Plymouth vs Rotherham United

16 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Finn Azaz 45+5’ (pen), 52’
Morgan Whittaker 90+6’

Jamie Lindsay 16’
Tom Eaves 77’

Match summary

Plymouth came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Rotherham United, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jamie Lindsay put Rotherham United ahead in the 16th minute and Finn Azaz equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Azaz put Plymouth in front in the 52nd minute, Tom Eaves equalised in the 77th minute, and Morgan Whittaker won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Plymouth created 2.70 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Rotherham United's 1.48 from 9. Rotherham United had a player sent off.

Match stats

25 Shots 9

9 Shots on Target 4

11 Corners 5

0 Yellow Cards 5

0 Red Cards 1

2.70 xG 1.48

1.91 Non-penalty xG 1.48

Key events

Plymouth Rotherham United

Kick-off

16’

Jamie Lindsay

0-1

Finn Azaz
Penalty

1-1

45+5’

Half-time1-1

Finn Azaz

2-1

52’

77’

Tom Eaves

2-2

Morgan Whittaker

3-2

90+6’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Rotherham United

Daniel Ayala
Viktor Johansson
Hakeem Odofin
Lee Peltier
Jamie Lindsay
Oliver Rathbone
Sam Nombe

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.

Plymouth 2.70 xGRotherham United 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rotherham United attacking Plymouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players17 players


Conor Hazard	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Edwards Taken off	66′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Julio Pleguezuelo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Gibson	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Mickel Miller Taken off	82′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Cundle Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Jordan Houghton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Finn Azaz	90′	2	–	8	1.42	–	–	–
Morgan Whittaker	90′	1	–	7	0.50	–	–	–
Ryan Hardie Taken off	36′	–	–	2	0.12	–	–	–
Bali Mumba Taken off	82′	–	–	2	0.27	–	–	–
Mustapha Bundu Came on as a substituteTaken off	54′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ben Waine Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	2	0.22	–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brendan Galloway Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Randell Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–


Viktor Johansson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dexter Lembikisa	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Hakeem Odofin Taken off	88′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Ayala Sent off	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lee Peltier Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cohen Bramall	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jamie Lindsay Taken off	74′	1	–	1	0.12	–	–
Christ Junior Tiehi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oliver Rathbone	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Hugill Taken off	58′	–	–	1	0.21	–	–	–
Sam Nombe Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastian Revan Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sean Morrison Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	3	0.36	–	–	–
Grant Hall Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute	16′	1	–	1	0.62	–	–	–
Georgie Kelly Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–

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 56% Avg odds 1.70

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.99

Rotherham United win 20% Avg odds 4.76

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth W L W L D

Rotherham United D L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Plymouth 0-1 Rotherham United, 26 Feb 22 Next meeting: Rotherham United 0-1 Plymouth, 05 Apr 24 All Plymouth vs Rotherham United 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.