Aribim Pepple will miss Plymouth Argyle‘s crunch clash with Sheffield Wednesday this weekend as part of a double injury blow for the Pilgrims.

The Canadian international forward has once again been a focal point for Tom Cleverley’s side this season, with eight goals in 18 appearances so far this season, including five in League One.

Triple Injury Blow Feared

While they found success once again with a 4-0 thrashing of non-league outfit Alvechurch, those efforts have come back to bite Argyle, with three players heading to the medical room in the wake of the final whistle.

Speaking to Plymouth Live after their midweek win over Swindon Town in the EFL Trophy, Cleverley revealed that both Aribim Pepple and Michael Baidoo will both miss their Saturday showdown with Sheffield Wednesday.

“It has not been an easy week from that side of things. We are picking up the pieces of what was a difficult Sunday for everyone in the technical, physical, medical teams.

“We are concerned with a few of them. We have had a good result tonight and whatever team we take to Sheffield on Saturday we will have full confidence that it can go and do a job and get a win.

“Major doubts for this weekend for Mitch and Bim, and Michael has unfortunately had a bit of a recurrence of the hamstring injury. Not as serious, nowhere near as serious, but a player we were all excited about to see more of, unfortunately won’t be with us.

“Bim and Michael, yes (will be ruled out). Mitchell has got a real appetite to play the game but we have concerns around that.

“It has been a tough week but we find solutions, not excuses, and as you can see we have some good strength in depth and you might see few of the under-18s who performed so well in the squad on Saturday as a reward at a place like Hillsborough.”

Pepple Blow Massive For Chances

While not at the level of his scintillating form from last season, losing Aribim Pepple for such an important test is a massive blow for Plymouth Argyle.

The 23-year-old has always proven to be a threat to any side, he has popped up in decisive moments in recent weeks to score decisive goals against Leyton Orient and Cambridge United.

Will Evans is now facing a major test ahead of him, and with Owen Oseni being handed his first appearance in well over a month, the Pilgrims are up against it in terms of their attacking form heading to Hillsborough.

However, they may still be able to prevail against the Owls, who are bang out of form at the moment with no wins in five.