This will be the 8th time we'll have faced Plymouth on Boxing day. Our 7 previous efforts have seen us draw 2 and lose 5. We've also faced them twice on Dec 27th, in 1949 and 28th, in 1982 and 2008. We won in 1949, lost in 1982 but won 1-0 in 2008. Our Christmastime record over Plymouth is 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Our overall record against them is 22 wins, 18 draws and 18 defeats, yet Christmastime, particularly Boxing day, has been pretty fruitless for us. Strange.