Plymouth vs Blackburn

2 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Finn Azaz 27’
  • Ryan Hardie 77’
  • Luke Cundle 80’

Match summary

Plymouth won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Blackburn. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Finn Azaz put Plymouth ahead in the 27th minute, Ryan Hardie made it 2-0 in the 77th minute, and Luke Cundle made it 3-0 in the 80th minute.

Blackburn can feel hard done by, creating 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Plymouth's 1.33 from 23.

Match stats

Plymouth Blackburn
23 Shots 20
9 Shots on Target 4
9 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 1.76
1.32 Non-penalty xG 1.76

Key events

Plymouth Blackburn
Kick-off
Finn Azaz1-0 (Plymouth)
27’
Half-time1-0
Ryan Hardie2-0 (Plymouth)
77’
Luke Cundle3-0 (Plymouth)
80’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Morgan Whittaker
  • Ryan Hardie
Blackburn
  • Harry Pickering

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.76 27’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 1-0 27’ 77’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-0 77’ 80’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), 3-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.76 27’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 1-0 Azaz 27’ 77’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-0 Hardie 77’ 80’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), 3-0 Cundle 80’
Plymouth 1.33 xGBlackburn 1.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Plymouth attacking 
6’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 77’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 55’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 66’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 60’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+1’ Thomas Bloxham (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Thomas Bloxham (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 77’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 55’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 66’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 79’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 70’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+1’ Thomas Bloxham (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Thomas Bloxham (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 14’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Edwards Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Adam Randell Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.17 – –
Ryan Hardie Taken off
82′ 1 – 7 0.86 – –
Finn Azaz Taken off
61′ 1 – 3 0.07 – – –
Luke Cundle Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 2 0.04 – – –
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Mickel Miller Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Dan Scarr Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Ben Waine Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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

Plymouth win 34% Avg odds 2.78
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Blackburn win 40% Avg odds 2.36

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.