Morecambe vs Plymouth Argyle preview - Hughes serves final game

Posted Friday, September 12, 2014 by PA

Captain Mark Hughes completes his three-game suspension when in-form Morecambe welcome Plymouth.

The defender is still missing because of the red card he picked up in the loss to Tranmere, which was the Shrimps' only league defeat of the season so far.

Laurence Wilson (knee) is a long-term absentee while Jim Bentley revealed a couple of his defenders are carrying knocks ahead of their three games in an eight-day period.

Up front Padraig Amond staked his claim for a starting berth with a brace for the reserves in midweek against Shrewsbury.

Plymouth will be without Alex Bray when they make one of the longest trips of their campaign.

The 19-year-old Swansea winger made his debut in the 1-0 win at Luton last Saturday only to rupture his anterior ligament. He will now undergo surgery and looks set for six months on the sidelines, much to the disappointment of Pilgrims boss John Sheridan.

Sheridan does have a number of options if he decides to freshen up his starting line-up after a number of squad players featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Yeovil in midweek.

Ben Purrington, Ollie Norburn, River Allen, Nathan Thomas, Tyler Harvey and Deane Smalley will all hope to have staked their claims.