Plymouth vs Blackburn

5 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Michael Obafemi 15’
  • Morgan Whittaker 90+7’
  • Joe Rankin-Costello 86’

Match summary

Plymouth saw off Blackburn 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Michael Obafemi put Plymouth ahead in the 15th minute, Joe Rankin-Costello equalised with a header in the 86th minute, and Morgan Whittaker won it with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Blackburn's 0.69 from 7.

Match stats

Plymouth Blackburn
17 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.67 xG 0.69
1.67 Non-penalty xG 0.69

Key events

Plymouth Blackburn
Kick-off
Michael Obafemi1-0 (Plymouth)
15’
Half-time1-0
86’
Joe Rankin-Costello1-1 (Blackburn)
Morgan Whittaker2-1 (Plymouth)
90+7’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Bali Mumba
  • Adam Randell
  • Morgan Whittaker
  • Jordan Houghton
Blackburn
  • Dominic Hyam
  • Tyrhys Dolan
  • Joe Rankin-Costello

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 0.69 15’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), 1-0 15’ 86’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), 1-1 86’ 90+7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-1 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.67 0.69 15’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), 1-0 Obafemi 15’ 86’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), 1-1 Rankin-Costello 86’ 90+7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-1 Whittaker 90+7’
Plymouth 1.67 xGBlackburn 0.69 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Plymouth attacking 
13’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 34’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 59’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 54’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 51’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 65’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 86’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 18’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 34’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 59’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 54’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 51’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 73’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 15’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 65’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 86’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 18’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Darko Gyabi (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Darko Gyabi Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.22 – –
Rami Al Hajj Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Ibrahim Cissoko Taken off
71′ – – 6 0.51 – – –
Michael Obafemi Taken off
62′ 1 – 3 0.49 – – –
Ryan Hardie Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Mustapha Bundu Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Jordan Houghton 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

Plymouth win 30% Avg odds 3.12
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
Blackburn win 43% Avg odds 2.23

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.