Southampton conquered Plymouth Argyle to win 2-1. A goal from C. Adams was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Southampton to strike first with a goal of Nathan Tella at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ché Adams gave the win to Southampton in the 90′ minute with a goal. Southampton was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
In front of 16,392 spectators. The referee was David Webb who had the assistance of Rob Smith and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.89 degrees Celsius or 66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 19
- 2 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 5
- 9 Shots blocked 5
- 69 Attack 110
- 32 Dangerous attack 53
- 75 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 61% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the encounter.
Plymouth Argyle shot 15 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 19 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (Dan Scarr and Ryan Hardie). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 4 yellow cards (Stuart Armstrong, Shea Charles, Ryan Manning and Jack Stephens).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Plymouth Argyle stays with 4 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Southampton has 7 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will host Queens Park Rangers on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).
Southampton will host Coventry City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Conor Hazard , Joe Edwards , Dan Scarr , Lewis Gibson , Kaine Kesler , Finn Azaz , Jordan Houghton , Luke Cundle , Morgan Whittaker , Ryan Hardie and Bali Mumba .
The home team had on the bench: Julio Pleguezuelo, Matt Butcher, Callum Wright , Mickel Miller, Lewis Warrington, Tyreik Wright, Adam Randell, Ben Waine and Callum Burton.
Plymouth Argyle could not rely on the presence of Mickel Miller (injured).
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Luke Cundle for Callum Wright (61′), Kaine Kesler for Mickel Miller (70′), Jordan Houghton for Lewis Warrington (80′), Ryan Hardie for Ben Waine (80′) and Finn Azaz for Adam Randell (80′).
Best player: Finn Azaz
The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Finn Azaz.
His rating is with 28 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Jan Bednarek , Jack Stephens , Ryan Manning , Stuart Armstrong , Shea Charles , Adam Armstrong , Nathan Tella , Ché Adams and Samuel Edozie .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Aribo, Joe Lumley, James Bree, Romain Perraud, Sékou Mara , Lyanco, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Kami Doyle and Dominic Ballard.
Substitutions
Southampton made 3 changes: Samuel Edozie for Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (75′), Stuart Armstrong for Joe Aribo (83′) and Nathan Tella for Sékou Mara (90′).
Best player: Nathan Tella
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Nathan Tella.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Coventry City – 1-1
- Sunderland – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Stoke City – Watford – 1-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Preston North End – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Ipswich Town – 0-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Southampton – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
- Leicester City – Cardiff City – 2-1
- Bristol City – Birmingham City – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Hull City – 1-2