Leicester v Plymouth Match Preview

Leicester v Plymouth Match Preview

Leicester City players and fans, will be heading down to the south west region for a second time in the space of five days. This is the longest trip of the season for the Leicester players and fans, as they Glenn Robinson Jersey will travel 240 plus miles to get to Home Park. Also for the fans coaches of Leicester City football club, they will be setting off bright and early tomorrow morning,at apredominant time of around 7.30am. Hopefully the Foxes can salvage a draw or a win from the Plymouth game tomorrow, if not it will prove to be a horrible day for the Leicester fans.THE TEAMSLeicester, are currently unbeaten in five league games, as the Foxes are currently on an impre sive run under the guidance of manager Nigel Pearson. However the Tuesday night fixture against Bristol City, could of well marked the end of Leicesters run of four games unbeaten, but thanks to a last minute strike from winger Lloyd Dyer, Leicester were able to extend their unbeatenrun to five games. Leicester could also go to at least 4th in the table tomorrow, only le s results go their way that is, as Leicester need to beat Plymouth Argyle, and Cardiff and Swansea need to lose their Milwaukee Brewers T-Shirts respective fixtures. The last time these two teams met at Home Park, Plymouth and Leicester battled it out for a 0-0 draw, however that season was the relegation season, as Leicester plummeted into the third tier of English football for the first time. On the other hand, Leicester are afresher team nowadays as they currently sit in a play-off place in the Coca Cola Championship, a much more resilientposition than two seasons ago. Lastly, Paul Gallagher could well face his former club tomorrow afternoon.Plymouth, are currently the 2nd worst team in the Championship, as they currently lay in the relegation zone. In Plymouths last six games they have been able to pick up seven Jhoulys Chacin Jersey points, which proves that they are on a very inconsistent run of games. However in their last two matches, they have picked up four points, as they defeated Barnsley last weekend, and picked up a valuable home point against play-off chasers Swansea on Tuesday. After sacking Paul Sturrock, current manager Paul Mariner started pretty well as the new leader of Plymouth Argyle. On the other hand current results have pushed Plymouth further away from safety. If they dont gain a winagainst Leicester on Saturday, Plymouth along with Peterborough will be the sheer favourites for relegation.TEAM NEWSLeicester, Paul Gallagher is likely to face his former club tomorrow, as Gallagher spent the whole of last season, on loan to Plymouth. Lloyd Dyer will more than likely be chosen over fellow winger Dany NGue san, while Stephen Clemence, Alexsander Tunchev and Matty Fryatt are all out with long term injuries. Plymouth, could well be without key defender Reda Johnson for the game against Leicester. Meanwhile, winger Craig Noone and defender David McNamee are both likely to mi s the clash.KEY PLAYERSLeicester Martyn Waghorn. The striker could well be the key a set for Leicester tomorrow. As Fryatt is injured, Leicester are currently looking towards fellow striker Waghorn for the goals. Waghorn recently scored a well finished half-volley at home to Scunthorpe, the frontman on loan from Premier League, Sunderland, is definitely staying at the Walkers Stadium until the end of the season stated Black Cats manager Steve Bruce earlier this week. He is quick, he is strong and he can score goals, the Waghorn and Gallagher partnership could well be vital tomorrow.Plymouth Rory Fallon. Fallon is currently the joint 2nd leading scorer for Plymouth this season. He has netted five goals in the league this season; however Eric Thames Jersey he currently is one goal behind fellow striker Jamie Mackie. The reason why Robin Yount Jersey Fallon is sovital to Plymouths game, isbecause he is strong and he is good in the air. Leicester centre backs, Wayne Brown and Jack Hobbs will have to be wary of Fallons presence tomorrow, or he could well troublethe Foxes with his flick ons.MATCH PREDICTIONConsidering these two teams are 17 places apart from each other in the table, and these two teams are trying to conjure up two different achievements, you only can see one winner in this match and thats Leicester City. Plymouth are fighting for their lives, while Leicester are fighting for a play-off spot, Plymouth need all the points they can get at home, while Leicesters away form isnt that good, however they havent lost on the road in two games. Plymouth 0-1 LeicesterMATCH STATSKick Off 3.00pm, SaturdayDate 20/02/2010Referee TBCGround Home ParkManagers Nigel Pearson/Paul MarinerFeedback And Opinions Wanted Please

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