Plymouth vs Norwich

5 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee G Ward

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ryan Hardie 24’, 29’
  • Josh Sargent 46’

Match summary

Plymouth beat Norwich 2-1. Plymouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Ryan Hardie put Plymouth ahead in the 24th minute, Hardie made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and Josh Sargent pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 46th minute.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Norwich's 1.14 from 9.

Match stats

Plymouth Norwich
8 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 1.14
1.75 Non-penalty xG 1.14

Key events

Plymouth Norwich
Kick-off
Ryan Hardie1-0 (Plymouth)
24’
Ryan Hardie2-0 (Plymouth)
29’
Half-time2-0
46’
Josh Sargent2-1 (Norwich)
Full-time2-1

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 1.92 1.14 24’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-0 24’ 29’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-0 29’ 46’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-1 46’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 1.14 24’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-0 Hardie 24’ 29’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-0 Hardie 29’ 46’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), 2-1 Sargent 46’
Plymouth 1.92 xGNorwich 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Plymouth attacking 
86’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.79 xG, off target 12’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 24’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 29’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 1’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.79 xG, off target 12’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 24’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 29’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 1’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Onel Hernández (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ Oscar Schwartau (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Marcelino Núñez (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ – – – – – – –
Nikola Katić Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Sorinola Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Houghton Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Hardie Taken off
89′ 2 – 5 1.69 – – –
Michael Obafemi Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Darko Gyabi Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Victor Pálsson Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Frederick Issaka Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 22% Avg odds 4.31
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Norwich win 53% Avg odds 1.79

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.