PLYMOUTH. Plymouth Argyle conquers Cheltenham Town 4-2. Plymouth Argyle was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and G Read. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.9 degrees Celsius or 33.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 102
- 31 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 64% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Plymouth Argyle was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Plymouth Argyle shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Elliot Bonds).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Plymouth Argyle will have 61 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 28 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Port Vale on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head stats in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
26'
87'
Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Michael Cooper, James Wilson, Macaulay Gillesphey, Dan Scarr, Bali Mumba, Jordan Houghton, Finn Azaz, Callum Wright, Jay Matete, Ryan Hardie and Tyreik Samuel Wright.
The home team had on the bench: Sam Cosgrove, Ben Waine, Callum Burton, Joe Edwards, Nigel Lonwijk, Matt Butcher and Danny Mayor.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: F. Azaz for B. Waine (65′), Ryan Hardie for Sam Cosgrove (73′), T. Wright for Joe Edwards (73′), Callum Wright for Matt Butcher (87′) and Bali Mumba for Nigel Lonwijk (87′).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
79'
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood, Charlie Raglan, Sean Long, Ryan Broom, James Olayinka, Taylor Perry, Will Ferry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor, Alfie May and Will Goodwin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Charlie Brown, George Lloyd, Christian Norton, Shaun MacDonald, Benjamin Williams, Thomas Bradbury and Dylan Barkers.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 2 changes: Elliot Bonds for Christian Norton (81′) and Will Ferry for Ben Williams (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Oxford United – Ipswich Town – 2-1
- Portsmouth – Exeter City – 2-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Derby County – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 5-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Fleetwood Town – 1-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Cheltenham Town – 4-2
- Barnsley – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
