Swansea vs Plymouth

9 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Lewis O'Brien 4’
  • Harry Darling 22’
  • Josh Key 35’

Match summary

Swansea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Plymouth. Swansea led 3-0 at half-time.

Lewis O'Brien put Swansea ahead with a header in the 4th minute, Harry Darling made it 2-0 with a header in the 22nd minute, and Josh Key made it 3-0 in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: Swansea created 2.70 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Plymouth's 0.53 from 6.

Match stats

Swansea Plymouth
18 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.70 xG 0.57
2.70 Non-penalty xG 0.57

Key events

Swansea Plymouth
Kick-off
Lewis O'Brien1-0 (Swansea)
4’
Harry Darling2-0 (Swansea)
22’
Josh Key3-0 (Swansea)
35’
Half-time3-0
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Julio Pleguezuelo
  • Adam Randell

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 2.70 0.53 4’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), 1-0 4’ 22’ Harry Darling (Swansea), 2-0 22’ 35’ Josh Key (Swansea), 3-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 0.53 4’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), 1-0 O'Brien 4’ 22’ Harry Darling (Swansea), 2-0 Darling 22’ 35’ Josh Key (Swansea), 3-0 Key 35’
Swansea 2.70 xGPlymouth 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Swansea attacking 
51’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 22’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 66’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 49’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 38’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 60’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 84’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 55’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 23’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 22’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 66’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 49’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.30 xG, saved 38’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 60’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 4’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 84’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 55’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 41’ Michael Obafemi (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Lewis O'Brien (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Ji-sung Eom (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 23’ Gonçalo Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Key Taken off
82′ 1 – 2 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.46 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Gonçalo Franco Taken off
76′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Joe Allen Taken off
63′ – – – – – – –
Ronald Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.23 – – –
Ji-sung Eom Taken off
82′ – – 4 0.79 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.99 – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Cooper Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Florian Bianchini Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Naughton Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Samuel Parker 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

Swansea win 56% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Plymouth win 19% Avg odds 5.05

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.