Team News | Oxford United (A)

Conor Hazard, Ryan Hardie and Morgan Whittaker all return to the Argyle starting line-up as the Greens face Oxford United at Kassam Stadium this afternoon.

Goalkeeper Hazard starts for the first time since 31 August, after which injury curtailed his involvement. Whittaker was injured during 22 November’s 2-2 draw with Watford, while Hardie gashed a knee against Middlesbrough eight days ago.

Matty Sorinola also returns to the starting 11. Daniel Grimshaw, Andre Gray and Tegan Finn all move to the bench, while Mustapha Bundu is injured and misses out.

Argyle: 21 Conor Hazard, 2 Bali Mumba, 6 Kornel Szucs, 9 Ryan Hardie, 10 Morgan Whittaker, 17 Lewis Gibson, 18 Darko Gyabi, 20 Adam Randell, 22 Brendan Galloway, 28 Rami Al Hajj, 29 Matty Sorinola. Substitutes: 31 Daniel Grimshaw (gk), 3 Nathanael Ogbeta, 4 Jordan Houghton, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 19 Andre Gray, 34 Caleb Roberts, 35 Freddie Issaka, 39 Tegan Finn, 44 Victor Palsson.  

Oxford: 1 Jamie Cumming, 2 Sam Long, 3 Ciaron Brown, 4 Will Vaulks, 5 Elliott Moore, 7 Przemyslaw Placheta, 8 Cameron Brannigan, 9 Mark Harris, 19 Tyler Goodrham, 20 Ruben Rodrigues, 22 Greg Leigh. Substitutes: 21 Matt Ingram (gk), 10 Matt Phillips, 14 Louie Sibley, 15 Idris El Mizouni, 23 Siriki Dembele, 24 Hidde ter Avest, 29 Kyle Edwards, 30 Peter Kioso, 44 Dane Scarlett.