We could make this nice and straightforward and present to you an abridged version of Joey Barton’s opening answer in his press conference on Thursday regarding if any of the players who started against Swindon Town in midweek have put themselves in contention to play against Plymouth Argyle today.
“No, I don’t think so. It’s probably one of my more straightforward team selections this weekend.”
Case closed, then. Unchanged team. No need to read on. Except this is Barton and while his honesty is a huge facet of his character, particularly in a public sense, there could also be some game playing going on here, especially given how much value he holds on this fixture.
