English League Championship

Plymouth Argyle vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Plymouth Argyle
  • 24': Morgan Whittaker
  • 40': Finn Azaz
FT
2 - 0
Sunderland

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    Plymouth Argyle are hosting Sunderland at Home Park, Plymouth, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 8': Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 8': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
    • 10': Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 11': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 13': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 13': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 15': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
    • 16': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Houghton.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
    • 19': Foul by Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland).
    • 19': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Sunderland. Nazarii Rusyn is caught offside.
    • 24': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Sunderland 0. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
    • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Trai Hume (Sunderland).
    • 26': Luke Cundle (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
    • 30': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Houghton.
    • 33': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jobe Bellingham.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Houghton with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 35': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 36': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Luke Cundle.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 40': Goal! Plymouth Argyle 2, Sunderland 0. Finn Azaz (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
    • 42': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 42': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 44': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 45': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Plymouth Argyle 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Pierre Ekwah.
    • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Nazarii Rusyn.
    • 48': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
    • 48': Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Niall Huggins.
    • 51': Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 53': Trai Hume (Sunderland) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 54': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
    • 58': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Offside, Sunderland. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 65': Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Niall Huggins.
    • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Bradley Dack replaces Jobe Bellingham.
    • 66': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
    • 69': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Edwards.
    • 69': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
    • 69': Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Houghton (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Adam Randell replaces Luke Cundle.
    • 73': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Mustapha Bundu replaces Ben Waine.
    • 74': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker following a fast break.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Dack.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 79': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Jenson Seelt (Sunderland).
    • 80': Attempt missed. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a through ball.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Randell.
    • 85': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matt Butcher replaces Finn Azaz.
    • 88': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Brendan Galloway replaces Morgan Whittaker.
    • 90': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Sunderland. Dan Ballard is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Joe Edwards (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90'+1': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90'+2': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenson Seelt.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Sunderland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Sunderland 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    14 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 5
    67 Possession 33
    24 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    470 Accurate Passes 181
    563 Passes 283
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    9 Accurate Crosses 3
    35 Crosses 9
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 72
    26 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    10 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 8
    7 Effective Clearances 35
    7 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Home Park
    Location: Plymouth, England
    Attendance: 16,457

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 42 +42 85
    2 Ipswich Town 41 +29 75
    3 Millwall 42 +9 73
    4 Southampton 42 +23 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PLY Plymouth Argyle (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    17 Lewis Gibson
    5 Julio Pleguezuelo
    29 Kaine Kesler Hayden Yellow Card
    8 Joe Edwards
    4 Jordan Houghton
    18 Finn Azaz
    28 Luke Cundle
    23 Ben Waine
    2 Bali Mumba Yellow Card
    10 Morgan Whittaker
    Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
    Callum Wright, Lewis Warrington, Adam Randell, Tyreik Wright, Brendan Galloway, Conor Hazard, Matt Butcher, Mustapha Bundu, Dan Scarr.

    SUN Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    5 Danny Ballard
    13 Luke O'Nien Yellow Card
    39 Pierre Ekwah
    2 Niall Huggins
    32 Trai Hume
    7 Jobe Bellingham
    24 Daniel Neil
    20 Jack Clarke
    10 Patrick Roberts
    15 Nazariy Rusyn
    Sunderland Substitutes:
    Adil Aouchiche, Jenson Seelt, Bradley Dack, Luís Semedo, Abdoullah Ba, Nathan Bishop, Eliezer Mayenda, Alex Pritchard, Nectarios Triantis.

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