Argyle v Portsmouth - Team News

JOEL Grant returns to the Argyle starting line-up for this afternoon's game against Portsmouth.

Ryan Taylor is absent through injury, so Grant will be asked to deputise in Argyle's main striking position. 

Alex Fletcher steps up to the bench. Remi Matthews is still absent, looking after his newborn daughter, so Kyle Letheren continues in goal. 

Argyle: 25 Kyle Letheren; 18 Oscar Threlkeld, 22 Zak Vyner, 15 Sonny Bradley, 3 Gary Sawyer (capt); 14 Moses Makasi, 24 David Fox, 6 Jamie Ness; 10 Graham Carey, 16 Joel Grant, 11 Ruben Lameiras. Substitutes: 2 Gary Miller, 4 Yann Songo'o, 17 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, 27 Alex Fletcher, 30 Paul Paton, 31 Michael Cooper (gk), 33 Cameron Sangster. 

Portsmouth: 1 Luke McGee, 5 Matt Clarke, 7 Stuart O'Keefe, 8 Brett Pitman (capt), 16 Jack Whatmough, 17 Dion Donohue, 18 Jamal Lowe, 20 Nathan Thompson, 22 Kal Naismith, 26 Gareth Evans, 33 Ben Close.  Substitutes: 6 Christian Burgess, 9 Oliver Hawkins, 14 Connor Ronan, 19 Conor Chaplin, 29 Sylvain Deslandes, 35 Alex Bass (gk), 38 Brandon Haunstrup.