confirmed that a replacement for the 21-year-old defender will be announced by the Pilgrims 'in the near future'. He received a phone call from Aston Villa's head of emerging talent and loans, Adam Henshall, at around 6.30pm last night to inform him that they were exercising a recall option in his loan deal.

Kesler-Hayden has made 19 starts and five substitute appearances for Argyle in the Championship this season. He becomes the fourth player to leave the club since the start of the January transfer window. It follows the departures of on-loan duo Finn Azaz and Luke Cundle, who were recalled by Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively, and Macaulay Gillesphey.

Azaz was subsequently sold to Middlesbrough in a £2.5 million transfer while Cundle joined Steven Schumacher's Stoke City on loan and Gillesphey was sold to League One outfit Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Erol Bulut:


EROL BULUT:


“You can lose a game but you have to fight and today was not that case,” said Bulut.

“If I told you how I feel on the inside, it would not be good. I need to be calm.

“We have a quality, better team in front of us but we have to at least show more fighting spirit.

“We were not aggressive enough and not speedy enough. Shadow marking will not help us. We all have to go together and press with speed and aggression. The first half was not that case. We were far away from the opponent.

“There were too many individual mistakes. If you make mistakes, quality opponents punish you and we got punished like that.”

“The lack of desire does not seem to be there at the moment with my players.”

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Plymouth struggling:

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Erol Bulut:

"We try, we have many names on the list- striker, winger, midfielder, centre-back. But it's everything about the finances and I don’t know where we are and how we can invest. “

“We need new players and I wanted up to six, I had plans, but now I don’t know what is happening?”

“I try to make my best for Cardiff City until the end of the season, with this team or with new players, I hope, but I will try my best for this team until the end of the season.”

“No one has discussed the plans for the future or what money we have available for new players now.”

Speaking about the need for players, Bulut said: “I would like to tell [the fans something positive right now] but right now I cannot because I don’t know how the transfer window will go for us.”

“I’m always positive, but it doesn’t make changes when I’m positive. I will be much, much more positive with new players coming in. I hope the following days, until the end of the window, we can finalise some transfers."

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Their wing backs cut through us at will on boxing day - I hope that is addressed!

Tricky away game this is. They know how to score a goal.

Plymouth 3 v 0 Cardiff

We are dire at the moment and I can only see us getting another thumping.

Plymouth attack on the break and use the press quite effectively.
However they are not a Leicester or a Leeds,we need to go for it from the whistle and silence what will be a passionate loud home crowd.
We can win this if the tactics are correct and completely different to that shit show we witnessed v Leeds.

Big pressure for bulut this game he is beginning to run out of exuses we have to fight for every loose ball not just watch and then try to react grab the game by the balls.

Bradford City have announced the return of winger Tyreik Wright on loan from Plymouth Argyle for the rest of the 2023/24 season.

The 22-year-old, a Republic of Ireland under-21 international, previously had a productive stint with Bradford City last term, scoring four goals in 17 appearances before being recalled by Aston Villa and subsequently making a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle.

Wright expressed his excitement about rejoining Bradford City.

“I am absolutely buzzing. I know what it is like to be here, and it was a no-brainer for me to come back," he said.

I can see Erol pulling this off City to win 2-1

im going for 2-1 city or a draw a win here will be a massive lift then hopefully some new faces

Tougher game than it looks.

Plymouth are dogshit away but good at home.

They’ll cause us issues.

2-1 City win, but we have to do a better job on Whittaker than last time.

NEW Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Foster has certainly hit the ground running as he puts his stamp on matters on Home Park.

Last week saw him bring in England Under-19 captain Ashley Phillips on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and 19-year-old midfielder Darko Gyabi on loan from Leeds United, while defender Macaulay Gillesphey joined League One side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Having already seen attacker Finn Azaz and midfielder Luke Cundle recently recalled from their loan spells at Aston Villa and Wolves respectively (Azaz making a permanent move to Middlesbrough and Cundle going on loan to Steven Schumacher's Stoke City), they were joined on Sunday by Kaine Kesler-Hayden also being recalled by Villa, to give Matty Cash competition in the first-team squad.

In addition to that, midfielder Lewis Warrington has returned to parent club Everton due to injury which brings an end to his loan spell with the club.

Honestly excited by this game, flying back tomorrow, We can beat them.

Bluebirds

Plymouth Argyle are set to complete the signing of 22-year-old full-back Matthew Sorinola on a free transfer, according to HITC.

Plymouth Argyle are on the lookout for new additions this month as Ian Foster settles into proceedings at Home Park. Three loan signings have been made so far with Darko Gyabi, Ashley Phillips and Alfie Devine joining on temporary deals.

Now though, a fresh report from HITC has claimed that the Pilgrims are set to complete a permanent addition to their squad.

