Norwich vs Plymouth

26 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Gill

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Borja Sainz 2’, 17’, 72’
  • Shane Duffy 51’
  • Anis Ben Slimane 80’
  • Ante Crnac 82’
  • Mustapha Bundu 39’

Match summary

Norwich won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Plymouth. Norwich led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Sainz put Norwich ahead in the 2nd minute, Sainz made it 2-0 in the 17th minute, and Mustapha Bundu pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 39th minute. In the second half, Shane Duffy made it 3-1 with a header in the 51st minute, Sainz made it 4-1 in the 72nd minute, Anis Ben Slimane made it 5-1 in the 80th minute, and Ante Crnac made it 6-1 in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Norwich created 3.09 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Plymouth's 0.62 from 13.

Match stats

Norwich Plymouth
19 Shots 13
10 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.15 xG 0.62
3.15 Non-penalty xG 0.62

Key events

Norwich Plymouth
Kick-off
Borja Sainz1-0 (Norwich)
2’
Borja Sainz2-0 (Norwich)
17’
39’
Mustapha Bundu2-1 (Plymouth)
Half-time2-1
Shane Duffy3-1 (Norwich)
51’
Borja Sainz4-1 (Norwich)
72’
Anis Ben Slimane5-1 (Norwich)
80’
Ante Crnac6-1 (Norwich)
82’
Full-time6-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Matthew Sorinola

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 3.09 0.62 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 2’ 17’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-0 17’ 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 2-1 39’ 51’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), 3-1 51’ 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 4-1 72’ 80’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), 5-1 80’ 82’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), 6-1 82’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.09 0.62 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 1-0 Sainz 2’ 17’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 2-0 Sainz 17’ 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 2-1 Bundu 39’ 51’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), 3-1 Duffy 51’ 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), 4-1 Sainz 72’ 80’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), 5-1 Ben Slimane 80’ 82’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), 6-1 Crnac 82’
Norwich 3.09 xGPlymouth 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Norwich attacking 
6’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.51 xG, off target 15’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 63’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 6’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 51’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 82’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 17’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 22’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 35’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Andre Gray (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 26’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Andre Gray (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Forson Amankwah (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.51 xG, off target 15’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 63’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 2’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 51’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 6’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 39’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 82’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 17’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 22’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 35’ Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Andre Gray (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 7’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Ante Crnac (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 31’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Andre Gray (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Forson Amankwah (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Kenny McLean (Norwich), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Adam Forshaw (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Angus Gunn
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Stacey
90′ – – – – – – –
Shane Duffy
90′ 1 – 2 0.75 – – –
Callum Doyle
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Chrisene Taken off
83′ – – – – – – –
Jacob Lungi Sørensen Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Kenny McLean
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Emiliano Marcondes
90′ – – 2 0.23 – – –
Forson Amankwah Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ante Crnac
90′ 1 – 4 0.80 – – –
Borja Sainz Taken off
83′ 3 – 7 1.19 – – –
Liam Gibbs Came on as a substituteTaken off
28′ – – – – – – –
Anis Ben Slimane Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
Oscar Schwartau Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Brad Hills Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Barnes Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
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 66% Avg odds 1.43
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.74
Plymouth win 14% Avg odds 6.96

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

Form going into the game

Norwich DLLLD
Plymouth DLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 2-1 Plymouth, 29 Mar 24 Next meeting: Plymouth 2-1 Norwich, 05 Apr 25  All Norwich 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.