Blackburn vs Plymouth

9 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sammie Szmodics 7’
  • Morgan Whittaker 74’

Match summary

Blackburn and Plymouth drew 1-1. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn ahead in the 7th minute and Morgan Whittaker equalised in the 74th minute.

Plymouth had the better of the chances, with 2.62 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Blackburn's 1.25 from 8. Blackburn had a player sent off.

Match stats

Blackburn Plymouth
8 Shots 20
4 Shots on Target 7
1 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 2.57
1.25 Non-penalty xG 2.57

Key events

Blackburn Plymouth
Kick-off
Sammie Szmodics1-0 (Blackburn)
7’
Half-time1-0
74’
Morgan Whittaker1-1 (Plymouth)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Kyle McFadzean
  • Callum Brittain
  • Yasin Ayari
Plymouth
  • Bali Mumba

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 2.62 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-0 7’ 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 2.62 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-0 Szmodics 7’ 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-1 Whittaker 74’
Blackburn 1.25 xGPlymouth 2.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Blackburn attacking 
74’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.67 xG, blocked 22’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 74’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 63’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Yasin Ayari (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Yasin Ayari (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.67 xG, blocked 22’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 74’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 74’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 63’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 37’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 7’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 28’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 34’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Yasin Ayari (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Yasin Ayari (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle McFadzean Sent off
54′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
John Buckley Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Sam Gallagher Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Arnór Sigurðsson Taken off
72′ – – 2 0.64 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.46 – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Jake Garrett Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Hedges Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.71
Plymouth win 23% Avg odds 4.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.