Luca Ashby-Hammond Starts For Northampton Town Vs Plymouth Play-Off Push
northampton town vs plymouth starts with Luca Ashby-Hammond in the Argyle goal, the only change from a team that still needs a result to keep its season alive. Plymouth Argyle must win at Northampton Town and also need Stevenage and Luton Town to fail to win if they are to reach the play-offs.
Luca Ashby-Hammond For Conor Hazard
Ashby-Hammond replaced the suspended Conor Hazard for the final Sky Bet League One match of the season. The 21-year-old goalkeeper came in for the one alteration in Plymouth’s line-up, a switch that put Joe Edwards, Mathias Ross, Alex Mitchell and the rest of the starting side in front of him for a game with no margin for error.
Plymouth’s attack again featured Lorent Tolaj, Bim Pepple, Ronan Curtis, Owen Dale and Wes Harding, while Malachi Boateng kept his place in midfield after starting every league game of the season. That run gives Argyle one of their most consistent figures in the side, even with the pressure of the final day hanging over the team.
Northampton Town At Sixteen
Northampton Town named Lee Burge in goal with Conor McCarthy, Jordan Willis, Cameron McGeehan, Elliott List, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Jake Evans, Michael Jacobs, Terry Taylor, Kyle McAdam and captain Max Dyche, who wore 35. The home side also had Ross Fitzsimons, Dean Campbell, Sam Hoskins, Kamarai Swyer, Jack Vale, Mateo Moon-Arnaez and Neo Dobson among its seven substitutes.
Argyle’s bench included Zak Baker, Jack MacKenzie, Brendan Wiredu, Julio Pleguezuelo, Xavier Amaechi, Bradley Ibrahim and Matty Sorinola, leaving both managers with seven replacements available. For Plymouth, the arithmetic was simple before kickoff: take three points at Northampton and wait for Stevenage against Wigan Athletic and Luton Town against Bolton Wanderers to break their way.
Argyle’s Final-Day Equation
The setup made this more than a routine team sheet. Plymouth’s league campaign ended here, and the starting XI reflected that urgency, with Edwards leading the line of responsibility as captain and Boateng carrying his full-season streak into the decisive fixture.
If Argyle did their part, their play-off place still depended on two other matches. That left Ashby-Hammond’s first job clear from the opening whistle: keep the final-day pressure off a side that had to win first and hope elsewhere followed.
