Fans' Guide | Portsmouth (H)

Tickets for this match are completely sold out, with the Green Army showing incredible support for Wayne Rooney's side, once again. 

The Green Army have the opportunity to utilise our Ticket Exchange system should they not be able to attend the match this weekend. 

Ticket Exchange is available through our ticketing partner Ticketmaster, and this gives season ticket holders the ability to sell their designated seat at face value to other supporters for any Sky Bet Championship home fixture that they are unable to attend, irrespective of whether a match is sold out or not.

Season ticket holders will have until three hours prior to kick-off to repost their tickets. If they sell, then their ticket account will be credited with the respective value, as per the table below.  

This can then be used against payment for league games, away travel and on season tickets.

Full details on our Ticket Exchange are available here.

Supporters are reminded about the importance of adhering to ground regulations.

These include pitch incursions, the use of pyrotechnics and missile throwing, as well as any form of discriminatory behaviour towards players on the pitch, staff or your fellow supporters. 

Fans from both clubs are also reminded that persistent standing throughout Home Park is not accepted and supporters will be told to take their seats throughout the game. 

Argyle fans should be aware that gates open 90 minutes before kick off.

Plymouth Argyle recognises the importance of, and is committed to, minimising our environmental footprint. A key aspect of the club’s environmental plan is to make travel to and from Home Park on match days sustainable, by making public transport options as accessible as possible, and by supporting and encouraging supporters to use transport options with the lowest environmental impact. 

To see how you can support us with this and for all the information you need to make your travel arrangements as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible, please see our travel guide, here.

Outland Road Car Park, adjacent to Home Park is a very large – and free! – car park. It is council-run, and is typically a park-and-ride car park into the city. It is free to use on match days, but will obviously begin to fill up very early for many fixtures, especially local derbies, Bank Holiday fixtures, etc.

Additional street parking is available surrounding Home Park, but please be mindful of local residents, park sensibly, and be aware of any parking restrictions and permit areas. Considerations should include:

• Don’t park on double yellow lines
• Please avoid dropped kerbs in front of people’s houses
• Please avoid parking on junctions
• Please display a blue badge if you have one

There are also several large pay and display car parks in the city centre, which is within walking distance of Home Park, but not advised for those who struggle to walk beyond short distances.

Parking is once again available through our official event parking supplier, Big Parking. Cars cost £10 with full details available here.

Food and Drink options will be available around Home Park Stadium on match days.

Following fan feedback and support from Bidfood and St Austell Brewery, we have reduced food and drink prices around Home Park Stadium starting from Saturday’s game against Preston North End.

These prices will be in place for the duration of the Sky Bet Championship season.

The price reductions will see an average reduction of 25% across all products and, as a result, the early stadium entry food and drink discount period will no longer be available. The club will be looking to add new offers for early attendees across the coming months.

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The following Gluten Free options are available:

• Naked Burger
• Nachos Box
• Chips
• Cheesy Chips
• Salt and Pepper Chips
• Chips & Katsu curry sauce
• Chips & smoky bean veg chilli
• All soft drinks
• All crisps
• Buttermilk chocolate bar
• Haribo Tangfastics

The 2024/25 season sees the introduction of a new half-time challenge pitting home and away fans against each other. 

A home and away fan will be selected from the crowd and take three shots from different areas of the pitch. 

The one to score the most will be the winner. 

Argyle’s match day programme, The Pilgrim, is back for 2024/25 and is packed with new features for our second Sky Bet Championship season in succession.  

The Pilgrim will feature exclusive interviews and articles not found elsewhere, and will focus on historical and archive features, as well as looking at the current squads of the men’s, women’s and Academy sides at Argyle.  

Programmes will be available to purchase for £3.50 from around the Theatre of Greens, via programme sellers, in food kiosks, and in the Argyle Superstore, on match days.  

A small selection of programmes will also be signed by this week's cover star Kornel Szucs and scattered around the ground to purchase. 

For any accessibility or match day support queries, our dedicated Disability Liaison Officer can be contacted on disability@pafc.co.uk.

Supporters should be prepared to be searched by our security team as they enter the stadium.

Wherever possible, we will ensure that 'wand' searches are also undertaken by members of the same gender. If that is not the case upon entry, and you feel at all uncomfortable, please raise this with a member of the security team - who will make the necessary arrangements.

As with all major sporting events, bringing bags to the stadium is actively discouraged. However, fans arriving at Home Park with a small personal bag (for example, medical bags or handbags) capable of being stowed under seats is permitted. Please note, supporters should expect this to be searched before entry.

