Preston North End tops Plymouth Argyle 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End overcome Plymouth Argyle to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Preston North End tops Plymouth Argyle 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End overcome Plymouth Argyle to win 2-1. It was Preston North End to strike first with an early goal of Duane Holmes at the 1′. Then Liam Millar scored again for Preston North End in the 25′ minute. Eventually, Ryan Hardie reduced the distance for Plymouth Argyle (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Plymouth Argyle was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Adam Crysell and G Read. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.96 degrees Celsius or 69.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Preston North End

2 - 1

Team 1

Plymouth Argyle

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 9 Total 18
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 86 Attack 124
  • 36 Dangerous attack 62
  • 51 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 14
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 67% while Preston North End was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Plymouth Argyle was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Preston North End was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Preston North End shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 18 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Ledson, Ali McCann and Duane Holmes). On the other side, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Mickel Miller).

Match Timeline

Duane Holmes(goal)
1'
19'
Mickel Miller- Yellow
Ryan Ledson- Yellow
22'
L. Millar(goal)Milutin Osmajić
25'
Duane Holmes- Yellow
32'
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen- sub ->Alan Browne
46'
61'
Ryan Hardie(goal)Luke Cundle
Ben Whiteman- sub ->Ryan Ledson
60'
Jack Whatmough- sub ->Andrew Hughes
63'
68'
Callum Wright- sub ->Mickel Miller
73'
Adam Randell- sub ->Luke Cundle
Robbie Brady- sub ->Milutin Osmajić
75'
85'
Dan Scarr- sub ->Julio Pleguezuelo
85'
Ben Waine- sub ->Jordan Houghton
85'
Ali McCann- Yellow
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this match, Preston North End will have 16 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle will stay with 7 points like Coventry City, Cardiff City, Millwall and Huddersfield Town to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Plymouth Argyle will host Queens Park Rangers on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
7.5
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
7.3
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
7.0
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
6.8
63'
M
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
6.8
89'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.7
60' 22'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
7.5
M
L. Millar 23.Canada
9.1
Goals25'
M
Duane Holmes 25.United States
8.1
32' Goals1'
F
Will Keane 7.England
F
Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro
6.8
75'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Jack Whatmough 26.England
7.3
63'
D
K. Best 33.England
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
M
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
6.7
46'
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
6.8
60'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
7.0
75'
F
Layton Stewart 17.England

Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Will Keane, Freddie Woodman (7.5), Jordan Storey (7.0), Liam Lindsay (7.3), Andrew Hughes (6.8), Brad Potts (7.5), Ali McCann (6.8), Ryan Ledson (6.7), Liam Millar (9.1), Duane Holmes (8.1), Alan Browne (6.7) and Milutin Osmajić (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Whatmough (7.3), Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (6.7), David Cornell, Kian Best, Layton Stewart, Ben Whiteman (6.8), Ben Woodburn, Robbie Brady (7.0) and Greg Cunningham.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: Milutin Osmajić for Robbie Brady (75′), Alan Browne for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (46′), Andrew Hughes for Jack Whatmough (63′) and Ryan Ledson for Ben Whiteman (60′).

Best player: Liam Millar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Millar.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Conor Hazard 21.Northern Ireland
6.7
D
Bali Mumba 2.England
7.3
D
Julio Pleguezuelo 5.Spain
6.6
85'
D
Lewis Gibson 17.England
6.4
D
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England
7.0
D
Mickel Miller 14.England
6.3
68' 19'
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
6.6
85'
M
Morgan Whittaker 10.England
7.5
85'
M
Finn Azaz 18.England
7.3
M
Luke Cundle 28.England
7.3
73'
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
7.8
Goals61'
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Joe Edwards  8.England
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
6.8
85'
M
Adam Randell 20.England
6.7
73'
M
Callum Wright 11.England
6.7
68'
M
Matt Butcher 7.England
M
Lewis Warrington 16.England
F
Ben Waine 23.New Zealand
6.6
85'
F
T. Wright 19.Republic of Ireland
6.8
85'

Plymouth Argyle started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Schumacher played with: Conor Hazard (6.7), Kaine Kesler (7.0), Julio Pleguezuelo (6.6), Lewis Gibson (6.4), Mickel Miller (6.3), Luke Cundle (7.3), Jordan Houghton (6.6), Finn Azaz (7.3), Morgan Whittaker (7.5), Ryan Hardie (7.8), Bali Mumba (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Edwards, Adam Randell (6.7), Callum Wright (6.7), Ben Waine (6.6), Tyreik Wright (6.8), Callum Burton, Matt Butcher, Dan Scarr (6.8) and Lewis Warrington.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Mickel Miller for Callum Wright (68′), Luke Cundle for Adam Randell (73′), Julio Pleguezuelo for Dan Scarr (85′), Jordan Houghton for Ben Waine (85′) and Morgan Whittaker for Tyreik Wright (85′).

Best player: Ryan Hardie​

The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Ryan Hardie.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 11 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​