Plymouth Argyle vs Rotherham United Prediction: Rotherham are last in the table

Plymouth Argyle will welcome Rotherham United at Home Park in Game Week 22 of the English Championship. Rotherham are last in the Championship table. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

After centre-back Dan Scarr was sent off for a high challenge on QPR playmaker Ilias Chair in the 25th minute on Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle put up a strong defensive performance to secure a draw at Loftus Road and earn their fourth point on the road this season. This display was a stark contrast to their recent match against Leicester City, where they suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat, highlighting their defensive improvement. Despite not achieving a victory away from home in the Championship this season, Plymouth has been performing well at their home base, collecting 19 points from 10 matches. Currently sitting in 18th place in the league standings, they are 10 points behind sixth-placed Sunderland and three points above the relegation zone. Leading their goalscoring charts is Morgan Whittaker, who has scored eight goals and provided three assists in 21 league appearances since joining from Swansea City.

Cooper; Kesler-Hayden; Pleguezuelo, Gibson, Miller; Azaz, Houghton, Randell; Mumba, Whittaker, Hardie

The AESSEAL New York Stadium witnessed the beginning of the Leam Richardson era on Tuesday night as relegation-threatened Rotherham faced a challenging West Brom team under the management of Carlos Corberan. Unfortunately, Richardson, the former Wigan Athletic boss, did not achieve a positive outcome in his first match in charge.

Despite Rotherham's strong defensive performance in the first half, holding back a slightly off-color Albion side, West Brom improved in the second half and secured a victory with goals from Grady Diangana and substitute Jed Wallace. As a result, Rotherham's winless streak extended to nine matches.

Richardson has acknowledged that it may take a few transfer windows to shape the squad according to his preferences. However, there is significant short-term pressure on the 44-year-old to change the club's fortunes with the current players, as Rotherham is eight points behind Darren Moore's Huddersfield Town in 21st place.

Former interim manager Wayne Carlisle and others assisted the new manager in selecting the starting XI for the match against West Brom. Despite scoring a goal in the previous weekend's match against Swansea City, striker Sam Nombe was dropped to the bench.

Rotherham and Plymouth are the only teams in the Championship who have not secured an away victory in the 2023-24 season. Rotherham has only obtained two points from their ten away matches, scoring only four goals and conceding 25 goals in the net protected by their highly-regarded but overworked goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.

Johansson; Lembikisa, Morrison, Odoffin, Revan; Lindsay, Tiehi, Rathbone, Appiah, Bramall, Nombe

After enduring a challenging 70 minutes against QPR with a reduced squad, Plymouth will be eager to score multiple goals against the lowest-ranked team in the division at Home Park. Rotherham showed no signs of scoring during their recent match, and given their poor performance on away games, it is unlikely that they will achieve a favorable outcome in their first away game under Richardson. Expect over 2.5 goals in the game.