We ask that supporters arrive in plenty of time to avoid queues forming as kick-off approaches.

The Argyle Superstore, located next to the Home Park Ticket Office by the main entrance to the Beacon Electrical Mayflower Grandstand, will be open ahead of kick off.

The Evergreen Suite, adjacent to the Home Park Ticket Office, is open ahead of the game.

Not one of the more than 6,000 Evergreen members? No problem, you can speak to our dedicated supporter engagement team to find out more.

Members of the team will be on hand to share more detail about the scheme, which sees members contribute directly to funding projects within the club's first-team and Academy operations, and help supporters sign up, if they would like to.

To find out more about Evergreen in advance of your visit to Home Park, click here.

It's not just team news and ticket information available on the official Argyle App, there are lots of fun ways to enhance your match day and prove your football knowledge to the rest of your family!

Take our pre-match quiz, and don't forget to vote for your Man of the Match from our shortlist of four contenders straight after the final whistle.

Not got the App yet? Click here to download free on Android devices, and here for Apple.

If supporters see anything unusual during their visit to Home Park, report it.

Text ARGYLE to 66777 followed by your message and a member of the team will investigate.

'It' is racism, homophobia, sexism and misogyny, sexual harassment, ableism, ageism and religious beliefs. 

Sensory packs, which include a drawstring bag, ear defenders, fidget spinners, and a sensory ball, as well as further match day information, are now available for children and young adults who need them – free of charge.

Complimentary sanitary products are available in all female and accessible toilets across Home Park Stadium.

Argyle are intent on providing a safe and welcoming environment for all visitors who attend matches.

Our dedicated match day football special bus services, in conjunction with Plymouth Citybus, are running again in the 2024/25 season for all home league matches. 

The services will operate across four routes (Coypool Park and Ride, The George Park and Ride, Plympton and Plymstock), with the Coypool and George services once again running two trips to Home Park pre-match, while the Plympton and Plymstock services will run once.  

Following successful trials in 2023/24, the continuation of these services showcases a demonstrable commitment to the club’s environmental objectives and ambitions to reduce the overall collective carbon footprint of supporters travelling to Home Park on match days, while also serving to reduce traffic congestion and demand for parking at the ground and in nearby residential streets. 

The services will run across all home league matches. Arrangements for cup games will be confirmed on a match-by-match basis.  

Supporters should be aware that there are some changes to the timings for 24/25, following feedback received across last season. We encourage supporters to continue feeding back regarding their experiences on these buses, and further adjustments can be made if necessary.  

Timetables for the 2024/25 season are available  here.  

For 8pm kick offs, please use the timetable for a 7.45pm kick off and add 15 minutes to each time. 

Tickets are available to purchase in advance through Citybus directly, through their app. Tickets can also be purchased on the bus on the day, but purchasing in advance is highly recommended as we cannot guarantee there will be availability remaining on the buses on the day. 

Single fares are also available (subject to availability) and can be purchased on the buses on the day only. Single fares cannot be purchased in advance or through the CItybus app. Please note that priority will be given to those who have purchased a return ticket and should the bus have reached capacity through advance sales of return tickets, no single tickets will be available. 

As this is a dedicated football service, supporters should note that bus passes and other concessions will not apply, and a ticket will need to be purchased to travel.  

For further queries, please see the Citybus website here. 

The Fan Zone, located on the Mayflower Quarter, between Home Park and the Life Centre, will be open once again for the visit of Portsmouth. It will open three hours before kick off. 

We are providing a differing food and drink option, whilst covered areas will also be available to avoid any potential inclement weather. Milas Bakery will have a food van in the internal Fan Zone also.

Argyle Community Trust family activities will also have a number of activities on offer for all the family to enjoy, while their Pizza Truck will be in operation.

At half-time, Beacon Electrical Mayflower Grandstand ticket holders will also be able to gain access to further complement the food and drink offering during the interval. 

Pilgrim Pete will be wandering around the stadium ahead of kick off giving out lunch boxes in the Fan Zone and pitchside.

Face painting will also take place in the Fan Zone from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. 

Live music will also be on offer, with local musician Josh Curnow providing pre-match tunes from 6pm until 7:30pm. 

There are extra parking enforcements in place for this game. Fans' are encouraged to avoid parking on the following roads:

- Browning Road
- Ponsonby Road
- St Levan Road
- Fullerton Road
- Beaumont Road

Our St Luke's Sparksy Legacy Scheme will continue for this season, which sees a patient of St Luke's Hospice gifted an experience at an Argyle home game.

