Week 16 – Friday – Sport Grill

Plymouth Argyle host Watford at Home Park as the Championship returns from the international break. 

Victory would see Plymouth climb to 14th in the table until Saturday afternoon, whilst Watford can climb to fourth with a win.

Team News

Lewis Gibson could return for Plymouth after he missed their last four matches with a thigh injury.

Conor Hazard (ankle), Brendan Galloway (ankle) and Joe Edwards (

Watford will be without Festy Ebosele who is suspended due to having collected five yellow cards.

Moussa Sissoko though is back from his three-match ban and available for selection.

Pierre Dwomoh (illness)

Tom Dele-Bashiru, Kevin Keben (both knee), Angelo Ogbonna (hamstring) and Jeremy Ngakia (muscle) remain sidelined.

When is Kick-Off?

Plymouth host Watford at Home Park on Friday 22 November at 8pm GMT, live on Sky Sports in the UK.

Stat Attack

• Plymouth have lost two of their last eight league meetings against Watford (W3, D3, L2).
• Watford have won one of their last six league visits to Plymouth (W1, D3, L2).
• Two of Plymouth’s last five second-tier home games against Watford ended in 3-3 draws.
• Five of Plymouth’s last six goals at home have been scored in the second half.
• Watford have lost six of their last seven away games in the Championship (W1, L6).

Prediction

With one loss in their last three matches, Plymouth seem to be finding some form but their strong home form will inspire extra confidence, yet they have just two clean sheets all season so their defence needs to be absolutely brilliant here.

Watford’s awful away form speaks for itself but they do have the quality to win this if they can start to bring some of their home momentum on the road, which I think is achievable if they can target Plymouth’s defence early.

Plymouth however are very difficult to beat at home but Watford are more than capable of nicking a draw.

Prediction: Plymouth 1-1 Watford