Plymouth vs Sheffield Wednesday

25 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Mustapha Bundu 44’
  • Morgan Whittaker 45+3’
  • Ryan Hardie 76’

Match summary

Plymouth won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Plymouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Mustapha Bundu put Plymouth ahead with a direct free kick in the 44th minute, Morgan Whittaker made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, and Ryan Hardie made it 3-0 in the 76th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 1.09 from 13.

Match stats

Plymouth Sheffield Wednesday
13 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 2
1 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 1.09
1.06 Non-penalty xG 1.09

Key events

Plymouth Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Mustapha Bundu1-0 (Plymouth)
44’
Morgan Whittaker2-0 (Plymouth)
45+3’
Half-time2-0
Ryan Hardie3-0 (Plymouth)
76’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • Jordan Houghton
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Dominic Iorfa

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.09 44’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 1-0 44’ 45+3’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-0 45+3’ 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 3-0 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.09 44’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 1-0 Bundu 44’ 45+3’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 2-0 Whittaker 45+3’ 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 3-0 Hardie 76’
Plymouth 1.06 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Plymouth attacking 
79’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 53’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 75’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 48’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 44’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, goal 32’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 67’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 57’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 53’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 75’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 48’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 76’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 44’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, goal 32’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 9’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ John Buckley (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Taken off
81′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Jordan Houghton Taken off
65′ – – – – – –
Finn Azaz Taken off
82′ – – 4 0.33 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.19 – – –
Mustapha Bundu Taken off
70′ 1 – 1 0.11 – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Luke Cundle Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Ryan Hardie Came on as a substitute
20′ 1 – 1 0.12 – – –
Mickel Miller Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Matt Butcher Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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 42% Avg odds 2.28
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Sheffield Wednesday win 30% Avg odds 3.16

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.