George Goddard and a guest will receive food and drink and be able to watch The Pilgrims in action from the PLG Consultants branded viewing platform in the Beacon Electrical Lower Mayflower. 

100 members of the Green Army will be allowed to make their way towards the players' car park area to get autographs upon Argyle's arrival at the stadium. 

Numbers have been limited to ensure supporter safety with a number of vehicles passing through this area ahead of kick off.

We wanted to remind members of the Green Army of the importance of keeping yellow hatched areas free from supporters.

The yellow hatched areas throughout the stadium are designed to be kept clear for safety reasons and to also provide accessible viewing. 

While we are aware and appreciate people want to stand at the front to watch the warm-up, it is limiting the spectator experience for those in wheelchairs who then cannot see.

Over the coming weeks, stewards throughout Home Park Stadium will be asked the clear the walkways to ensure every member of the Green Army has the same opportunity to view the players undergo their preparations. 

Supporters are asked to watch the warm-ups from their seats, respecting the wishes of all fans.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

Argyle’s annual Remembrance Day commemorations will take place at the home match against Portsmouth. 

Prior to kick-off, both teams will walk out led by their captains, who will be carrying poppy wreaths. These will be collected by Chloe Thorne and Jake Russell, the Wreath Bearers, who will place them behind each goal. 

Buglers Ashley Forshaw and Ben Scott-Denness, from HM Band of the Royal Marines, will walk to the centre of the pitch, where the Last Post will be played. 

Both sides will pause for a period of silence. 

The EFL and its Clubs are supporting the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Appeal as the national charity leads the nation in a period of Remembrance, honouring the contribution of Armed Forces communities, past and present. 

EFL Clubs, along with Clubs from the Premier League and Women’s Super League will wear special-edition shirts featuring the RBL’s poppy emblem which has been the RBL’s insignia for over 100 years and has become an enduring symbol of support for Armed Forces communities.  

This year, the aim of the RBL’s Poppy Appeal is to raise awareness of the mental impact linked to military service.  

In August 2024, the EFL’s charitable arm, EFL in the Community launched a new initiative in partnership with the RBL, providing physical and mental health support for veterans and serving personnel living in EFL Club communities. Named the RBL Football Cup, the programme uses football to bring people together, creating an inclusive environment where veterans can take part in physical activity which in turn can have a positive impact on mental wellbeing.  

Trevor Birch, CEO of the EFL, said: “The EFL has a proud history of using its platform, and its reach in communities across the country, to support the vital work of the Royal British Legion. Just this year we launched the first RBL Football Cup, supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of veterans and serving personnel through the power of football, helping them to rediscover the camaraderie and teamwork that many have missed since coming out of service.  

“The Armistice Day tributes in stadiums are always one of the most poignant moments of the domestic season, and I’ve no doubt that supporters up and down the country will get behind the range of activities taking place through their Clubs to support the Poppy Appeal once again this year.”  

Ben France, Head of Corporate Partnerships, from the Royal British Legion said: “Battlefield trauma and mental health issues can manifest at any time in life and in different ways, including addiction, debt, homelessness and relationship  

breakdowns. “Your poppy enables the RBL to support those who struggle with the upheaval and disruption of service life, and life after service. The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal raises vital funds to support the Armed Forces community whenever they need us.”  

For more information about the Royal British Legion and its 2024 Poppy Appeal, click here. 

Following dialogue with the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA), Argyle would like to remind supporters of the importance of avoiding lengthy periods of persistent standing during matches at Home Park. 

By ‘persistent’ the Club means when individuals are standing in seated areas for prolonged periods of time other than for short durations in periods of play where it could be deemed unnatural to remain seated.

Standing in areas that are designed for seated accommodation can be dangerous, but can also impact the experience of your fellow Argyle supporters around you. The Club is intent on providing the best possible matchday experience for the whole Green Army and persistent standing has an impact on fans throughout Home Park and their viewing, but also their general experience.

Argyle are currently exploring the feasibility of implementing safe standing at Home Park, but for the foreseeable future we have to ensure we are complying with regulations.

We ask all supporters to work with us in adhering to the licence conditions of the ground. If we cannot address this situation and show improvement then it is likely that the club will be forced to impose, or have imposed, stricter measures, including a potential capacity reduction. 

Similar measures have been imposed at other stadiums previously and it is likely that others will also find themselves in the same situation as ourselves during the 24/25 season.

The Club have reminded supporters several times of the impact persistent standing has on those around them. Stewards will now be instructed to direct Argyle fans to take their seat during matches, and we would encourage said supporters to comply with their instructions for the benefit of those around them. Should instructions not be adhered to, the Club may have to take further action moving forward.