22-year-old free-agent Matthew Sorinola is set to complete a return to English football with Plymouth Argyle, they report. He was let go by Belgian side Union SG last month and is available as a free agent as a result, marking a bargain addition to Foster’s ranks at Home Park.

London-born Sorinola made a name for himself with MK Dons and earned a move to Belgium with Union SG. However, he struggled for action there and after a spell with Swansea City last season, he’s now set to return to the Championship for good.

Southampton, Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Preston were said to be battling for Sorinola last month. However, it’s Argyle who look to have done a deal.

Joe Ralls out injured.

Dai Hunt centre forward!

Plymouth away, good opportunity…

We played them a few weeks ago at home here. We should have won that game. We conceded an unlucky second goal, but our squad is now less and we don’t have many players, we should go there to Plymouth to take the three points and focus only on that. It’s possible to do it. We will do everything to get the three points at Plymouth.

Bulut

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Defender Lewis Gibson is rated as 50-50 by Plymouth Argyle head coach Ian Foster to be fit for the Championship game against Cardiff City at Home Park on Saturday.

Gibson was ruled out of the 1-1 draw away to Huddersfield Town last Saturday after rolling an ankle during a training session at Harper's Park a couple of days earlier. The 23-year-old still made the trip to West Yorkshire in the hope that he might be able to recover in time but that was not possible.

Foster said: "He's progressing. It was just a really innocuous roll of the ankle. We will continue to assess him and give him the best opportunity.

"We gave him the best opportunity to play last week, he was just too sore. We will just wait and see on Lewis. He's probably 50-50 at the moment."

Argyle left-sided defender Saxon Earley has returned to training this week after being out of action since August due to an ankle ligament injury.

The 21-year-old had started successive games against Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup first round and Watford in the Championship before he picked up the problem in training and it has proved difficult for him to overcome.

Defender Lewis Gibson is rated as 50-50 by Plymouth Argyle head coach Ian Foster to be fit for the Championship game against Cardiff City at Home Park on Saturday.

Gibson was ruled out of the 1-1 draw away to Huddersfield Town last Saturday after rolling an ankle during a training session at Harper's Park a couple of days earlier. The 23-year-old still made the trip to West Yorkshire in the hope that he might be able to recover in time but that was not possible.

Foster said: "He's progressing. It was just a really innocuous roll of the ankle. We will continue to assess him and give him the best opportunity.

"We gave him the best opportunity to play last week, he was just too sore. We will just wait and see on Lewis. He's probably 50-50 at the moment."

Argyle left-sided defender Saxon Earley has returned to training this week after being out of action since August due to an ankle ligament injury.

The 21-year-old had started successive games against Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup first round and Watford in the Championship before he picked up the problem in training and it has proved difficult for him to overcome.

I was hoping that Morgan Whitaker would have an injury after last time.

Plymouth Argyle's 15-goal top scorer Morgan Whittaker is 'desperate to stay' at Home Park, the club's head coach Ian Foster has declared, amid continued speculation about the future of the 23-year-old.

Whittaker has emerged as one of the top young talents in the Championship after making a £1 million move to the Pilgrims from Swansea City last summer and, therefore, lots of other clubs will be closely monitoring him.

The Premier League trio of Brentford, Fulham and West Ham United have this week been linked with having a interest in signing him in the January transfer window, but Foster has today stressed that Argyle want to keep Whittaker at Home Park.

- There you go Ned

Plymouth Argyle's 15-goal top scorer Morgan Whittaker is 'desperate to stay' at Home Park, the club's head coach Ian Foster has declared, amid continued speculation about the future of the 23-year-old.

Whittaker has emerged as one of the top young talents in the Championship after making a £1 million move to the Pilgrims from Swansea City last summer and, therefore, lots of other clubs will be closely monitoring him.

The Premier League trio of Brentford, Fulham and West Ham United have this week been linked with having a interest in signing him in the January transfer window, but Foster has today stressed that Argyle want to keep Whittaker at Home Park.

- There you go Ned

Not the news I wanted, Tony!

Plymouth Argyle's 15-goal top scorer Morgan Whittaker is 'desperate to stay' at Home Park, the club's head coach Ian Foster has declared, amid continued speculation about the future of the 23-year-old.

Whittaker has emerged as one of the top young talents in the Championship after making a £1 million move to the Pilgrims from Swansea City last summer and, therefore, lots of other clubs will be closely monitoring him.

The Premier League trio of Brentford, Fulham and West Ham United have this week been linked with having a interest in signing him in the January transfer window, but Foster has today stressed that Argyle want to keep Whittaker at Home Park.

- There you go Ned

Not the news I wanted, Tony!

Your not the only one mate - Let's hope he has a quiet day