Plymouth vs Sheffield United

12 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ryan Hardie 81’
  • Muhamed Tijani 88’
  • Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 44’

Match summary

Plymouth came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sheffield United, with a late winner. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi put Sheffield United ahead in the 44th minute, Ryan Hardie equalised from a corner in the 81st minute, and Muhamed Tijani won it in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Sheffield United 0.63 from 8.

Match stats

Plymouth Sheffield United
8 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.83 xG 0.63
0.83 Non-penalty xG 0.63

Key events

Plymouth Sheffield United
Kick-off
44’
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi0-1 (Sheffield United)
Half-time0-1
Ryan Hardie1-1 (Plymouth)
81’
Muhamed Tijani2-1 (Plymouth)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Julio Pleguezuelo
Sheffield United
  • Harry Clarke

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.63 44’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 0-1 44’ 81’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 81’ 88’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), 2-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.63 44’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 0-1 Rak-Sakyi 44’ 81’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 Hardie 81’ 88’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), 2-1 Tijani 88’
Plymouth 0.87 xGSheffield United 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Plymouth attacking 
81’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 62’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 51’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 88’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 57’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 81’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 86’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 62’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 51’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 88’ Muhamed Tijani (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 57’ Anel Ahmedhodžić (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Kornél Szűcs (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 76’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Kornél Szűcs
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nathanael Ogbeta Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.63 – – –
Callum Wright Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
Mustapha Bundu Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Muhamed Tijani Came on as a substitute
26′ 1 – 1 0.11 – – –
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 15% Avg odds 6.20
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.46
Sheffield United win 64% Avg odds 1.49

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

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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.