{"id":618901,"date":"2022-10-31T04:05:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T08:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618901"},"modified":"2022-10-31T04:05:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T08:05:46","slug":"plymouth-argyle-exeter-city-devon-derby-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/31\/plymouth-argyle-exeter-city-devon-derby-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City Face Each Other in Devon Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">Up and down the English Football League, there are a number of ferocious derbies born out of geography. One of the most seismic League encounters is down south and sees Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City go toe-to-toe. The pair have both been jumping and up down the divisions recently and so this isn\u2019t a guaranteed clash every season. Who will come out on top in the Devon derby?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">The Devon Derby Is Finally Upon Us<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2694\ufe0f The 113th Devon derby. <\/p>\n<p>A sell out in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkyFootball<\/a> cameras at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/homeparkstadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@homeparkstadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your fans&#39; guide for the visit of the Grecians is available now.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#pafc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Plymouth Argyle FC (@Argyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Argyle\/status\/1586674274651148289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">A Devon Derby Worth Watching According to the Form Charts\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">You have to look back to October 2019 to find the last meeting between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. This took place at St James\u2019 Park and is one that Argyle fans won\u2019t be reminiscing about any time soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">A brace from Plymouth-born Nicky Law was at the heart of a 4-0 thrashing and Steven Schumacher spoke about righting those wrongs. This will be my first [Devon derby] as a manager, I experienced it once before as a number two, that wasn\u2019t a good experience so we\u2019ll obviously want to try and get a better one on Monday night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">It is night and day when you look at that result and most of those garnered by Schumacher\u2019s men so far this season. The last Argyle loss in all competitions came at The Valley as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/17\/plymouth-argyle-swept-aside-by-charlton\/\" target=\"_self\">a dismal defensive display allowed Charlton Athletic to romp towards three points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">Having beaten big hitters such as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/26\/league-one-plymouth-argyle-ipswich-town\/\" target=\"_self\">Ipswich Town<\/a>, MK Dons and Sheffield Wednesday, they continued such dominance with a win against Shrewsbury Town last weekend. It wasn\u2019t the best of performances but being able to grind out the victory is a sign of a good team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">Exeter City are performing well going into this Devon derby. They currently sit tenth having just got promoted to the third tier after finishing as runners-up to Forest Green Rovers. Talking of Forest Green and back at the end of September, a Jevani Brown hat-trick inspired City to a 4-0 win at the New Lawn. More recently, they conceded four to both Charlton and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/30\/oxford-united-unbeaten-away-run\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> before beating Fleetwood Town and drawing with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/28\/liam-rosenior-dismissal-derby-county\/\" target=\"_self\">Derby County<\/a> at Pride Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/26\/league-one-plymouth-argyle-ipswich-town\/\" target=\"_self\">Fulham Forward Follows In Father\u2019s Footsteps<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Who Can Make the Difference at the Theatre of Greens?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">Niall Ennis and<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/21\/swansea-city-forward-plymouth-argyle-loan\/\" target=\"_self\"> Morgan Whittaker<\/a> were the pair on target against Shrewsbury, the former once again coming off of the bench and making a difference. The former Wolves man has regularly been a threat late on in games, to the point he has earned starts either alongside Scotsman Ryan Hardie or even ahead of him. He will be vying for a place in the lineup for this intense Devon derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">Another recent goal threat has been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/13\/finn-azaz-plymouth-argyle-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Finn Azaz<\/a>. The Aston Villa loanee came flying out of the blocks and has since rediscovered that form in front of goal. Despite the prowess of Hardie, him and former Birmingham City man Sam Cosgrove are only on five whilst a trio lead the way with six. Azaz is one of them, including a brace against MK Dons, whilst the other two are Ennis and Whittaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">22-year-old Finn Azaz is a player to keep an eye on over the next year or so for sure. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s got 6 goals and 3 assists in 14 appearances for Plymouth on loan from Aston Villa this season, including this today. <\/p>\n<p>A proper talent. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cxcyaLIv2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cxcyaLIv2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HLTCO (@HLTCO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLTCO\/status\/1583909150064451585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">One man who could have a huge impact on this game for the Grecians won\u2019t even be on the pitch. There is a new figure gracing the technical area following Matt Taylor\u2019s jump-up to Rotherham United of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/30\/top-championship-transfers-this-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a>. Schumacher highlighted this: \u201cMatt has done a great job getting them to where he has got them too and then Gary Caldwell comes in and now takes over and that\u2019s going to be another challenge for us. He\u2019s only had one game in charge so we\u2019ll have to figure out how they\u2019re going to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">As previously mentioned, former Scotland international, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/12\/celtic-tom-rogic-west-bromwich-albion\/\" target=\"_self\">Celtic<\/a> and Wigan Athletic stalwart Caldwell is now at the helm. His first foray into management was with the Latics and he has since gone on to spend time with Chesterfield and Partick Thistle, his latest job ending in 2019. This break, along with the short spell in management, means that he could be somewhat of a surprise package in this Devon derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cIt\u2019s a local derby and we need to make sure we\u2019re up for it\u201d were the words of Schumacher ahead of this high-profile clash in front of the Sky Sports cameras. The Argyle boss will be hoping to get a treat and in the process, condemn their Devon rivals to a Halloween trick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up and down the English Football League, there are a number of ferocious derbies born out of geography. One of the most seismic League encounters is down south and sees Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City go toe-to-toe. 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