Plymouth Argyle, aiming to climb out of the relegation zone, are set to host Swansea City at Home Park on Tuesday evening in the Championship.
The hosts are 22nd in the table with 17 points from 18 games, while the visitors are sitting 13th in the standings with 24 points from 19 outings.
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After narrowly securing their survival in the Championship last season, finishing 21st in the table with 51 points, just a point above the drop zone, Plymouth are once again fighting for safety this campaign.
Wayne Rooney was hired as the new permanent boss ahead of the new season, and the manager has endured a difficult start to life at Plymouth, guiding the side to just five wins in 20 games across all competitions.
Rooney suffered a crushing 4-0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday in his first match in charge, but they were improved in the following outings with four wins and two draws in the next 10.
However, they have since managed just one win, three draws and five losses in their last nine outings, including back-to-back losses against Norwich City and Bristol City, with an aggregate score of 10-1.
With the pressure building on Rooney's role at the club, due to sitting 22nd in the table and their poor recent form, the manager will be desperate to guide his side to a victory here, one which could see them climb out of the drop zone.
As for Swansea, they have had a mixed start to their campaign, coming into this game sitting 13th in the table with 24 points after 19 games, from six wins, six draws and seven losses.
Despite their inconsistent results, Swansea and Luke Williams, in charge since January 2024, will be pleased that they sit just seven points behind the playoff places.
They are also coming into this one on their joint-longest unbeaten run in the Championship so far this term, having recorded a 2-1 win against Derby County followed by draws to Portsmouth and Luton Town.
Aiming to record their longest unbeaten run of the season, Williams will look to secure a victory against Plymouth on Tuesday, a team they have defeated in two of their last three competitive meetings at Home Park.
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The hosts are expected to be without Brendan Galloway, Conor Hazard, Ibrahim Cissoko, Joe Edwards, Kornel Szucs, Morgan Whittaker and Muhamed Tijani for this match due to injuries.
Having suffered back-to-back defeats heading into this game, losing 6-1 and 4-0, Rooney could opt to make a number of changes as he hopes for an improved performance here.
Swansea are unable to call upon the services of Andrew Fisher, Josh Ginnelly, Oliver Cooper and Sam Parker for this match due to ongoing injury issues.
The visitors are undefeated in their last three matches coming into Tuesday's fixture, with one win and two draws, meaning Williams may decide to name the same side here.
Plymouth Argyle possible starting lineup:
Grimshaw; Palsson, Pleguezuelo, Gibson, Ogbeta; Roberts; Obafemi, Forshaw, Randell, Mumba; Gray
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Vigouroux; Key, Cabango, Darling, Tymon; Franco, Grimes; Ronald, Cullen, Peart-Harris; Vipotnik
We say: Plymouth Argyle 0-2 Swansea City
Plymouth are in dreadful form heading into this game, while Swansea will be boosted by their recent performances and results, leading us to believe the visitors will win here.
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Ellis Stevens
