Luton vs Plymouth

13 September 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Oliver Yates

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Jerry Yates 20’ (pen)
  • Nahki Wells 49’ (pen)
  • Matthew Sorinola 15’
  • Bradley Ibrahim 45+5’, 75’

Match summary

Plymouth beat Luton 3-2 on the road. Plymouth led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matthew Sorinola put Plymouth ahead with a header in the 15th minute, Jerry Yates equalised from the penalty spot in the 20th minute, and Bradley Ibrahim put Plymouth back in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Nahki Wells equalised from the penalty spot in the 49th minute and Ibrahim won it from a corner in the 75th minute.

Luton can feel hard done by, creating 3.16 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Plymouth's 1.01 from 6. Plymouth had a player sent off.

Key events

Luton Plymouth
0’
T. CleverleyManagerArgument
0’
T. CleverleyManagerArgument
Kick-off
4’
Owen DaleCaleb Watts
15’
Matthew SorinolaHeader0-1 (Plymouth)
19’
Brendan Sarpong-WireduFoul
Jerry YatesPenalty1-1 (Luton)
20’
Zack NelsonShot on target
23’
Nigel LonwijkTime wasting
26’
Millenic AlliShot on target
41’
45+5’
Bradley IbrahimRight foot shot1-2 (Plymouth)
Half-time1-2
Nahki WellsLasse Selvåg Nordås
46’
Kal NaismithNigel Lonwijk
46’
49’
Joe EdwardsFoul
Nahki WellsPenalty2-2 (Luton)
49’
Second half underway
Millenic AlliSimulation
52’
52’
Brendan GallowayMathias Ross
Nahki WellsShot on target
59’
Shayden MorrisGideon Kodua
60’
Kal NaismithShot on target
66’
Cohen BramallMads Andersen
71’
75’
Bradley Ibrahim2-3 (Plymouth)
76’
Bali MumbaArgument
Christ MakossoShot on target
81’
Joe GbodeZack Nelson
84’
87’
Aribim PeppleLorent Tolaj
87’
Law McCabeMatthew Sorinola
90+7’
Brendan GallowayTime wasting
Full-time2-3

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 1.01 15’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), 0-1 15’ 20’ Jerry Yates (Luton), 1-1 20’ 45+5’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), 1-2 45+5’ 49’ Nahki Wells (Luton), 2-2 49’ 75’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), 2-3 75’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.16 1.01 15’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), 0-1 Sorinola 15’ 20’ Jerry Yates (Luton), 1-1 Yates 20’ 45+5’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), 1-2 Ibrahim 45+5’ 49’ Nahki Wells (Luton), 2-2 Wells 49’ 75’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), 2-3 Ibrahim 75’
Luton 3.16 xGPlymouth 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Luton attacking 
20’ Jerry Yates (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Nahki Wells (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 75’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 15’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 53’ Jerry Yates (Luton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+6’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 81’ Christ Makosso (Luton), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Jerry Yates (Luton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 81’ Nahki Wells (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Joe Gbode (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Christ Makosso (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Millenic Alli (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ George Saville (Luton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Clark (Luton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Kal Naismith (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Christ Makosso (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Nahki Wells (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Zack Nelson (Luton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 20’ Jerry Yates (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Nahki Wells (Luton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 75’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 15’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 53’ Jerry Yates (Luton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+6’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 81’ Christ Makosso (Luton), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Jerry Yates (Luton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 71’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Bradley Ibrahim (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Nigel Lonwijk (Luton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Nahki Wells (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Joe Gbode (Luton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Christ Makosso (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Nahki Wells (Luton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Millenic Alli (Luton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ George Saville (Luton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Clark (Luton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Kal Naismith (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Millenic Alli (Luton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Christ Makosso (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Nahki Wells (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Mathias Ross (Plymouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Zack Nelson (Luton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Luton 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Keeley
Makosso
Andersen 71’
Lonwijk 46’
Saville
Alli
Nelson 84’
Kodua 60’
Clark
Yates
Nordås 46’
Plymouth 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Ashby-Hammond
Ross 52’
Mitchell
Sarpong-Wiredu
Ibrahim 2
Boateng
Edwards
Sorinola 87’
Watts 4’
Mumba
Tolaj 87’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Josh Keeley
90′ 1 3 35 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Christ Makosso
90′ 1 – 1 5 4 49 – – – –
Mads Andersen Taken off
71′ – 2 – – – 17 2 – – –
Nigel Lonwijk Taken off
45′ 1 – – 1 – 27 1 – –
Kal Naismith Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 2 1 33 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
George Saville
90′ – – 53 2 0.10 2 1 8 – 1 –
Gideon Kodua Taken off
60′ – – 17 – 0.02 – – 2 – 1 –
Zack Nelson Taken off
84′ – – 18 1 0.02 – – 2 – – –
Jordan Clark
90′ – – 39 3 0.14 – – 5 – 2 –
Millenic Alli
90′ – – 24 – 0.12 – – 4 2 1
Cohen Bramall Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 13 2 0.42 – – – 1 – –
Forwards5 players
Jerry Yates
90′ 1 – 3 1 1.29 0.01 2 4 – 13 –
Lasse Selvåg Nordås Taken off
45′ – – – – – 0.05 – 4 2 11 –
Nahki Wells Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 6 2 1.21 0.01 – 3 – 11 –
Shayden Morris Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – 0.09 2 4 1 10 –
Joe Gbode Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 – 0.05 0.01 1 1 – 4 –
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

Luton win 61% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.22
Plymouth win 17% Avg odds 5.55

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

Form going into the game

Luton WLWLW
Plymouth LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Luton 1-1 Plymouth, 19 Feb 25 Next meeting: Plymouth 1-0 Luton, 24 Jan 26  All Luton vs Plymouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.