Preston vs Plymouth

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

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Duane Holmes 1’
  • Liam Millar 25’
  • Ryan Hardie 61’

Match summary

Preston won 2-1 at home to Plymouth. Preston led 2-0 at half-time.

Duane Holmes put Preston ahead with a header in the first minute, Liam Millar made it 2-0 in the 25th minute, and Ryan Hardie pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Plymouth 1.76 from 17.

Match stats

Preston Plymouth
9 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 14
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.73 xG 1.76
1.73 Non-penalty xG 1.76

Key events

Preston Plymouth
Kick-off
Duane Holmes1-0 (Preston)
1’
Liam Millar2-0 (Preston)
25’
Half-time2-0
61’
Ryan Hardie2-1 (Plymouth)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Ali McCann
  • Ryan Ledson
  • Duane Holmes
Plymouth
  • Mickel Miller

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 1.76 1’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 1-0 1’ 25’ Liam Millar (Preston), 2-0 25’ 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 1.76 1’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 1-0 Holmes 1’ 25’ Liam Millar (Preston), 2-0 Millar 25’ 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 Hardie 61’
Preston 1.73 xGPlymouth 1.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Preston attacking 
1’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 36’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 82’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 25’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 76’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 1’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 61’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 36’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 82’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), open play, 0.23 xG, blocked 25’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 76’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 50’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 74’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Hughes Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
60′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.31 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.85 – –
Alan Browne Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.41 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Ben Whiteman Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Jack Whatmough Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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

Preston win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Plymouth win 26% Avg odds 3.68

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.