Southampton vs Plymouth

29 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Linington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Carlos Alcaraz 56’
  • Che Adams 63’
  • Ryan Hardie 90+1’

Match summary

Southampton won 2-1 at home to Plymouth. It was goalless at half-time.

Carlos Alcaraz put Southampton ahead in the 56th minute, Che Adams made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, and Ryan Hardie pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.98 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Plymouth's 0.47 from 8.

Match stats

Southampton Plymouth
26 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 1
9 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.98 xG 0.47
2.98 Non-penalty xG 0.47

Key events

Southampton Plymouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Carlos Alcaraz1-0 (Southampton)
56’
Che Adams2-0 (Southampton)
63’
90+1’
Ryan Hardie2-1 (Plymouth)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Ryan Manning
  • Will Smallbone
  • Carlos Alcaraz
Plymouth
  • Joe Edwards
  • Bali Mumba

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.98 0.47 56’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 1-0 56’ 63’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 63’ 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.98 0.47 56’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 1-0 Alcaraz 56’ 63’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 Adams 63’ 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 2-1 Hardie 90+1’
Southampton 2.98 xGPlymouth 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Southampton attacking 
63’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 87’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 46’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 60’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 42’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 88’ Shea Charles (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 87’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 46’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 60’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+1’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 42’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 88’ Shea Charles (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+5’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Will Smallbone Taken off
67′ – – 2 0.14 – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Carlos Alcaraz Taken off
67′ 1 – 4 0.20 – –
Adam Armstrong Taken off
82′ – – 3 0.26 – – –
Samuel Edozie Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Che Adams Taken off
68′ 1 – 4 1.06 – – –
Stuart Armstrong Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Joe Aribo Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Ryan Fraser Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 2 0.44 – – –
Sékou Mara Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 2 0.47 – – –
Jack Stephens 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

Southampton win 73% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.00
Plymouth win 11% Avg odds 8.95

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.