Norwich vs Plymouth

29 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Josh Sargent 67’
  • Ashley Phillips 74’ (og)
  • Morgan Whittaker 10’

Match summary

Norwich came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Plymouth. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth ahead with a header in the 10th minute, Josh Sargent equalised from a corner in the 67th minute, and Phillips's own goal won it with a header in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Plymouth's 1.20 from 9.

Match stats

Norwich Plymouth
23 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 4
13 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 7
0 Red Cards 0
2.22 xG 1.20
2.22 Non-penalty xG 1.20

Key events

Norwich Plymouth
Kick-off
10’
Morgan Whittaker0-1 (Plymouth)
Half-time0-1
Josh Sargent1-1 (Norwich)
67’
Ashley Phillips
Own goal
2-1 (Norwich)
74’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Matthew Sorinola
  • Adam Randell
  • Jordan Houghton
  • Mickel Miller
  • Alfie Devine
  • Adam Forshaw
  • Julio Pleguezuelo

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 2.22 1.20 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 0-1 10’ 67’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-1 67’ 74’ Ashley Phillips (Norwich) own goal, 2-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.22 1.20 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 0-1 Whittaker 10’ 67’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 1-1 Sargent 67’ 74’ Ashley Phillips (Norwich) own goal, 2-1 Phillips 74’
Norwich 2.22 xGPlymouth 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Norwich attacking 
85’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), set piece, 0.72 xG, off target 37’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 78’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 45’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 21’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 44’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 8’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Ashley Phillips (Plymouth), own goal 85’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), set piece, 0.72 xG, off target 37’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 36’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 78’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 45’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 21’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 68’ Alfie Devine (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 44’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 16’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 8’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Ashley Phillips (Plymouth), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Marcelino Núñez Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.22 – – –
90′ – – 6 0.14 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
87′ – – 3 0.24 – – –
90′ 1 – 7 0.60 – – –
Christian Fassnacht Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.72 – – –
Shane Duffy Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Norwich win 64% Avg odds 1.49
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.59
Plymouth win 15% Avg odds 6.27

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.