Plymouth vs Sunderland

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Bell

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Morgan Whittaker 24’
  • Finn Azaz 40’

Match summary

Plymouth saw off Sunderland 2-0. Plymouth led 2-0 at half-time.

Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth ahead in the 24th minute and Finn Azaz made it 2-0 in the 40th minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Plymouth's 0.84 from 10.

Match stats

Plymouth Sunderland
10 Shots 24
2 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 14
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.84 xG 1.79
0.84 Non-penalty xG 1.79

Key events

Plymouth Sunderland
Kick-off
Morgan Whittaker1-0 (Plymouth)
24’
Finn Azaz2-0 (Plymouth)
40’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • Luke Cundle
  • Bali Mumba
  • Adam Randell
Sunderland
  • Luke O'Nien

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 0.84 1.79 24’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-0 24’ 40’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 2-0 40’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 1.79 24’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 1-0 Whittaker 24’ 40’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), 2-0 Azaz 40’
Plymouth 0.84 xGSunderland 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Plymouth attacking 
7’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 51’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 51’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 90+4’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 53’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 76’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 76’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 6’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 68’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 80’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 58’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 51’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 51’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 90+4’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 76’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 53’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 76’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 6’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 33’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 80’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 58’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), 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
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Edwards
90′ – – – – – – –
Julio Pleguezuelo
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Luke Cundle Taken off
73′ – – – – – –
Jordan Houghton
90′ – – – – – – –
Finn Azaz Taken off
88′ 1 – 2 0.10 – – –
Morgan Whittaker Taken off
88′ 1 – 2 0.03 – – –
Ben Waine Taken off
73′ – – 4 0.51 – – –
Bali Mumba
90′ – – 1 0.15 – –
Adam Randell Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – –
Mustapha Bundu Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Brendan Galloway Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Matt Butcher Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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 26% Avg odds 3.61
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.87
Sunderland win 49% Avg odds 1.94

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.