Plymouth vs Watford

1 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 3–2

Finn Azaz 20’
Morgan Whittaker 27’
Ryan Hardie 42’

Edo Kayembe 11’
Ismael Koné 38’
Ryan Andrews 57’

Match summary

Plymouth and Watford drew 3-3. Plymouth led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Edo Kayembe put Watford ahead in the 11th minute, Finn Azaz equalised from a corner in the 20th minute, Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth in front in the 27th minute, Ismael Koné equalised in the 38th minute, and Ryan Hardie put Plymouth back in front in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Ryan Andrews equalised in the 57th minute.

Plymouth had the better of the chances, with 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 31 shots to Watford's 1.70 from 18.

Match stats

31 Shots 18

11 Shots on Target 5

9 Corners 5

2 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.31 xG 1.70

2.31 Non-penalty xG 1.70

Key events

Plymouth Watford

Kick-off

11’

Edo Kayembe

0-1

Finn Azaz

1-1

20’

Morgan Whittaker

2-1

27’

38’

Ismael Koné

2-2

Ryan Hardie

3-2

42’

Half-time3-2

57’

Ryan Andrews

3-3

Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Plymouth

Adam Randell
Bali Mumba

Watford

Jake Livermore
Yáser Asprilla
Rhys Healey

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 2.31 xGWatford 1.70 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Watford attacking Plymouth attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players15 players


Conor Hazard	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Julio Pleguezuelo	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dan Scarr	90′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Lewis Gibson	90′	–	–	2	0.17	–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Houghton Taken off	64′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Randell	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–
Bali Mumba Taken off	64′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Finn Azaz	90′	1	–	7	0.72	–	–	–
Morgan Whittaker	90′	1	–	11	0.58	–	–	–
Ryan Hardie Taken off	81′	1	–	7	0.63	–	–	–
Mickel Miller Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Cundle Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Frederick Issaka Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Ben Hamer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Andrews Taken off	85′	1	–	5	0.51	–	–	–
Ryan Porteous	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Wesley Hoedt	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Morris	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jake Livermore	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matheus Martins	90′	–	–	3	0.13	–	–	–
Edo Kayembe Taken off	46′	1	–	1	0.35	–	–	–
Ismael Koné Taken off	72′	1	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Giorgi Chakvetadze Taken off	72′	–	–	2	0.30	–	–	–
Mileta Rajović	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Yáser Asprilla Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–
Tom Dele-Bashiru Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rhys Healey Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Imrân Louza Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 36% Avg odds 2.66

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.70

Watford win 38% Avg odds 2.46

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth D W D D L

Watford L W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Watford 0-0 Plymouth, 12 Aug 23 Next meeting: Plymouth 2-2 Watford, 22 Nov 24 All Plymouth vs Watford 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.