The bottom-of-the-table Pilgrims are in desperate need of a first league win since they beat Portsmouth 1-0 at the Theatre of Greens on November 5. However, when they met Oxford at the Kassam Stadium as recently as December 29 they lost 2-0 in what turned out to be Wayne Rooney's final game in charge.

When head coach Miron Muslic was sacked, the fans were upset. Muslic was an incredibly popular figure inside and outside of the club, and the fanbase were sad to see him go. The Austrian had taken them from relegation candidates to European qualification,