Team News | Stoke City (A)

There is one change for Argyle as they meet Stoke City in a 12.30pm kick-off today. Michael Obafemi comes into the starting line-up, replacing Ryan Hardie. Caleb Roberts and Freddie Issaka return to the substitutes’ bench.

Ashley Phillips, who was an Argyle loanee last season, is in the Stoke team, as well as Sam Gallagher, who came through the Argyle Academy before leaving in 2012. Niall Ennis is on the Stoke bench, as is another former Pilgrims’ loan player, Ben Gibson.

Argyle: 21 Conor Hazard, 2 Bali Mumba, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 6 Kornel Szucs, 14 Michael Obafemi, 10 Morgan Whittaker, 18 Darko Gyabi, 20 Adam Randell (capt), 22 Brendan Galloway, 28 Rami Al Hajj, 29 Matty Sorinola. Substitutes: 31 Daniel Grimshaw (gk), 3 Nathanael Ogbeta, 4 Jordan Houghton, 7 Ibrahim Cissoko, 27 Adam Forshaw, 34 Caleb Roberts, 35 Freddie Issaka, 39 Tegan Finn, 44 Victor Palsson.

Stoke City: 1 Viktor Johansson, 2 Lynden Gooch, 9 Tom Cannon, 10 Bae Jun-Ho, 11 Lewis Koumas, 12 Tatsuki Seko, 16 Ben Wilmot, 20 Sam Gallagher, 22 Junior Tchamadeu, 24 Andy Moran, 26 Ashley Phillips. Substitutes: 13 Jack Bonham (gk), 3 Enda Stevens, 5 Michael Rose, 6 Wouter Burger, 14 Niall Ennis, 18 Bosun Lawal, 23 Ben Gibson, 30 Sol Sidibe, 37 Emre Tezgel.