First Team
All news, opinion and analysis on Plymouth Argyle FC men’s first team
Preview: Scunthorpe v Plymouth Argyle
A brief introduction. After a slip in Argyle’s unbeaten run against Charlton, they were swiftly back to winning ways on what turned out to be an extremely Good Friday, thrashing a helpless Southend team 4-0. April is going to be a real test of Plymouth Argyle’s...
Lessons Learned: Charlton v Plymouth Argyle
Nobody is infallible. Nobody can deny that Derek Adams managerial stock is sky high at the moment. He has taken Argyle to a position where they could be able to get promoted to the Championship this season with a budget that is surely amongst the lowest in the league....
Preview: Charlton v Plymouth Argyle
A brief introduction Argyle’s first few games in March have been a little less convincing in comparison to their previous form, however the unbeaten run continues and now stretches to 8 games with 7 wins from the eight. With a game in hand over Scunthorpe, and the...
Player Ratings: Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
Remi Matthews - 4. An uncharacteristically poor game from the Norwich loanee, as he was beaten a little too easily for Bristol Rovers’ first goal and was caught our by Ellis Harrison’s pressing twice, nearly conceding in the process after kicking the ball into him....
Player Ratings: Fleetwood v Plymouth Argyle
Remi Matthews: 8 MOTM. The game was not wholly defined by keepers: Argyle played well in spells and had chances of their own, but the excellence of Matthews cannot be denied even if it is not the case that he singlehandedly won us our point. His command of area and...
Argyle Life Player of the Month: February
Antoni Sarcevic wins February Player of the Month Congratulations to Antoni Sarcevic, who is Argyle Life's Player of the Month for the second consecutive month. Like in January, Graham Carey finished second, albeit by an even finer margin, while Ryan Taylor finished...
Player Ratings: Plymouth Argyle v Bradford
Remi Matthews: 7. Another good game was had by Matthews by and large who picked up his second clean sheet in a row. He claimed most of what he had to deal with admirably in terms of crosses and his distribution was also accurate. One flap in the air however near the...
Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Bradford
A brief introduction Adams and his inform Argyle head into Saturday’s match just one point and one place below the play offs. With 12 games left in the Pilgrims’ campaign, they will be aiming to finish as close to the play offs as possible, and Saturday sees them...
Why Argyle’s Ability to Mix Styles is Making Them So Tough to Stop
“Football should be played on the deck” we're always told. In general I agree. Retaining possession has become so much more important in the modern game than it was before – I watched Manchester City play last week and every corner they had was played short, never...
Preview: Oxford v Plymouth Argyle
Overview Argyle head into Saturday’s match with Oxford in eighth place, yes, eighth! Now clearly overachieving, Adams’ men are aiming to finish as high as possible and they head into the weekend after a fantastic February so far. After overcoming Blackburn, Shrewsbury...
Winners and Losers: Plymouth Argyle v Wimbledon
Winner: David Fox Another assured performance from David Fox who did all the simple things right as he often does. His passing was excellent with his wise decision-making to utilise the short pass when necessary well complimented by his ability to go for a killer...
Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Wimbledon
Fitness and Form Argyle head into the midweek game after a glorious victory against high flyers Shrewsbury and now Adams' men find themselves sitting at the dizzy height of tenth, a position that would have looked almost impossible back in October. Argyle look set on...