Doncaster Rovers make the long trek down to Plymouth Argyle this weekend. Ahead of the clash, we got the lowdown on the Pilgrims from Chris Errington from Plymouth Live.

Q: Give us a brief overview of how the season has gone so far for Plymouth?

CE: It has been a real rollercoaster of a season for Argyle. After being relegated from the Championship last term they lost their first four games of the League One campaign but found some form in September - when Tom Cleverley was one of the nominees for the Sky Bet Manager of the Month in the division - and into October.

However, they then had a dreadful run of results towards the end of October and into November, losing six successive games in all competitions and dropping to the bottom of League One. Their form picked up again in December, with the 5-1 win at Doncaster five days before Christmas one of a series of excellent away performances and results which continued into January.

Bim Pepple has been identified as one of Plymouth Argyle's dangermen. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

placeholder image — Bim Pepple has been identified as one of Plymouth Argyle's dangermen. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

They climbed to 11th after a 5-2 home win against League One leaders Cardiff City on February 21 but they have been hard hit by injuries since then and were without nine players for their away game against Rotherham last Saturday, which they lost 1-0.

Q: What's Tom Cleverley's relationship like with the fans?

CE: Much like the season as a whole, it has been an up-and-down relationship between the Green Army and Cleverley. The fans were generally very pleased with the appointment of the former Watford head coach last summer after the departure of Miron Muslic to German side Schalke. However, the former Manchester United midfielder was coming under fierce criticism by November, which was no real surprise given Argyle's struggles at the time.

As the Pilgrims' form improved, though, the pressure eased on Cleverley and I think most supporters believe he has done a decent job in tricky circumstances this season, given the wholesale player departures after dropping out of the Championship, the hit-and-miss nature of their player recruitment last summer, and the seemingly never-ending injuries.

Q: Who's the dangerman for Rovers to watch out for?

CE: Argyle are without their 17-goal top scorer Lorent Tolaj at the moment because of injury which is a big blow for them. In my opinion, he is the best all-round striker in League One in terms of his style of play, the dangers he poses to opposition defences and, of course, his goals-coring record.

Without him, the Pilgrims are relying on powerful forward Bim Pepple, who has been in excellent form of late with eight goals in the last 10 games. The 23-year-old has improved a lot in all aspects of his game since he joined Argyle from Luton last summer, when he was viewed as a development project, but he has been much more than that recently.

Q: How are Argyle likely to line-up tactically this weekend?

CE: One of the reasons for Argyle's upturn in fortunes from November onwards was a switch from playing with three central defenders to a 4-4-2 formation. The Pilgrims have been more direct as a result and it has proved effective. Predicting a starting line-up for the visit of Doncaster this weekend is very difficult given the number of injuries within the squad.

However, they seem set to be without Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Conor Hazard, defenders Brendan Galloway and Mathias Ross, midfield duo Bradley Ibrahim and Joe Ralls, as well as Tolaj, and possibly two or three others. The hope is that Herbie Kane, on loan from Huddersfield Town and a very familiar figure to Rovers, could be fit again after a hamstring strain.