Predictions Championship - Plymouth Argyle vs Luton Town

Championship - Plymouth Argyle vs Luton Town
Match Time: 28-09-2024 02:00 Saturday (GMT+7)
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When Plymouth were thoroughly outclassed by a Sheffield Wednesday that have since struggled on the opening weekend, the criticism for Wayne Rooney was inevitable.

However, while Plymouth still only sit one point clear of the relegation zone, it is difficult to aim too much negativity at the Manchester United and England legend over the past six weeks.

Their heaviest defeat in the Championship since that capitulation at Hillsborough has been by a 1-0 scoreline (twice), one of which was last Saturday at leaders West Bromwich Albion.

A thrilling 3-2 victory has also been posted at home to previous frontrunners Sunderland, the Black Cats having only conceded once in their other five fixtures.

From a different perspective, that is the only fixture that Plymouth have scored in during their last four matches, yet optimism is building at Home Park ahead of another testing encounter.

Rob Edwards would have expected his Luton side to be sitting comfortably in the top half of the table at this stage, yet it has taken back-to-back wins just to move into 15th place.

Having only accumulated one point from a possible 12 before the September international break, Edwards would have been grateful for the extended period on the training pitch to calm things down.

Since then, a 1-0 triumph at Millwall has been followed by a 2-1 success over Sheffield Wednesday, results which have lifted the mood at Kenilworth Road.

Luton now have a foothold in their bid to launch a promotion campaign, yet improvements continued to be needed in the final third with just five goals coming from their six second-tier outings.

Prediction:  Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Luton Town