Sunderland vs Plymouth

10 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Pierre Ekwah 52’
  • Jack Clarke 59’
  • Jobe Bellingham 67’
  • Ryan Hardie 39’

Match summary

Sunderland came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Plymouth. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ryan Hardie put Plymouth ahead in the 39th minute. In the second half, Pierre Ekwah equalised with a direct free kick in the 52nd minute, Jack Clarke put Sunderland in front in the 59th minute, and Jobe Bellingham made it 3-1 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 0.91 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Plymouth's 0.52 from 5.

Match stats

Sunderland Plymouth
14 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 0.52
0.91 Non-penalty xG 0.52

Key events

Sunderland Plymouth
Kick-off
39’
Ryan Hardie0-1 (Plymouth)
Half-time0-1
Pierre Ekwah1-1 (Sunderland)
52’
Jack Clarke2-1 (Sunderland)
59’
Jobe Bellingham3-1 (Sunderland)
67’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Abdoullah Ba
Plymouth
  • Ashley Phillips
  • Bali Mumba
  • Darko Gyabi
  • Morgan Whittaker
  • Matthew Sorinola

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 0.91 0.52 39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 0-1 39’ 52’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), 1-1 52’ 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 2-1 59’ 67’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 3-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.91 0.52 39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 0-1 Hardie 39’ 52’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), 1-1 Ekwah 52’ 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 2-1 Clarke 59’ 67’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), 3-1 Bellingham 67’
Sunderland 0.91 xGPlymouth 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Sunderland attacking 
39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 38’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 52’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 25’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 83’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 52’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, goal 38’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 25’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 32’ Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 1’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 83’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 25’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Mickel Miller (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Pierre Ekwah Taken off
65′ 1 – 3 0.25 – – –
Abdoullah Ba Taken off
65′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 0.28 – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Taken off
88′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – 2 0.06 – – –
Chris Rigg Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Romaine Mundle Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Adil Aouchiche 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

Sunderland win 63% Avg odds 1.52
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.49
Plymouth win 16% Avg odds 5.86

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

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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.