Plymouth vs Norwich

23 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 6 – 2

Half-time: 4–0

  • Morgan Whittaker 15’, 45+3’, 59’
  • Dan Scarr 35’
  • Finn Azaz 45+5’
  • Luke Cundle 90+7’
  • Adam Idah 72’, 78’ (pen)

Match summary

Plymouth won comfortably, 6-2 at home to Norwich. Plymouth led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth ahead in the 15th minute, Dan Scarr made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, Whittaker made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Finn Azaz made it 4-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Whittaker made it 5-0 in the 59th minute, Adam Idah pulled one back to make it 5-1 in the 72nd minute, Idah made it 5-2 from the penalty spot in the 78th minute, and Luke Cundle made it 6-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 3.51 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Norwich's 1.98 from 11.

Match stats

Plymouth Norwich
16 Shots 11
10 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.98 xG 1.98
3.98 Non-penalty xG 1.19

Key events

Plymouth Norwich
Kick-off
Morgan Whittaker1-0 (Plymouth)
15’
Dan Scarr2-0 (Plymouth)
35’
Morgan Whittaker3-0 (Plymouth)
45+3’
Finn Azaz4-0 (Plymouth)
45+5’
Half-time4-0
Morgan Whittaker5-0 (Plymouth)
59’
72’
Adam Idah5-1 (Norwich)
78’
Adam Idah
Penalty5-2 (Norwich)
Luke Cundle6-2 (Plymouth)
90+7’
Full-time6-2

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Dan Scarr

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 3.51 1.98 15’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-0 15’ 35’ Dan Scarr (Plymouth), 2-0 35’ 45+3’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-0 45+3’ 45+5’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 4-0 45+5’ 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 5-0 59’ 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), 5-1 72’ 78’ Adam Idah (Norwich), 5-2 78’ 90+7’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), 6-2 90+7’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.51 1.98 15’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-0 Whittaker 15’ 35’ Dan Scarr (Plymouth), 2-0 Scarr 35’ 45+3’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-0 Whittaker 45+3’ 45+5’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 4-0 Azaz 45+5’ 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 5-0 Whittaker 59’ 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), 5-1 Idah 72’ 78’ Adam Idah (Norwich), 5-2 Idah 78’ 90+7’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), 6-2 Cundle 90+7’
Plymouth 3.51 xGNorwich 1.98 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Plymouth attacking 
78’ Adam Idah (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.69 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 57’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 35’ Dan Scarr (Plymouth), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 90+7’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 15’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 73’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 8’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.20 xG, saved 35’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.16 xG, blocked 28’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Adam Idah (Norwich), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), set piece, 0.69 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 57’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 35’ Dan Scarr (Plymouth), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 90+7’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 72’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 15’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 73’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 8’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.20 xG, saved 35’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.16 xG, blocked 90+4’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 23’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Conor Hazard
90′ – – – – – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Dan Scarr
90′ 1 – 1 0.29 – –
Lewis Gibson
90′ – – 1 0.69 – – –
Joe Edwards
90′ – – – – – – –
Adam Randell Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jordan Houghton
90′ – – 1 0.20 – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
Morgan Whittaker Taken off
80′ 3 – 6 1.28 – – –
Finn Azaz
90′ 1 – 2 0.51 – – –
Ryan Hardie Taken off
87′ – – 3 0.27 – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Matt Butcher Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Luke Cundle Came on as a substitute
3′ 1 – 1 0.25 – – –
Mustapha Bundu 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

Plymouth win 29% Avg odds 3.33
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Norwich win 46% Avg odds 2.05

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth LLWLL
Norwich WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Norwich 2-1 Plymouth, 29 Mar 24  All Plymouth vs Norwich 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.