Plymouth v Charlton | Sat 06 Apr | 3pm KO | Match Preview, Predictions, News & Views

Plymouth Argyle v Charlton Athletic
Saturday 6th April 2019 … 3pm Kick-Off
Referee: Charles Breakspear (Surrey)*

Introduction
Charlton return to the road for two games on the trot this week in what’ll be the last double header away from the Valley this regular season… Last time out saw the Addicks hosting Bradford City and you could argue that it was a game of two sides going through the motions, a 1-0 victory for the side from South East London would cement our Play-Off hopes even further, yet a trip to England’s most Southern league team awaiting tomorrow means that a bad run of form could still end our season prematurely

The Opposition
Name: Plymouth Argyle | Manager: Derek Adams
Ground: Home Park

If there is a lesson to be learnt for the Pilgrims over the last two seasons it is that they should stop handing the other twenty three teams in League One a head start – Quite simply its showing off, its stressful for the fans and as proven these last two season its likely to leave Plymouth without any reward for their efforts.

A late start last season would see Plymouth picking up just a single victory in the first three months of the season, a run of form would take them from relegation trouble to the cusp of the Play-Offs… They would ultimately fall short (paying a harsh price for the early season form) yet having recovered you’d expect them to once again challenge for the top six from the off this season.

Once again though that wasn’t the case and for the Pilgrims it was a case of déjà vu; just the one win in the first three months would leave them rooted to the bottom of the table meaning that Derek Adams surely had to be at risk of losing his job – Plymouth though once again showed loyalty to the man who got them promoted and despite being in a relegation battle that involves half the league, should have enough quality to ensure that their fans enjoy another season in League One next term.

Charlton Team News
It wouldn’t be right without mentioning that the team to beat Plymouth to the Play-Offs last term were none other than ourselves, and I make that mention not as a gloat yet instead to highlight the impressive achievements from Lee Bowyer to continue on from the disappointment of last May – Reason being is that out of the top four teams not to be promoted last season, we’re the only side going for promotion once more, and arent involved in a relegation battle of our own.

Of course our season could have been much better had we not faced an endless amount of injuries yet now the Medical team can take a well earned (yet no doubt brief) break as all first-teamers are back in training; Jake Forster-Caskey and Lewis Page finally returned to full training this week, and whilst it may be some time before we see Jake; Lewis Page himself could be ready in a matter of weeks to challenge for the full back spot